Antalya Grand Slam 2023 - Antalya, Turkiye
It was an all out success story for the European teams on the last day of the Antalya Grand Slam 2023, with all five of the gold medals coming back to the continent. Nöel VAN T END (NED) not only stunned the crowd throughout his preliminaries with ko soto gake…
2 April 2023Antalya Grand Slam 2023 - Antalya, Turkiye
We are yet to go in to the final block of day three in the Antalya Grand Slam 2023, but it has been a disastrous day for the leaders of the remaining weight categories. Of course there may be the occasional number one seed who will see an early exit…
2 April 2023Antalya Grand Slam 2023 - Antalya, Turkiye
It has been a while since the top athletes; Matthias CASSE (BEL) and Manuel LOMBARDO (ITA) have been able to top the podium. Despite their talents, the calibre of the -81kg and -73kg have prevented them from taking gold, however today that changed. Ketleyn QUADROS (BRA), though not on the…
1 April 2023Antalya Grand Slam 2023 - Antalya, Turkiye
The 2023 Antalya Grand Slam is off to a terrific start, especially for the French team. Four finalists in four categories is most certainly something to boast about, let alone the eventual four gold medals that were claimed by the team. First up was Blandine PONT, the current -48kg French…
31 March 2023Antalya Grand Slam 2023 - Antalya, Turkiye
On the eve of the Antalya Grand Slam 2023, we celebrate over 600 athletes coming together to compete at the last stop on the IJF World Tour before the greatly anticipated World Championships in Doha. The stunning coastal location of the event is inviting, locals going about their daily business,…
30 March 2023Antalya Grand Slam 2023 - Antalya, Turkiye
After a successful IJF World Tour stop in Tbilisi, Georgia, we are straight on to the next one in the beautiful coastal location of Antalya, Türkiye. There will be five of the world ranked number ones competing; Chelsie GILES (GBR/-52kg), Lucy RENSHALL (GBR/-63kg), Barbara MATIC (CRO/-70kg), Denis VIERU (MDA/-66kg) and…
28 March 2023
Antalya Grand Slam 2023