2010/12/02 | 05:23 pm | in EJU
EJU to follow IJF decision for two competitors at European Championships
Each country may be represented by two athletes in each category at the European Championships in 2011. This counts for the Senior event as well as the categories U23, U20 and U17.The EJU will follow the decision of the IJF.
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2010/12/02 | 05:20 pm | in EJU
Pavel Yasenovski (BLR) approved as EJU Sports Director
Pavel Yasenovski (BLR) has been approved unanimously as EJU Sports Director. He replaces former Sports Director Indrek Pertelson. Yasenovsky is a former athlete who won several international prices since 1985. Yasenovsky was already in position... Read more
Iliadis (GRE) and Decosse (FRA) win EJU annual award for best judoka
On Saturday during the EJU Ordinary Congress in Kiev the EJU annual awards were given by various VIPS to representatives of athletes or the winners themselves.Under the honoured guests IJF President Marius Vizer, premium sponsors and Top... Read more
Toelzer Turns them over at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
It’s been some while in coming, but Andreas Toelzer +100kg (GER) is finally able to enjoy his first Grand Prix gold medal at the third attempt. The heavyweight German delivered a crushing all-round performance that saw him win all five of his... Read more
2010/11/24 | 08:44 am | in EJU
Russia dominates GP Abu Dhabi, Slovenia outperforms
Rasa Sraka of Slovenia was delighted with her gold medal U70kg at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Having narrowly missed out on qualifying for Beijing in 2008 her win here brings her one step closer to her goal of Olympic qualification for London 2012.... Read more
2010/11/21 | 06:27 pm | in EJU
Breitbarth completes Germany's golden fairytale
The final of the men’s heavyweight class was the ultimate German victory. Never give them a chance to fight back. Andre Breitbarth showcased the strength of German’s U23 generation when he came back from behind after Juhan Mettis led by... Read more
2010/11/21 | 06:02 pm | in EJU
Ceric wins silver with golden edge, but Germany takes it all
It could have been a great day for Bosnian judo, but winning silver after a thrilling final it was in fact already a great pleasure for Bosnia to have a finallist. Larisa Ceric already set the hall on fire when she defeated the reigning European... Read more
2010/11/21 | 05:37 pm | in EJU
Dino Pfeiffer wins European U23 title U100kg
Dino Pfeiffer made a good jump today. Last year he was left with empty hand in Antalya after finishing fifth, on Sunday he won the European U23 title in Sarajevo.In his final against Polish Tomasz Domanski he took the lead after one minute.... Read more
2010/11/21 | 05:11 pm | in EJU
Hungarian Abigel Joo collects fifth European title
Abigel Joo has won the European U23 title in Sarajevo. Not surprisingly the European senior Champion was dominant in her class with all ippon victories. In the final she defeated Daria Pogorzelec of Poland.With her strong physics she is hard to... Read more
2010/11/21 | 04:50 pm | in EJU
Aaron Hildebrand takes tenth German U23 European title
In the category U90kg Germany’s Aaron Hildebrand took the European U23 title on Sunday in Sarajevo. A great success for Germany’s coach Daniel Gürschner having three men in the final today and a great motivation that Hildebrand was able to... Read more
