Tag: EJU President

  • PREVIEW: ECCO Team Challenge, Tyumen 2014

    Tyumen, Jan 24, 2014: The leading judoka from Europe and Asia are set to represent their continent at the ECCO Team Challenge, Tyumen 2014 on Saturday. Europe and Asia, two of the powerhouse forces in judo, will go head-to-head in the unique Team Challenge amid the Siberian winter which snap has taken a foothold in…

  • First Intercontinental Judo Hero Challenge

    St. Petersburg, Oct 21, 2013: Challenge, The cooperation between the International Judo Federation, the European Judo Union and the Tyumen Region is getting more significant each year. In a press conference that will be held during the SportAccord World Combat Games, the three parties will sign a contract to formally recognise their cooperation. The development…

  • Delegation visits Republican Clinic Hospital

    St Petersburg – Russia, Oct 19, 2013: SportAccord and IJF President, Marius Vizer led a SportAccord delegation as they visited Republican Clinic Hospital Orphanage as part of the World Combat Games’ rich cultural programme on Saturday morning. While St Petersburg has been swept by a cold snap, and the below zero temperature inevitably led to…

  • CHIBANA clinches career-best wins for Brazil

    Moscow – Russia, July 23, 2013: Chibana, The opening day of the Judo Grand Slam, Moscow 2013, produced a pulsating day of competition at the teeming Krylatskoe Palace of Sport on Saturday. The venue was awash with colour as young supporters proudly wore the Russian colours of red, white and blue and waved the ‘Trikolor’…