News
Home » Judo news
The latest Judo News offered by JudoInside.com
Olympic champion Krpalek bounces back from Worlds disappointment
15 Oct 2018 10:10

Czech Judo star Lukas Krpalek won his third Grand Prix gold medal as he responded to his fifth-place finish at the World Championships with a clinical showing in Mexico. World number two Krpalek defeated former U90kg judoka and Antalya Grand Prix bronze medallist Andy Granda (CUB) in the last contest of the Cancun Grand Prix.
Granda finished fifth at Openweight World Championships last year which convinced him to move up to the heaviest weight category in the sport having campaigned in the U90kg division until 2014. Granda led by a waza-ari score but his Czech adversary pulled level with a waza-ari of his own to force golden score. After an additional 23 seconds, the former world champion caught the Cuban with a sumi-gaeshi for a match and gold medal-winning waza-ari score to end the competition with a thrilling men’s heavyweight final.
In the first semi-final and U100kg Olympic champion Krpalek threw European Championships silver medallist Tamerlan Bashaev (RUS) with a sumi-gaeshi for ippon after 57 seconds of golden score in the same result as the European final. In the second semi-final former World Championships silver medallist David Moura (BRA) lost out in golden score to Granda from a forceful o-soto-gari for ippon.
The first bronze medal was won by world number 49 Daniel Allerstorfer (AUT) who upset Moura as Austria won a third medal during the final block on day three. Allerstorfer won his fourth Grand Prix medal at the expense of the world number four who lost out by ippon with 19 seconds left on the clock. Moura remains without an IJF medal in 2018 and his stock continues to fall on the IJF World Judo Tour at a crucial time in the race for Tokyo 2020.
The second bronze medal went to Bashaev after Bratislava European Cup gold medallist Vladut Simionescu (ROU) was penalised for the third and final time in golden score. Tunis Grand Prix bronze medallist Bashaev outworked the four-time Grand Prix medallist from Romania whose timing was off throughout the contest.
Related judoka and events
Related Judo Photos
Related Judo Videos
Related Judo News

Intelligent beast Lukas Krpalek wants to mark fourth European title
Since entering the world of Judo as a boy, Lukas Krpalek continues to dominate the sport and earn the respect of all. But who is the Judoka, and what makes him such an impressive figure? The portrait sheds light on the athlete’s life and achievements in the week where he can be crowned as European in his own country. Read more

World Champion Lukas Krpalek tested positive for Covid-19
World and Olympic Champion Lukas Krpalek tested positive for Covid-19. The Czech judo star was one of the favourites for the +100kg title at the comeback of judo in the occasion of the Grand Slam in Budapest this weekend. Before his departure he was tested according to the protocols and couldn’t travel to Budapest. Read more
-2.jpg)
This is how the 2016 Olympic Champions were ranked one year before Games-time
It was not a huge surprise that Lukas Krpalek, Teddy Riner, Tina Trstenjak and Kayla Harrison were crowned as Olympic Champions. They already dominated their categories one year ahead of the Games in August 2015. Italian Fabio Basile though shocked the judo world with as fast rising star. He was nowhere in his new category U66kg as he came from U60kg, but marched in fast on his golden path to Rio. Read more

European Judo Championships in Prague in November
The European Judo Championships in Prague that was postponed from April to June is now again postponed and will be held from 8-10- November from Sunday until Tuesday. The European Judo Championships of 2021 were already given to Lisbon and The Czech Judo Federation and organisation were determined to organise it this year. All EJU scheduled until the end of July are cancelled, like tournaments, training camps, seminars and festival. Read more

Sagi Muki concludes successful 2019 as top earner
The IJF will continue its end-of-year tradition of awarding a prize money bonus to all 14 world number ones on the final IJF World Ranking List for 2019. The bonus, which was first introduced in 2016, will see the world number one’s in each of the 14 weight categories scoop a bonus of $10,000 per judoka. Read more
25
days
Judo birthday
.jpg)
Samuel Potts (GBR)
28 years
Result | City | Date |
---|---|---|
1 | Düsseldorf | 2020 |
2 | Osaka | 2019 |
1 | Tokyo | 2019 |
1 | Tokyo | 2019 |
1 | Hohhot | 2019 |
Result | City | Date |
---|---|---|
1 | Düsseldorf | 2020 |
1 | Osaka | 2019 |
1 | Tokyo | 2019 |
3 | Tokyo | 2019 |
2 | Fukuoka | 2019 |