Category: MARTIAL ARTS

  • Seventh-place for Fouzia Mumtaz of Pakistan in Asian Senior Judo

    Seventh-place for Fouzia Mumtaz of Pakistan in Asian Senior Judo

    Peshawar-Pakistan, Peshawar-Pakistan, May 04, 2012: Peshawar-Pakistan, May 04, 2012: Fouzia Mumtaz, Pakistan placed 14th Position out of the 26 participating countries along with 185 Athletes in the Asian Senior Judo Championship-2012, Tashkent, UZBEKISTAN from 26th to 29th April, 2012. 5th Women National Judo Championship-2012 Gold medallist produced Pakistan’s best result in the Asian Senior Judo…

  • Uzbekistan Takes Good Care of Judo

    Uzbekistan Takes Good Care of Judo

    Good Care, The city of Tashkent, the Uzbek capital, hosted from April 27th to 29th, 2012, the Asian Judo Championships for the second time after the 2005 edition. On the sidelines of the competition, Marius L. Vizer, the IJF president, was honored by the Uzbek government. “It is an honor to receive a President of…

  • Judokas ready to make final push for London

    Judokas ready to make final push for London

    Australia, April 28, 2012: When Cecil Elliot began teaching Ju-Jitsu and Judo in his Atherton backyard in the early 20th century he would have never envisioned that the area of North Queensland would remain a stronghold for the sport well into the future. The city of Cairns will look to keep Elliot’s fire burning as…

  • PMCF, Sindh Martial Arts Festival 2012

    PMCF, Sindh Martial Arts Festival 2012

    Karachi-Pakistan, April 19, 2012: Sindh Martial Arts Festival 2012 was organized by the PMCF International at Green Public School Ground, Karachi, which was widely participation by more than 200 players of 14 different styles of Martial Arts. Sensei Shahzad, Founder and President of Pakistan Martial Arts Connection Federation International, was the Chief Organizer while it…

  • Cambodia, Mali, Panama, Yemen Earn 1 Wild Card Each for London Olympic Taekwondo

    Cambodia, Mali, Panama, Yemen Earn 1 Wild Card Each for London Olympic Taekwondo

    Seoul – Korea, April 17, 2012: Olympic Taekwondo, The decision was made on April 14, 2012 after months of Tripartite Commission meetings among the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), and the WTF. With the wild-card allocation, the taekwondo competition of the London Olympic Games will feature 128 athletes from…

  • FIRST TIME FOR RWANDA

    FIRST TIME FOR RWANDA

    Report & Pictures by IJF: On the occasion of the Senior African Judo Championships which were held in Agadir, Morocco, a few days ago, Rwanda participated in a major international Judo championship for the very first in its history. Fred Yannick Uwase is only 17 years old. He fights in the -73kg category. The young…

  • National Judo Training Camp for the 12th South Asian Games

    National Judo Training Camp for the 12th South Asian Games

    Peshawar – Pakistan, April 16, 2012: The Pakistan Sports Board along with Pakistan Judo Federation is going to start Judo Training Camp for 12th SOUTH ASIAN GAMES from today i.e. April 17th, 2012 at Pakistan Sports Board Complex, Islamabad. Seekers will get more than the Judo Instruction in the Camp. The 14-Judokas(Male) & 14-Judakas (Female)…

  • PESHAWAR RULES THE REGIONS

    PESHAWAR RULES THE REGIONS

    Peshawar/Haripur-Pakistan: The Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Sports Directorate (Women Wing) at Peshawar, Director Rashida Ghaznivi had organized the “Inter-Regional Women Judo Championship-2012 on 11th to 13th April, 2012 at Haripur (PESHAWAR RULES). Peshawar clinched the trophy after winning 6-Gold, 2 Silver Medals & Scoring 118 Points; Hazara remained at Second with 3-Gold, 4-Silver Medals & with 89…

  • 7TH UTA All Karachi Inter-School Taekwondo Championships-2012

    7TH UTA All Karachi Inter-School Taekwondo Championships-2012

    Karachi – Pakistan, April 16, 2012: The 7th inter-school taekwondo championship was held on Saturday, 24th march, 2012, at National Sports Training & Coaching Centre (PSB) Karachi. In this championship 470 participants from 19 elite schools, from age of 6 year to 14 years participated (uta inter school taekwondo). The event started by few verses…

  • First Junaid Memorial Karachi Inter-Club Taekwondo Championships-2012

    First Junaid Memorial Karachi Inter-Club Taekwondo Championships-2012

    Karachi-Pakistan, April 16, 2012: First Junaid memorial Karachi Inter-Club Taekwondo Championships was held on Sunday, 25th march 2012, At National Training & Coaching Centre (PSB) Karachi. Total 180 participants from 8 renowned clubs of the city participated in this championship. This championship was a tribute to our late brother Junaid Khalid, who was sweet person, excellent…