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Meet your Judoka: Jorre Verstraeten
At the Grand Slam of Antalya in April Belgian’s lightweight Jorre Verstraeten defeated former European Champion Walide Khyar of France in the final that produced fireworks. Verstraeten took another IJF World Tour gold medal, but it was just what he needed. The next event will be the Grand Slam in Kazan and World Championships and Verstraeten can afford not to participate at the Europeans where he took bronze last time in Prague. The IJF asked him on a reaction on twelve key questions. Read more
European Judo Championships without British athletes
British Judo are unable to send a delegation to the European Championships in Lisbon this week. The British Judo Performance Advisory Group made the decision to withdraw the team, on the recommendation of the British Judo Performance Leadership Team, following positive Covid-19 cases, within the team, following their return from the Antalya Grand Slam. Read more
Tornike Tsjkadoea aims for July party in Holland and Georgia
This week Dutch lightweight Tornike Tsjkadoea is absent at the European Championships in Lisbon due to a corona infection. Tsjkadoea fought few weeks ago in his second country Georgia and started well but walked away with fifth place at the doubtful COVID circumstances in advance of the Tbilisi Grand Slam. For Tsjkadoea a good finger practice but not on the podium place like the Masters in Doh in January this year. Read more
Rafaela Silva was suffering online racist abuse
The Brazilian Olympic Committee ordered all members of its Olympic delegation to undergo 30 hours of “anti-racism” training before departing for the Tokyo Games this summer. Brazil’s Olympic committee “launched the 30-hour online course this week, which will be mandatory for all 650 athletes, coaches, doctors, nutritionists, officials, and other members of the country’s delegation to the Tokyo Games in July and August,” AFP reported. Read more
Great judo months coming up for gamblers
One of the least known sports betting markets is judo. Betting in this contact sport is comparable to wrestling and boxing, but it comes with different rules. The betting markets are quite similar and are mostly limited to large, international events. Find out if judo is profitable for you in this judo betting guide. Read more
Top judoka De Wit and Orujov cancel Europeans
A few top athletes won’t be participating at the European Championships in Lisbon next week. Both players announced their absence due to a COVID-19 positive test. Frank de Wit and Rustam Orujov both communicated their absence via social media. Read more
Korea takes Asian mixed team title
The mixed team of Kore have won the Asian Mixed team title. The final team match was intense, with the infamous gripping and unorthodox throwing techniques of the Korean team, pitted against the dynamism and often surprising strategy of the Kazakh judoka. On paper, after the individual competition, the Korean team looked to be the stronger of the two, but form doesn’t always dictate results and an exciting final went ahead. Read more
- 8 Apr 2021Korea, Japan and China divide the medals at Asian Oceania Championships closing day
- 7 Apr 2021No Olympic Games for Belgian judoka Gabriella Willems after knee injury
- 7 Apr 2021Vladimir Zoloev captures first ever Asian judo title for Kyrgyzstan
- 7 Apr 2021Two positive COVID-19 cases in Indian judo team at Asian Championships
- 7 Apr 2021The complex choice for Shirine Boukli analysed
- 7 Apr 2021Sardor Nurillaev remains undefeated at Asia-Oceania Championships
- 7 Apr 2021North Korea not on the tatami at Olympic Games
- 6 Apr 2021Tragic passing of swedish judoka Fanny Malmborg
- 6 Apr 2021Pinot and Gahie will battle for key Olympic spot in Lisbon
- 6 Apr 2021Shirine Boukli announced in the French Olympic team
- 6 Apr 2021Top stars in Japans World Championships team
- 6 Apr 2021NOC President Naidan Tuvshinbayar jailed
- 4 Apr 2021Toshihiko Koga in the IJF Hall of Fame?
