Astana Grand Slam 2024 - Astana, Kazakhstan

IT WAS NOT THE DAY TO BE ON FORM 

A few names one would have put a bet for gold on day one of the Qazaqstan Barysy Grand Slam 2024 are the likes of Shirine Boukli (FRA), Sarah Leonie Cysique (FRA), Walide Khyar (FRA), Elios Manzi (ITA) and Gefen Primo (ISR). Besides the latter, the rest had to settle…

10 May 2024

Astana Grand Slam 2024 - Astana, Kazakhstan

QUALIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES IN ASTANA

It is the second last opportunity for those on the IJF World Tour to collect big points for Olympic qualification, some nations have doubled entries in categories that are still lacking representation for Paris. With many of the top seeds preparing for the fast approaching World Championships, this gives the…

8 May 2024

Astana Grand Slam 2024 - Astana, Kazakhstan

CAN'T STOP. WON'T STOP.

Incredibly, some of the top athletes in the world have competed in a continental championships followed by the Dushanbe Grand Slam, and are already making their way to Kazakhstan for the Grand Slam in Astana, wrapping up a three-week, points-collecting tour. Kazakhstan won’t even be the final stop, with the…

7 May 2024