Tag: YAMAMOTO Anzu

  • Japan edge out Brazil in thriller

    The 2013 World Championships gripped Rio de Janeiro one last time as the team’s competition brought the judo extravaganza to a close at the Maracanazinho on Sunday. Teams of five judoka saw action with 16 men’s teams and 16 women’s teams competing for world team honours. The 2012 World Team Championships were held in Salvador,…

  • SILVA crowned world champion for hosts Brazil

    Rio de Janeiro – Brazil, Aug 28, 2013: Two further world champions were inaugurated on day three as the women’s -57kg and men’s –73kg judoka took to the tatami. The Maracanazinho crowd saw 50 women and 78 men compete with the -73kg category the largest in the seven-day competition. The individual competition reached the halfway…