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Cuban legend Ortiz wins fifth Grand Prix title
World silver medallist Idalys Ortiz of Cuba defeated double world silver medallist Maria Suelen Altheman (BRA) for the 14th time in her career to win her fifth Grand Prix gold medal. The Cuban legend, who has won all three colours of Olympic medals available, is already a leading contender for Tokyo 2020 and was unbeatable in Mexico on Sunday. Read more
Rika Takayama gives Japan a 100% success rate in Cancun
Takayama Rika of Japan defeated double Olympic bronze medallist Mayra Aguiar (BRA) to win her second Grand Prix title. World number 18 and Two-time Grand Slam winner Takayama, who won the 2016 Qingdao Grand Prix, is behind judoka such as world champion Hamada Shori (JPN), former world champion Umeki Mami (JPN) and Asian Games winner Sato Ruika (JPN) who is undefeated this year. Read more
Michaela Polleres completes Austrian double on day two
Michaela Polleres defeated Warsaw European Open bronze medallist Gabriella Willems (BEL) to win her first IJF World Judo Tour title in Mexico. Austria won U63kg and U70kg gold as both of the women’s weight categories contested on the second day belonged to the in-form European nation. Read more
Austrian Magdalena Krssakova takes gold at Cancun Grand Prix
Austrian Magdalena Krssakova completed her Grand Prix hat-trick with victory on day two in Mexico. Former Tyumen Grand Slam gold medallist Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard (CAN) took silver as Krssakova won her third Grand Prix gold and the most important title of her career. Read more
Belgium’s Sami Chouchi edges closer to the world's elite
Sami Chouchi of Belgium secured his first IJF World Judo Tour gold medal at the expense of former world bronze medallist Victor Penalber (BRA). European Championships silver medallist Chouchi starred during the preliminaries with his trademark uchi-mata lighting up the competition. Read more
Sweden’s Tommy Macias makes his mark in Mexico
World number seven Tommy Macias (SWE) beat former World Judo Masters gold medallist Denis Iartcev (RUS) at this own game as the Swede used his clever footwork and lethal ashi-waza to win his second Grand Prix title. Read more
Dutch delight for Tornike Tsjakadoea who earns first IJF title
Dutchman Tornike Tsjakadoea defeated Minsk European Open silver medallist Luka Mkheidze (FRA) to win the U60kg title of the Grand Prix in Cancun. Mkheidze took the lead with a waza-ari score after 89 seconds before his rival fought back. Tsjakadoea is finally a lightweight who breaks through,a long wish of the Dutch team. Read more
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