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Baku Grand Slam 2022
-73kg - Heydarov Laid Claim to Gold and Collected Without Hindrance

Hidayat Heydarov (AZE) is adored by the people of Azerbaijan.

Baku Grand Slam 2022
-63kg - Unplanted Seeds

With strong judo and every single prediction blown to smithereens, this category provided intrigue and ...

Baku Grand Slam 2022
Colombia’s New Generation

Coach Baudilio Hernandez is a stalwart of the national team in Colombia.

Baku Grand Slam 2022
Baku Opens it’s Doors to the World

Baku is a city familiar with the highest level of judo, having welcomed the judo family to a world championships ...

Baku Grand Slam 2022
-57kg: A Fun New Race

Picture a quarter-final between the current Olympic champion Nora Gjakova (KOS) and British competitor ...

Baku Grand Slam 2022
-66kg: Vieru Wins But Khalifaev Defies All Logic

Khalifaev? What do you mean? I’ve never heard of him.

Baku Grand Slam 2022
-52kg: A Draw of Two Halves

The top half of the draw did not go to plan with Uzbek Kadamboeva, 59th in the ranking, rising almost ...

Baku Grand Slam 2022
-60kg: Hedging Their Bets

The -60kg category was a saturation of home flags with one Azeri athlete in each quarter of the draw. ...

Baku Grand Slam 2022
-48kg: Boukli Will Not Take No For an Answer

Boukli (FRA) and Milani (ITA) might have been your pick at the beginning of the day and you’d have ...

Baku Grand Slam 2022
Chasing Olympic Qualification in Beautiful Baku

The draw for the 2022 Baku Grand Slam has been completed and that means the judo itself is not far away. ...

The Role of Photography in Judo Education

The Azerbaijan Judo Federation, in collaboration with the IJF, have included in their Baku Grand Slam ...

Editorial
The Game

The world circuit is like a strategy game on a global scale and is of interest precisely because it is ...