Judo icon Anton Geesink passes away

At 27 August, the world of judo mourns about the death of judo icon Anton Geesink. The Dutch 10th Dan and IOC member was the first non-Japanese World Champion in 1961 and won the Olympic title in Tokyo in 1964.
He passed away at the age of 76.... Seguir leyendo

United Nations on Tatami

In the presence of Jacques Rogge, IOC President, Judo showed its
universality tonight in Singapore at the final award ceremony of the Judo
tournament of the Youth Olympic Games, Singapore 2010.




Historic Moment
For the very first time... Seguir leyendo

Judo team event brings nations together

German coach Anna von Harnier, a former world-class judoka herself, was coaching Natalia Kubin (GER) of team Osaka on the blue side before she moved to the white chair to coach Marius Piepke (GER) in the opposing team Belgrade in the next bout.... Seguir leyendo

Mixed team judo to stake claim for 2016 Olympics

The mixed team judo competition, which gets under way on Wednesday, is the final judo event of the Singapore 2010 Olympic Games.

Ninety-two judoka from five continents have been divided into 12 teams, named after cities which have hosted... Seguir leyendo

Athlete Role Model Ruben Houkes at the Olympics

Ruben Houkes was appointed by the IJF and by the IOC Athletes’ Commission as an Athlete Role Model (ARM) at the Youth Olympic Games, held in Singapore from August 14th – 26th, 2010.
The function of the ARMs in Singapore is to mentor the 3,600... Seguir leyendo

Europe takes all Olympic medals U78kg: golden Belgian Lola Mansour

Belgian Lola Mansour believes she is taking home the best possible memento from the Youth Olympic Games; a gold medal.

Mansour ended the girls' judo events when she defeated Germany's Natalie Kubin with a Yuko in the golden score in the U78kg... Seguir leyendo

Japanese Ryosuke Igarashi takes gold U100kg defeating Belgian Nikiforov

Japan's Ryosuke Igarashi made the most of his thorough preparation and an injured opponent to win gold in the boys U100kg category.
The Japanese defeated Belgian Toma Nikiforov in the final scoring a win via two yuko in what was a tight contest.... Seguir leyendo

Korean Lee Jae Hyung wins gold in final seconds

With only seconds remaining and nearly resigned to defeat, Korea's Lee Jae Hyung pulled out one last attack to beat Russia's Khasan Khalmurzaev and take Olympic gold in the boys judo 81kg category.

The outcome of the match between the two... Seguir leyendo

Japanese Miku Tashiro wins Olympic gold with simple strategy

Miku Tashiro kept her strategy simple but it proved a winning formula as the Japanese judoka won gold in the girls 63kg category on the second day of competition at the International Convention Centre.

Tashiro, who consigned Brazilian Flavia... Seguir leyendo