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Fame forever at stake at European Championships in Tel Aviv
Who are going to win the European titles. The decisions will be made in Tel Aviv this week where lots a top athletes will appear on the tatami. The continental championships held over the last few weeks are the regional warm up for the World Championships later this year in Baku, but Tel Aviv is not a warm up. Read more
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Cuba takes five golds at Pan American Championships
Cuba became the somewhat surprising winner at the Pan American Championships this weekend in San Jose. With five gold medals and three times silver the Cuban team overclassed the other strong nations such as Brazil and Canada. Still Canada took three gold medals and couldn’t complain. Read more
Akira Sone makes history at Japanese nationals
Teenager Akira Sone became the first judoka to win the national women’s championship in her tournament debut on Sunday. Read more
Russian wonderkid Inal Tasoev denies Mahjoub in Antalya final
Junior World Champion Inal Tasoev of Russia went unbeaten on his first IJF World Judo Tour outing as he won all five of his contests by ippon for a stirring win in Antalya. Read more
Unexpected gold for Turkey as Akbulut beats Ceric
Turkish youngster Sebile Akbulut gave the hosts their second gold medal in as many days as she conquered Larisa Ceric (BIH). Turkey finished third in the medal table of the Grand Prix in Antalya with an excellent haul of four medals with two gold, two bronze Read more
Azeri starlet Zelym Kotsoiev steps up to Grand Prix gold
Zelym Kotsoiev of Azerbaijan won a rematch of 2017 Junior Worlds final to become a two-time Grand Prix winner. The confident 19-year-old saw off Junior Worlds runner-up Arman Adamian (RUS), 21, who was making his first start on the IJF World Judo Tour here in Antalya, while 19-year old Kotsoiev won the Ulaanbaatar Grand Prix in 2016. Now he did it again. Read more
Kosovo have a new star in Loriana Kuka
Kosovo have unearthed another gem on the IJF World Judo Tour as 21-year-old uchi-mata specialist Loriana Kuka wasted no time in making her presence felt at the top level with an eye-catching victory at U78kg at the Grand Prix in Antalya. Read more
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- 8 Apr 2018Turkish delight for Vedat Albayrak who closes out day two in style
- 8 Apr 2018Anna Bernholm wins first Grand Prix title at 28th attempt
- 8 Apr 2018Swedish Tommy Macias grabs second World Tour victory
- 8 Apr 2018Magdalena Krssakova takes second Grand Prix gold medal
- 6 Apr 2018Fourth Grand Prix win for Nora Gjakova sends Kosovo top of the medal table
- 6 Apr 2018Georgian teenager Bagrati Niniashvili saves the best for lest
- 6 Apr 2018Distria Krasniqi upstages British youngster for gold in Antalya
- 6 Apr 2018Maiden IJF title for rising Portuguese youngster Catarina Costa
- 6 Apr 2018Albert Oguzov aces Antalya for first Grand Prix win for Russia
- 6 Apr 2018Great Line-up for Antalya Grand Prix
- 1 Apr 2018Guram Tushishvili rules at Grand Prix Tbilisi
- 1 Apr 2018French teen Romane Dicko strikes Grand Prix gold
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