Category: MARTIAL ARTS
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Financial Aid Programme as Successful as Never Before
By Max Länge (GER), FISU Young Reporter from Gwangju, Korea, July 14, 2015: The Financial Aid Programme of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) has been as successful as never before at the Gwangju Summer Universiade 2015. Out of 53 countries who received funding by the FISU and Gwangju Universiade Organizing Committee (GUOC), athletes from…
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Ramsha Khan all set for Gwangju
July 6, 2015, Dania Abdullah (PAK), FISU Young Reporter: Ramsha Khan, a 21-year-old taekwondo competitor from Karachi University, Pakistan is all set to board the plane for the Gwangju Summer Universiade. Ramsha Khan started her career back in 2001 when she was in school. She entered her first national in 2009. She has won three…
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PAKISTAN YONG MOO DO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015
Karachi – Pakistan, March 17, 2015: The 2nd Pakistan National Yong Moo Do Championships 2015 (Grandmaster Kim Byung Chun Yong Moo Do Cup 2015) was conducted at Bader-Ul-Hassan Sports Complex, Nazimabad, Karachi. The championship is conducted under the rules and regulation of World Yong Moo Do Federation, Korea in Kyrogi (Sparring) and Hoshinsul (Self Defense)…
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73kg: FAVORITE OUTSIDER ONO WINS GOLD
Dusseldorf, Feb 22, 2015: The Düsseldorf Judo Grand Prix 2015 in Germany continued with the focus on the middleweights on Saturday at the Mitsubishi Electric Halle on day two. The public and officials saw four weight categories take to the tatami in search of Grand Prix honours as the women’s -63kg and -70kg categories and…
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THE ROAD TO RIO 2016 IS OPEN Gold for Belgium, China, Brasil and Japan (2)
Dusseldorf, Feb 21, 2015: Today was the first day of competition of the first event of the 2015 edition of the World Judo Tour, which this year starts in Düsseldorf, Germany and will continue over the next two days. Five weight categories were in action in the Mitsubishi Electric Halle: women’s -48kg, -52kg, -57kg and…
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DÜSSELDORF GRAND PRIX (Olympic Qualification) Kicks off the 2015 World JudoTour
Dusseldorf, Feb 20, 2015: If Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and is an international business and financial centre renowned for its fashion and trade fairs, this weekend, the city will also become the World Judo Capital as the first event of the 2015 World Judo Tour will be…
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IJF President, Marius Vizer, Visited Kosovo
Kosovo, Dec 16, 2014: On December 15th, the IJF President Marius Vizer, was invited by the highest authorities of the Republic of Kosovo to personally thank him for his contribution to the recognition of the Kosovo Olympic Committee. Marius Vizer congratulated the country for achieving full membership of the International Olympic Committee and awarded the…
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Judo Grand Slam, Tokyo 2014
Abdul Rahim from Tokyo, Japan: Dec 07, 2014: Today was the last day of the Judo Grand Slam, Tokyo 2014, but it was also the very last day of competition of the 2014 edition of the World Judo Tour. After 5 Grand Slams, 11 Grand Prix and successful world Championships in Chelyabinsk, the five last…
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Tina TRSTENJAK Confirms Standing in Tokyo Grand Slam
Abdul Rahim from Tokyo – Japan, Dec 6, 2014: The second day of competition came to an end at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium and four new Grand Slam winners were designated in the women’s -63kg and -70kg and men’s -73kg and -81kg. In the preliminary rounds, many surprises occurred as being a favorite in Tokyo…
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World champion KONDO confirms in Tokyo and Brings First Gold to Japan in Judo Grand Slam, Tokyo 2014
Abdul Rahim from Tokyo, Japan, Dec 5, 2014: For this first day of competition, the level of the Judo Grand Slam, Tokyo 2014, already reached a very high level as several world and Olympic Champions were in action in today’s five weight categories: women’s -48kg, -52kg and -57kg an men’s -60kg and -66kg. Throughout the…