Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
Before, during and even after the Olympic Games, the focus has been on preparation, qualification, success, trials and tribulations, and of course the aftermath, first hand accounts of the glory these medals bring, but what does the Olympic Games mean? There is the mission of the IOC, the motto, ‘faster,…
20 August 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
After almost three weeks of exciting sporting action, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will come to an end with the Closing Ceremony at the Stade de France in the late hours of Sunday 11 August (CET). The Closing Ceremony will be live-streamed and broadcast around the world. Unlike the Opening…
11 August 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
Already, the name Lasha BEKAURI is known for Olympic glory, claiming the -90kg category title in Tokyo in shocking fashion given an injury picked up in the World Championships a matter of weeks prior. He stunned spectators around the world, having just pipped team mate Beka GVINIASHVILI to the Olympic…
9 August 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
It has been well publicised by now, that Azerbaijan have waited a painstakingly-long 16 years for another Olympic gold medal. So it is sensational that they not only celebrate one but two from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. First up was Hidayat HEYDAROV in the -73kg category, whose story has…
9 August 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
If you are a judoka competing in the women’s -63kg category, you should definitely consider migrating to Slovenia! There’s an almost guaranteed gold at the next Olympics for the taking. The country has been firing up Olympic champions in this weight class since the London 2012 Games where the first…
8 August 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
The Matić family are justifiably proud of their love for judo. Both Brigita and Barbara have been practising this gentle way of life since they were young. They have shared so many happy memories together, including bringing home a medal each from the juniors worlds back in 2013. Since then,…
7 August 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
Couples competing in the same Olympic sport are not uncommon and can be fascinating to watch. These partnerships can offer unique benefits such as mutual understanding, support and motivation. On the other hand, it can also create some strange moments when individual celebrations are silenced for example in order not…
7 August 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
Judo in Kosovo has gained significant recognition, particularly due to the outstanding achievements of its athletes on the international stage. The country’s success in judo is a source of national pride and has helped to elevate the sport’s profile within Kosovo. Their living legend, Olympic Champion, Majlinda Kelmendi, was on…
6 August 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
It has not yet been a year since Tara Babulfath won bronze at the cadet worlds and only over a week ago, she claimed Olympic bronze for Sweden. Since then, numerous news outlets have dedicated coverage to judo on a daily basis. The path to this achievement was lengthy and…
6 August 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
The Champ de Mars Arena has been transformed from celebrating the world’s finest judoka to welcoming the world’s best wrestlers. Despite the change of costume at the venue, the memories will last forever and with the Olympic Games still ongoing, this week, we keep the spirit alive by reliving some…
5 August 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
In the Tokyo Olympic Games, Team Germany and Republic of Korea went head to head for the second bronze medal. Up first in the -90kg category, LEE Joonhwan (KOR) took on the Tokyo silver medallist, Eduard TRIPPEL (GER). Though the German athlete who went through a troubling time in this…
4 August 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
Neither Brazil or Italy made it on to the Tokyo Mixed Teams podium in the 2020 Olympic Games, but in Paris, the star-studded teams made their way to the bronze medal contest. It was a slow start for the -90kg men, with Rafael MACEDO (BRA) and Christian PARLATI (ITA) feeling…
4 August 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
In the Tokyo Olympic Games, the judo world celebrated the first Mixed Team event, and in incredible fashion, Team France bested Team Japan on home soil. With Japan as the ultimate powerhouse, this caused quite the stir, and knowing the next Olympic Games would be in Paris 2024, it was…
3 August 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
In Teddy RINER’s final Olympic Games on home soil, he stunned the crowd to take his third individual Olympic title in the +100kg category. Riner is a monument, not only for French judo but around the world. The seventh day of the judo event in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games…
2 August 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
It was not the day that Romane DICKO of France was hoping for, but the +78kg judoka was not about to the leave the Paris 2024 Olympic Games without a medal. After losing out in the semi final to eventual Olympic Champion, Beatriz SOUZA (BRA), Dicko needed to shake herself…
2 August 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
For judo fans, we were expecting a final between Romane DICKO (FRA) and Raz HERSHKO (ISR), however, it was only the latter who was representing the European Judo Union in the +78kg final of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Beatriz SOUZA (BRA) was the athlete who defeated Dicko, and was…
2 August 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
The Paris 2024 “Did you know?” sections will provide viewers with interesting, lesser-known facts related to each day of the competition. +78kg / +100kg Judo made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games in 1964, and Paris 2024 will mark its 60th anniversary as an Olympic sport.
2 August 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
It feels like a long time coming for Alice BELLANDI of Italy who just fell short of an Olympic medal in Tokyo, accepting seventh place in the -70kg category where she knew she didn’t belong. Transitioning to the heavier weight category, she dominated in the 2022 Budapest Grand Slam, competing…
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