Slovakian judoka Zoltan Palkovacs dies after car accident

Last Saturday Slovakian judoka Zoltan Palkovacs died in a car accident.
29-Year old Palkovacs died near Vienna in Austria around 23.00 o’clock as a passenger. The driver survived the crash. Palkovacs was on his way back home after he had... Seguir leyendo

Korea and Ukraine show off at women’s World Cup in Taskhent

At the IJF women’s World Cup in Tashkent in Uzbekistan Korea and Ukraine took most of the medals. On Saturday Korea already two gold medals in the category U52 and U57kg. Host nations Uzbekistan lost both these finals.
Kim Kyung-Ok won her... Seguir leyendo

Kim Jae-Bum has landed after 16 days of superiority

Fame is fleeting, fame is fast. World Champion Kim Jae-Bum has lost his first bout as reigning World Champion after 16 days. At the IJF World Cup in Almaty the Korean star lost to Murat Khabachirov (RUS) after 2.5 minutes by ippon. The 22-year old... Seguir leyendo

Jacques Rogge Welcomed by Young Judoka in Oradea

Jacques Rogge Welcomed by Young Judoka in Oradea

The President of the International Olympic Committee, Belgian Jacques Rogge visited the city of Oradia in Romania to receive the title of "Doctor Honoris Causa" in the presence of young children... Seguir leyendo

Dutch heavyweights take European titles at last day

At the last day of the European U20 Championships The Netherlands took two titles and finished second in the medal tally behind Russia, both winning three categories in total.

The Dutch collected both titles in the heavy weight categories. Roy... Seguir leyendo

Five titles for five countries at European Juniors

Five different countries won the European junior titles today. Good for the level which was high anyway. The category U57kg was maybe the best surprise. Not the more expected Swedish Emma Barkeling, Croatian Andrea Bekic or Romanian Loredana Ohai... Seguir leyendo

Kelmendi takes it all; second gold in a row

Majlinda Kelmendi has prolonged last year’s European title today at the first day of the European Junior Championships in Samokov (BUL).
The Kosovarian Kelmendi who is not able to represent her country at official Championships is facilitated... Seguir leyendo

European U20 Championships started in Bulgaria

Today the European U20 Championships have started in Samokov in Bulgaria. With 345 judoka of 45 countries, the Championship is well seeded.
The men’s U66kg (31) and U81kg (30) have the most participants.

At the first day the light weights... Seguir leyendo

EJU Education Seminar in Paris

The next EJU Education Seminar will take place from 15 until 17 October 2010 in Paris. The seminar will gather the responsible of education of countries. It will be an important moment to share pedagogic experiences, to evaluate how the EJU... Seguir leyendo