Olympic medallist Henk Grol injured just before the worlds

Henk Grol (NED) may not be participating at the World Championships. Holland’s hope for a medal tore his inside knee ligament during a training in Sindelfingen (GER). National coach Maarten Arens said: “His participation is very doubtful. The... Seguir leyendo

Participants update for Worlds in Rotterdam

A lot of teams have registered for the World Championships in Rotterdam. At the moment more than 250 athletes have confirmed to participate. Almost half of them from Europe. Amongst them two Olympic Champions Alina Dumitru (ROU) and Ole Bischof... Seguir leyendo

Judoka of the week: Kirill Denisov (RUS)

Last week at the German Open in Sindelfingen Kirill Denisov took the gold…again. Denisov is the new kid on the block in the Young team of Russia. Nine of the most probable participants for the worlds are younger than 25 years. Arsen Galstyan and... Seguir leyendo

Russia and Germany show satisfying practise at German Open

At the German Open in Sindelfingen this weekend Russia was by far the strongest country. With 8 out of 14 gold medals Russia stated to have some major favourites for the World Championships over one month in Rotterdam.
The German Open was as... Seguir leyendo

Russia wins the medal tables at EYOF

At the European Youth Olympic Festival in Finland, Russia has won the medal table. Russia won four gold medals followed by Azerbaijan and Belgium with two Olympic titles. At the European U17 Cadet Championships three weeks ago, Russia won nine... Seguir leyendo

Judoka of the week: Odette Giuffrida (ITA)

On Tuesday Odette Giuffrida won the European Youth Olympic Festival in Tampere. It was her fourth big win in one year. Recently Giuffrida won the European U17 championships in Koper when she defeated Anna Dmitrieva (RUS) U48kg. On Tuesday in... Seguir leyendo

1 minute silence at the EYOF

During the EYOF Judo Event Opening, Mr Patrick Hickey, President of the European Olympic Committees, asked the participants for a one minute silence in memory of the Iranian Cadet National Team who sadly lost their lives in the recent air crash in... Seguir leyendo

Kindzerska (UKR) and Mettis (EST) most successful in EJU Top Juniors

This weekend the EJU Top Juniors U20 in Paks (HUN) takes place.
At the Top Junior event this year there are two outperformers, both heavyweights.

Iryna Kindzerska from the Ukraine won three tournaments in her category over 78kg. She became... Seguir leyendo

The French Judo Federation is organising Summer training sessions “JUDO ETE 2009”. The FFJDA is suggesting to all judoka on holidays in Paris to meet on the tatami.

If you will be in Paris between the 6th of July and the 29th of August,... Seguir leyendo