Category: MARTIAL ARTS
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IJF delegation to visit the Fight for Peace
Rio de Janeiro – Brazil, Sept 4, 2013: The visit, which followed a highly-successful 2013 World Championships where the eyes of the sporting world where on judo’s marquee event ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, was part of the IJF’s ongoing educational and development activities where the values of judo are used to create…
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Japan edge out Brazil in thriller
The 2013 World Championships gripped Rio de Janeiro one last time as the team’s competition brought the judo extravaganza to a close at the Maracanazinho on Sunday. Teams of five judoka saw action with 16 men’s teams and 16 women’s teams competing for world team honours. The 2012 World Team Championships were held in Salvador,…
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Teddy Riner Elected New President
Rio de Janeiro, Sept 01, 2013: Six-time senior world champion Teddy Riner was announced as President of the IJF Athletes Commission at the Maracanazinho on Sunday. Photo Caption: Alina Dumitru (ROU), Olympic Champion, voting to elect the President of the IJF athlete commission. Photo Caption: Teddy Riner (FRA), Olympic Champion and 6 time World Champion,…
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Azerbaijan win first World Championship gold
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 31, 2013: Azerbaijan, The 2013 World Championships individual competition came to a stunning conclusion with the heavyweight elite fighting for gold at the Maracanazinho on Saturday. Three world champions were crowned on day six as the women’s +78kg judoka took to the tatami along with the men’s –100kg and +100kg judoka.…
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Clinical Colombian ALVEAR wins her second crown
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 30, 2013: The 2013 World Championships continued to be the talk of the sporting world as Rio de Janeiro came alive once again with judo fever at the Maracanazinho on Friday. Three world champions were crowned on day five as the women’s -70kg and -78kg judoka took to the tatami along…
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PIETRI leads Yarden on top of the world
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 29, 2013: The 2013 World Championships continued to deliver some incredible moments of majestic judo and emotion as two judoka claimed their inaugural senior world titles at the Maracanazinho on Thursday. Two more winners were crowned on day four as the women’s -63kg and men’s –81kg judoka took to the tatami.…
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SILVA crowned world champion for hosts Brazil
Rio de Janeiro – Brazil, Aug 28, 2013: Two further world champions were inaugurated on day three as the women’s -57kg and men’s –73kg judoka took to the tatami. The Maracanazinho crowd saw 50 women and 78 men compete with the -73kg category the largest in the seven-day competition. The individual competition reached the halfway…
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Judo New IJF Academy launched
Rio de Janeiro – Brazil, Aug 28, 2013: The IJF Academy has been launched with the Coach Qualification Programme revealed as the first project in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. Envic GALEA, EJU General Secretary and IJF Academy Coordinator, made a presentation to delegations participating in the 2013 World Championships where he introduced the newly-established academy.…
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World leader KELMENDI makes history for Kosovo
The 2013 World Championships continued to capture the imagination of a worldwide audience on day two at the Maracanazinho on Tuesday. Two more world champions were crowned on day two as the women’s -52kg and men’s –66kg judoka took to the tatami. Rio de Janeiro, which has become the capital of the judo world this…
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Mongolian MUNKHBAT crowned world champion
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 27, 2013: Two world champions were crowned on day one as the women’s -48kg and men’s –60kg judoka took to the tatami to launch the competition which is the first World Championships since 2011 as judo starred at the London 2012 Olympic Games last year. The teeming venue was full of colour…