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Bernard Etoga passes away at the age of 37
Cameroon judoka Bernard Sylvain Mvondo Etoga passed away at the last day of the year 2020. For years, Bernard Etoga has represented his country and Africa in the biggest international competitions. He was born in 1983 in Yaounde and was just 37 years. In 1997 he was a finalist at the Games for French Speaking countries, while a few years later he won a medal at the Commonwealth Games (2002), in Manchester. Read more
Why 2020 was a memorable judo year
You may not want to believe it, but for some athletes or developments it still was a good judo year. Obviously we realise we still want to forget most of the year were Covid-19 dominated the newspapers, dominated sport and spoiled many judo tournaments at all levels and age categories. Read more
The day Israel Hernandez defeated Joshiro Maruyama’s dad
JudoInside was already present at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics where we saw a stylish Cuban player Israel Hernandez. He impressed us but now we realise that his opponent Kenji Maruyama is the father of the current World Champion, Joshiro Maruyama. On his way to winning his first Olympic bronze medal both met in the Palau Blau Grana. Hernandez would go on to win a second Olympic bronze at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. JudoCrazy's Oon Yeoh recaptures this special contest. Read more
Qatar in preparation of IJF Masters and 2023 Worlds
Top athletes are preparing the World Masters where the top 36 of the world per category are invited in Doha, Qatar from 11-13 January. It’s the first IJF World Tour event of the exciting year 2021. Qatar is a sportshub but also the host of the 2023 World Championships. Read more
Hong Kong Judo wants to stage Olympic judo qualifier
The Hong Kong Judo Association is hoping to obtain government approval to stage an Olympic qualification tournament early next year to boost home judokas’ hopes of making it to Tokyo next summer. In December the Asian Open in Hong Kong was cancelled due to the Covid-19 situation. Hong Kong hosted the Asian Open three years in a row as follow up of the Hong Kong International Tournament. Hong Kong also hosted the Asian Championships. Read more
Barbara Matic athlete of the year in Croatia
Barbara Matic was elected as best Croatian athlete of the year together with handball player Domagoj Duvnjak. Barbara Matic became the first martial arts athlete to win the Sportske Novosti trophy, in the competition of her national teammate Karla Prodan, a bronze medalist from the European Championships in Prague, the best Croatian tennis player Petra Martic, and world diving record holder Mirela Kardasevic. Read more
Kayla Harrison in the waiting room for next battle
Double Olympic Judo Champion Kayla Harrison will have to wait for her next appearance in MMA. She was supposed to be fighting at the Titan FC 66, but her opponent is in hospital after dehydration. Read more
- 28 Dec 2020Daria Bilodid awarded as best female judoka by the IJF
- 27 Dec 2020Teddy Riner gives Olympic advice
- 27 Dec 2020Tomita Wakaba grabs first All Japan women's title
- 26 Dec 2020Ryunosuke Haga pins down first national judo title
- 24 Dec 2020Christmas birthdays and wishes
- 24 Dec 2020Combining top judo and a university study, they did it
- 23 Dec 2020God has another purpose for Rafaela Silva
- 23 Dec 2020Hollywood actors trained in Judo
- 23 Dec 2020Tips to bring your judo to the next level
- 22 Dec 2020Rafaela Silva can forget the Olympic Games
- 21 Dec 2020Forgotten double World Champion Riki Nakaya retires
- 20 Dec 2020Algeria defeats Senegal in African team final
- 19 Dec 2020Egypt wins medal table at African Judo Championships
