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Judo in the time of Covid-19: Manuel Lombardo
Manuel Lombardo started last year well by winning the gold medal at the 2019 Tel Aviv Grand Prix. He followed that up with a brilliant upset against Japanese superstar Hifumi Abe at the 2019 Paris Grand Slam. But he didn't catch the broader judo public's attention until the 2019 Tokyo World Championships where he threw Abe with a stunning counter that was awarded ippon by the referee. Locked up in Italy Lombardo speaks up about all questions of JudoInside partner Oon Yeoh of JudoCrazy. Read more
Photographer Paco Lozano awarded but affected by Covid-19
Not just judoka are stuck at home due to the virus. Also some of our familiar judo photographers is under lock-down. Paco Lozano is an award-winning judo photographer from Malaga, Spain. A 3rd Dan in judo, he travels the globe covering major IJF events for a wide variety of magazines and websites. Oon Yeoh of JudoCrazy spoke to the passionate Spaniard. Read more
Confident Sanne van Dijke in heavy battle for Tokyo 2021
The Netherlands have a real luxury problem in the 70 kg weight class, because with Kim Polling and Sanne van Dijke you have two world-class judoka. They are on the second and third place in the Olympic ranking and have both beaten World Champion Marie Eve Gahie and Japan's top athlete Arai Chizuru. It is a close fight between the two Dutch top aces. In an interview with Diana Suess, the silver medallist of the 2019 Masters Sanne van Dijke talks about pressure, mentality and the Olympic Games of 2021. Read more
Judo in the time of Covid-19: Katharina Haecker
German-born Katharina Haecker, who represents Australia, was the U63kg gold medalist at the 2020 Tel Aviv Grand Prix. This was not only her first ever Grand Prix gold, it’s also the first time any Australian judo player has won any IJF World Tour event. Locked-down in Luxembourg, where she is currently based, Katharina is training as hard as ever at home, even as news broke that the Tokyo Olympics will be postponed. JudoInside's partner Oon Yeoh of JudoCrazy interviewer the European Aussie. Read more
IJF President Marius Vizer satisfied with IOC decision
IJF President Marius L. Vizer is satisfied with the decision of the IOC to postpone the Olympic Games to next year given the current crisis. In his regular twitter session #AskVizer the IJF President reacted. Read more
Reactions of the top judoka on postponement of the Games
The IOC will move summer Games to 2021 over coronavirus pandemic. That was announced on Tuesday, which is a very unfortunate situation for all judoka and all athletes in the world involved. Here are the main reactions from some of the athletes in the IJF World Tour. We asked some of our judo world leaders for a reaction. Read more
One year postponement of the games is a fact
Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, will propose a one-year postponement for the Tokyo Olympics during talks with IOC president, Thomas Bach. The Olympics have never before been delayed, but were cancelled in 1916, 1940 and 1944 during the two world wars. Read more
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