Category: MARTIAL ARTS
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Homecoming for Silva in the City of ‘Gold’
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 24, 2016: Triumphant City, On August 8th 2016, Rafaela Silva made the public of the Carioca Arena 2 erupt along with all the Brazilian people as she won the Olympic title in the -57kg. Capturing the first gold medal for Brazil at the Rio Games, the young woman wrote her name…
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French king RINER becomes double Olympic champion
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12, 2016: After seven days of extraordinary intensity, the Olympic judo tournament ended tonight with the coronation of the two French, Emilie ANDEOL and Teddy RINER. It will now take a bit of time to measure the impact of this week of judo and digest all the emotions procured by the…
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Awarding of World Championships and new IJF member
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5, 2016: Awarding of World Championships and new IJF member, While excitement is growing among thousands of athletes and officials, the Executive Committee of the International Judo Federation met this morning, only a few hours before the opening ceremony of the 31st Summer Olympics, Rio 2016, to make important decisions for…
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IJF’s position for Russian Judokas competing in Rio
Lausanne, July 26, 2016: Following the recommendations and guidelines set forth by the IOC and WADA, IJF continues to support the participation of all Russian athletes qualified for the Rio Olympic Games. Within the framework of the IJF anti-doping rules and testing scheme, these athletes, like all athletes participating in the World Judo Tour circuit,…
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IJF supports Russian athletes not involved in doping activities
Lausanne, July 21, 2016: Following the publication of the McLaren Report, as well as the latest developments in the world of sports, we would like to express our support for all the Russian athletes who were not involved in doping activities. We support all these clean athletes and we hope that they will be present…
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Judo for the World – Episode VII: Hungary “Hungary is a judo nation – Judo is taught even in the smallest villages”
Lausanne, July 14, 2016: After Japan, Cuba, Brazil, Turkey, Australia and Zambia the International Judo Federation just released the new episode of the popular #JudofortheWorld series, which features Judo in Hungary, in the heart of Europe. The characters featured in this film describe how Hungary has become a judo country and how the sport is…
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JUDO FOR THE WORLD – ZAMBIA, “I’ve been told that the sky is the limit”
Zambia, June 28, 2016: After Japan, Cuba, Brazil, Turkey and Australia, the International Judo Federation just released the new episode of the # Judo for World series, which features Judo in Zambia, in the southern part of Africa. Despite the sometimes difficult living conditions and challenges that the African youth encounter on a daily basis,…
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IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Lausanne, June 23, 2016: Following the World Judo Masters, in Guadalajara, Mexico, which ended a few weeks ago and was the last event of the Olympic qualification period, the International Judo Federation has confirmed the official list of athletes who will participate this summer in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. List by Nations List by…
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IJF JUDO EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY THROUGH AUSTRALIA
Australia, May 26, 2016: After Japan, Cuba, Brazil and Turkey, the International Judo Federation just released the new episode of the #JudoforWorld series, which features the Judo Educational Journey through Australia in Oceania. Developed three years ago, the purpose of ‘Judo Educational Journey’ is to promote the educational values and the philosophy of judo, to…
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Paris 2024 celebrates Teddy Riner movie premiere at Cannes Film Festival
By Robert Fawdon, Paris, May 22, 2016: A delegation from the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid has this weekend traveled to the iconic Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of the movie ‘In the shadow of Teddy Riner’ – a feature length film covering the last three years of the legendary Judoka’s life.…