Tag: Judo
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Gold for a Storm Called LEE (KOR), NISHIYAMA
Tokyo – Japan, Dec 02: NISHIYAMA, Today was the last day of competition of the Judo Grand Slam, Tokyo 2012. 2 women’s categories (-78kg and +78kg) and 3 men’s categories (-90kg, -100kg and +100kg) were concerned. The last match of the day put a final end to the 2012 IJF World Judo Tour (a last…
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Judo Grand Slam/Judo training Korea
Peshawar – Pakistan, Dec 02: Pakistan Judo Federation’s Judoka Karamat Butt participated strongly in the Judo Grand Slam-2012 held on Nov 30th to Dec 2nd, 2012 at Tokyo, Japan. He competed against Penalber of Brazil for – 81 Kg weight category, but after a great struggle in the end lost the fight. Later, the management…
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World Judo Day 2012, 2 Times More Successful!
On October 28th 2012, the birthday of Jigoro Kano, the founder of judo, and for the second consecutive year, the International Judo Federation hosted the World Judo Day. This full day, dedicated to the educational values of our sport, has entered the missions of the International Federation, whose purpose is to develop judo in all…
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World Judo Championship Teams 2012
Salvador Bahia – Brazil, Oct 29, 2012: The second day of the World Judo Championship Teams, Salvador, Bahia 2012, men’s competition, was put under the sign of spectacularity and under the sign of the World Judo Day, which was organized throughout the world in more than 50 countries on the same day. All day long,…
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Judo World Championship Teams
Salvador Bahia – Brazil, Oct 28, 2012: During two days (October 27th and 28th), the city of Salvador, Bahia (Brazil) is welcoming the Judo World Championship Teams, which is the only senior world Championship to be organized during this Olympic Year. In 2013, the team event will again be linked to the individual senior world…
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VOPROSOV shows facny footwork to take Gold
Abu Dhabi, Oct 13, 2012: VOPROSOV, Today was the last day of Competition at the Judo Grand Prix, Abu Dhabi 2012. The five last categories were concerned: Women’s -78 and +78kg and the Men’s -90, -100 and +100kg. -90kg Category: VOPROSOV SHOWS FANCY FOOTWORK TO TAKE GOLD There were two top ten world ranked fighters in…
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Sign Partnership to Reinforce their Cooperation
Abu Dhabi, Oct 12, 2012: The United Nations (UN) and the International Judo Federation (IJF) today signed an initial two-year partnership agreement seeking to further harness the power of judo to bring about positive social change worldwide. The partnership was signed in Abu Dhabi on the sidelines of the Judo Grand Prix, Abu Dhabi 2012, by…
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Judo Grand Prix Abu Dhabi 2012
Abu Dhabi, Oct 12, 2012: In the presence of, Mr. Wilfried Lemke, UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, who came to sign the cooperation agreement with the IJF President, Mr. Marius Vizer, (video of the signing ceremony:http://news.ijf.org/archive/news1/media/un_signing.mp4), today was the second day of competition at the Judo Grand Prix, Abu Dhabi…
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The 8th Dan of Judo attributed to Russian President
The 8th Dan of Judo attributed to Russian President Vladimir Putin Lausanne – Switzerland, Oct 10, 2012: Following the festivities of the 60th anniversary of the International Judo Federation, celebrated last year in Paris on the occasion of the World Championships, the IJF had the honor of awarding the 8th Dan to Vladimir Putin, President…
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WORLD JUDO DAY 2012 – JUDO FOR ALL
Lausanne – Switzerland, Oct 03, 2012: JUDO FOR ALL, For the second year in a row, the IJF is organizing and promoting World Judo Day, which is a full day dedicated to the values of judo all over the globe. Many judoka across the planet will prepare a special event to celebrate the educational dimension…