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European Open in Minsk test event for 2019 European Games
This weekend the European Open in Minsk will be held. More than 400 athletes will take part in what is called the test event for the 2019 European Games. This state of the art event will be held for all sports in 2019 in the Belarussian capital. Read more
European Champion Kim Polling five months out
Dutch European Champion Kim Polling won’t compete at the World Championships. The four-time European champion is expected to recover at least five months and will be missing the worlds at the end of September. Read more
Analyzing penalties can lead to immediate benefits
When you see a pattern in the way your student receives penalties or shido’s it can often be associated a few different larger issues with your student. Being able to find the patterns is very important as well as finding the deeper reasoning behind these penalties. Read more
Kokoro Kageura ends Budapest Grand Prix with heavyweight gold
The Budapest Grand Prix’s men’s heavyweight crown went to Japan and Paris Grand Slam winner Kageura Kokoro who eventually found a way to defeat European Championships bronze medallist Stephan Hegyi (AUT) in golden score to claim Japan’s ninth gold medal in Budapest. Read more
Aaron Wolf beats world-class pack of contenders in Budapest
World champion Aaron Wolf showed no signs of being off the circuit for 12 months as he won gold in Budapest as he did one year ago at his first World Championships. Tokai University judoka Wolf, who was wearing his red backpatch for the first time, in his comeback event, looked sharp and was ruthless with his ashi-waza which he used to setup the majority of his scores. Read more
Terrific Toth wins fifth Grand Prix title
Toth Krisztian of Hungary chalked up a fifth Grand Prix win and his second in his homeland with a battling display in the -90kg category. Former world silver medallist Toth faced world bronze medallist Ushangi Margiani (GEO) in the gold medal contest and matched his 2017 win over the Georgian to send the home faithful into raptures. Read more
Cuban legend Ortiz wins first IJF gold since 2016 ahead of Worlds
Cuban all-time great Idalys Ortiz remained undefeated in 2018 with a vintage display as the three-time Olympic medallist showed that she is on track for Baku 2018. Ortiz, who won the Pan American Championships in April, is one of the most revered heavyweight judoka of all time having took bronze at Beijing 2008, gold at London 2012 and silver at Rio 2016 in addition to two world titles. Read more
- 12 Aug 2018Former world champion Umeki beats Japanese teammate to gold
- 12 Aug 2018Kukolj back to challenge U90kg opposition at world level
- 11 Aug 2018Miki Ungvari becomes oldest IJF World Judo Tour winner
- 11 Aug 2018Fifth Grand Prix crown for Russia’s Alan Khubetsov
- 11 Aug 2018First Grand Prix gold medal for Japan’s Niizoe
- 11 Aug 2018Aimi Nouchi wins second Grand Prix title
- 11 Aug 2018Frank de Wit aiming for gold medal as revenge for Budapest Worlds
- 10 Aug 2018Rafaela Silva is back with gold in Budapest
- 10 Aug 2018Japan’s Tagawa is the last man standing in 61-strong field
- 10 Aug 2018Ryuju Nagayama wins at Grand Prix debut
- 10 Aug 2018Natsumi Tsunoda wins gold on first Grand Prix outing
- 10 Aug 2018Hiromi Endo simply loves golden Budapest
- 10 Aug 2018Budapest sets all time Grand Prix participants record
