Category: MARTIAL ARTS
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Judo for the World – Episode II – Cuba THE FORCE OF A DREAM
February 24, 2016: Cuba and its old cars, miraculously maintained since the fifties. Cuba and its faces, marked by decades of turbulent history. Cuba and its festive and colourful atmosphere which contrasts with the obvious difficulty of life in this Caribbean gem. Nobody can remain indifferent to all this. A few weeks ago, after the…
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5 Things to Look Out For at the Dusseldorf Grand Prix 2016
Lausanne, Feb 17, 2016: The third IJF event of the 2016 Olympic season, the Dusseldorf Grand Prix, will be the strongest Grand Prix of this four-year Olympic cycle thus far. The three-day event takes place at the Mitsubishi Electric Halle from Friday 19 – Sunday 21 February. Here’s five things to look out for from…
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Judo in refugee camp wins international major prize Dubai
Dubai, Jan 15, 2016: “The prize for creativity by international sports federations will be ‘mostly reinvested‘ into widening judo programmes for young refugees and expanding these programmes where it is needed and where the IJF can support the population‘, said Marius Vizer, president of the International Judo Federation. The International Judo Federation was presented with…
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IJF President holds talks in North Korea for 2017 Junior World Championships bid
Pyongyang, Dec 11, 2015: IJF President Mr. Marius Vizer recently visited Pyongyang in North Korea to discuss the bid from the Asian country to host the 2017 Junior World Judo Championships. Mr. Vizer visited the country following November’s Qingdao Grand Prix to meet with high-ranking government officials such as the Minister of Sport and the…
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Junior World Championships 2015, Abu Dhabi Official Draw – PREVIEW
Abu Dhabi, Oct 23, 2015: Abu Dhabi has become the epic centre of the judo world as the IJF Junior World Championships 2015 and the fourth Grand Slam of the year will be held back-to-back in the Emirates capital. As the final IJF World Championships of the year, following the Cadet, Senior, Kata and Veteran…
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LOIC IN THE SPOTLIGHT, Sportel Monaco 2015
When you switch on the television to watch the Paris Grand Slam this weekend, a familiar face will be skirting the sidelines, eagerly quizzing the participating judoka and sharing his inside knowledge of the sport. But before you get thinking, Loic Pietri has not shifted to an alternate career yet. “It is always difficult to…
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Cadet World Championships 2015 – Sarajevo, DAY 5 – Team Competition
Sarajevo, Aug 10, 2015: The Cadet World Championships 2015 came to an enthralling conclusion on Sunday as Japan won both team titles at the Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch. After four days of individual action, the stage was set for the team event as 14 girls’ teams and 13 boys’ teams gripped a captive audience…
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Cadet World Championships 2015, Sarajevo
Sarajevo, Aug 9, 2015: The Cadet World Championships 2015 produced a riveting last day of the individual competitions as the heavyweights were finally able to test their mettle at the Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch in Sarajevo. Day four saw exactly 100 judoka compete across the girls’ -70kg and +70kg categories and the boys’ -90kg…
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The Cadet World Championships 2015 continued on Thursday as 147 of the world’s finest young judoka all graced the tatami dreaming of capturing the coveted title of Cadet World
Sarajevo, Aug 7, 2015: On day two at the Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch, Cadet World Champions were crowned in four more categories as the girls’ -48kg and -52kg categories along with the boys’ -60kg and -66kg categories were settled in Sarajevo. At the halfway stage of the Cadet World Championships, Japan have taken control…
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The fourth Cadet World Championships opened on Wednesday as 92 judoka were in action in Sarajevo at Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch
Sarajevo, Aug 5, 2015: On the opening day in the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the boys’ -50kg and -55kg judoka were in the medal hunt along with the girls’ -40kg and -44kg athletes. Wednesday marked one year to go until the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, and while the world’s senior stars – who…