An Changrim of South Korea in action against Tohar Butbul of Israel in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics judo competition. Photo: Reuters / Sergio Perez For many years, Israel’s role in international sports was an afterthought. Then, 30 years ago, the country began its unprecedented rise to prominence on the Olympic stage in a variety of …
Those familiar with mixed martial arts know that there’s a countless amount of disciplines athletes can specialize in. For over forty years, Gary Sova has chosen judo. He is now being recognized by Sport Manitoba as June 2022’s coach of the month. “Helping young people learn self-defense, a wholesome Olympic sport, and so they can …
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Jad Harris, 2nd Dan and level 3 coach as well as Judo Lead at St Albans Judo Club. Jad is also a transgender male (AFAB) as well as a member of the Equalities Working Group. Formally started transitioning was quite late in Jad’s life – opening about fully transitioning in 2011. Already at St Albans …
When you want to learn you have to take things seriously and talk to the best. The Azerbaijan Judo Federation has understood this and has got down to work in the most literal sense. This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Association. Its leaders want to celebrate it and promote judo in the country …
We were off to an exciting start for the mixed team event of the Cadet European Judo Championships 2022 in Porec, Croatia. First up were Georgia against Hungary and Azerbaijan against Poland. After some extremely impressive performances, the bronze medals were eventually secured by the nations in the Caucasus region. Georgia was the initial team …
In 1988, Japan had faced a near disaster when one champion after another failed to win gold. It was only on the last day of the judo competition that the country that gave the world judo managed to get the gold, through Hitoshi Saito. In 2012, there were twice as many gold medals in contention …
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Cloverdale’s Lowan Le Bris is seen with his bronze medal in Montreal at the Canadian National Judo Championships May 21. (Photo submitted: Jeremy Le Bris) Lowan Le Bris wins his Fight To Win match against Gabriel Borisch July 18 in Seattle. (Photo submitted: Jeremy Le Bris) A rising Cloverdale judo star is coming off a …
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Texas A&M judo’s Isabella Garriga is excited to compete at the World University Games June 27 through July 7 in Chengdu, China. In March, A&M hosted the National Collegiate Judo Association, or NCJA, Championships. The A&M judo team’s black belt Isabella Garriga qualified for the World University Games. The world-class event hosts several sports for …
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This week the Mediterranean Games are held in Oran in Algeria. These games have a long tradition since the seventies. In 1975 the Mediterranean Games were held in Algeria as well in Algiers. The previous edition in 2018 was held in Tarragona in Spain. While currently there is the annual Training Camp held in Alicante, …
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This week the Mediterranean Games are held in Oran in Algeria. These games have a long tradition since the seventies. In 1975 the Mediterranean Games were held in Algeria as well in Algiers. The previous edition in 2018 was held in Tarragona in Spain. While currently there is the annual Training Camp held in Alicante, …
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