First-ever golds for Pacut and Sulamanidze on final day in Tel Aviv
The Shlomo Arena was once again full to capacity for the final day of the Tel Aviv Grand Slam.
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Oshodi lists expected gains from Commonwealth Games’ national judo trials
Apart from being an avenue for Nigeria Judo Federation (NJF) to select athletes for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom, the national trials slated for February 22 to 25 in Lagos will also herald a new era for the sport in the country, the NJF has said.
Lagos ready for national judo trials, says Hammed
Chairman, Lagos State Judo Association (LSJA), Sheriff Hammed, has assured Nigerians that the state is prepared to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games national judo trials, which was earlier moved from January to this month.
Judo: France and Japan battle it out at the 2022 Paris Grand Slam
The second day of the 2022 Paris Grand Slam began with a special celebration, as International Judo Federation President, Marius Vizer, presented Saudi Judo Federation President, Abdulaziz Albassam, with the Jigoro Kano Statue, in recognition of their 2022 Judo for Peace Award.
Descalifican a una judoka por combatir con un teléfono movil
La francesa Priscilla Gneto cayó en las semifinales de -57 kilos del Grand Slam de París debido a algo nada habitual, pero que ya ocurrió en el Mundial de Judo de 2019 en Bakú a Henry Egutidze, judoka portugués.
Japan dominates the first day of the Paris Grand Slam
Japan reigned supreme on the first day of judo in Paris with the current world champion Tsunoda Natsumi overcoming Mongolia’s Baasankhuu Bavuudorj in the under 48 kilo final. A Waza-ari early on in the contest followed by a hold down towards the end, secured Tsunoda her first Paris Grand Slam title.
Des Drummond, flying rugby league winger who helped Leigh to win their first Championship title for 75 years – obituary
Des Drummond, who has died aged 63, was a rugby league winger with phenomenal pace and strength who became a national celebrity in the BBC Superstars competition; best known for his time at Leigh and Warrington, he was capped 29 times for England and Great Britain.
Portugal's Fonseca delights home crowd on final day of World Judo Tour Grand Prix
It was the first time Portugal had organised the World Judo Tour but it ended with a fairy tale finish for homegrown hero Jorge Fonseca. Ippon after ippon, the double world champion flew through the preliminaries, clearly hungry to win his first Grand Prix gold in his home country.