Category: MARTIAL ARTS
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The Judo Grand Prix, Jeju 2014, produced a gripping third and final day
Jeju – Korea, Nov 28, 2014: The Korean faithful saw the women’s -78kg and +78kg categories and the men’s -90kg, -100kg and +100kg categories compete for the remaining five gold medals. After a gruelling year on the IJF World Judo Tour, the finest judoka in the world will have one last outing next week in…
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Junior World Championships, Fort Lauderdale 2014, concluded
Fort Lauderdale, Oct 26, 2014: The Junior World Championships, Fort Lauderdale 2014, were concluded with an exhilarating team competition in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday. The men’s team competition featured 18 teams of five judoka while the women’s team competition featured 16 teams of five judoka which is a record for this event. Japan emulated their…
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Junior World Judo Championships, four world champions were crowned as the junior men’s
Fort Lauderdale – USA, Oct 23, 2014: The Junior World Championships, Fort Lauderdale 2014, made a compelling start as the brightest judoka in the sport became the centre of the judo on the opening day of the Championships at the Broward County Convention Center on Wednesday. Four world champions were crowned as the junior men’s…
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Junior World Championships, Fort Lauderdale 2014
Fort Lauderdale – USA, Oct 22, 2014: The Junior World Championships, Fort Lauderdale 2014, will show the world the finest young talent in the sport and offer new accolades to Rio 2016 hopefuls who are already making their mark on the IJF World Judo Tour. As the final IJF World Championships of the year, following…
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Judo Grand Prix, Astana 2014
Astana – Kazakhstan, Oct 12, 2014: The Judo Grand Prix, Astana 2014, produced a stirring conclusion as the heavyweights went toe-to-toe at the Cycle track “Saryarka” on Sunday. The Kazakh crowd saw the women’s -78kg and +78kg categories and the men’s -90kg, -100kg and +100kg categories compete for the remaining five gold medals. Kazakhstan’s capital…
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World Judo Championships, Chelyabinsk 2014
Chelyabinsk – Russia, August 31, 2014: The World Championships, Chelyabinsk 2014, delivered one last day of scintillating judo as the Team Championships took centre stage on the final day in front of Mr. Vladimir PUTIN, President of the Russian Federation and IJF Honorary President. The seven-day annual extravaganza in Chelyabinsk has been praised the world around…
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IJF Youth Olympics Training Camp
Fiesch, Switzerland, July 28th, 2014: Youth Olympics, The finest young judoka in the world are primed for the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games in August after completing a week long IJF Training Camp in Fiesch, Switzerland. More than 350 athletes and coaches from 70 nations participated in the second edition of the IJF Youth Training…
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Commonwealth Games crowned four judo
Glasgow, July 26, 2014: Commonwealth Games, The Commonwealth Games crowned four judo champions on day two at the SECC Hall as England took command in Scotland. The Scottish crowd and millions watching around the world saw the high-quality action continue on Friday as the women’s -63kg and -70kg categories and men’s -73kg and -81kg categories…
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Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014 Judo
Glasgow, July 25, 2014: Glasgow 2014 Judo, The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games produced a gripping spectacle on the opening day at the SECC Hall on Thursday. The three-day judo competition, which will feature 185 judoka from 35 countries, opened with the women’s -48kg, -52kg and -57kg categories and men’s -60kg and -66kg categories exciting fans…
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Second part of the Judo Educational Journey
China, May 13, 2014: The International Judo Federation and the Chinese Judo Association launched the second part of the Judo Educational Journey through China Tuesday, 13 May to a great reception from officials and young judoka. The opening ceremony took place at the Shunyi Sports School in the outskirt of 2008 Olympic Games host city…