European Judo Championships - Lisbon, Portugal
Both the preliminary and final blocks were full of nail-biting, contests. For some, Olympic decisions will be made and for other younger athletes it was a chance to prove they can run with the best. -63kg Tina TRSTENJAK (SLO) put on a typically good performance, the current Olympic Champion securing…
17 April 2021European Judo Championships - Lisbon, Portugal
There were some terrific performances on day one but the one that amassed the most emotion was inarguably Telma MONTEIRO (POR). You’d be hard pushed to find someone who doesn’t know her name, the 35 year-old has been consistently medalling and picking up titles on the IJF tour since 2009,…
17 April 2021European Judo Championships - Lisbon, Portugal
Day one of the Senior European Judo Championships 2021 brought us the expected surprises and a sensational celebration for the hosts, Portugal. -48kg The -48kg category ended in an unfortunate way as Distria KRASNIQI (KOS) missed out on a much anticipated opportunity to take on rival Daria BILODID (UKR) in…
17 April 2021This week we will see some major decisions made for Olympic selections based on performances in the European Championships 2021. Another close contest can be seen in the Spanish team between the lightweight women, Julia FIGUEROA and Laura MARTINEZ ABELENDA. Ranked 6 and 12 respectively in the Olympic ranking, the…
15 April 2021European Judo Championships - Lisbon, Portugal
The third and final day of the European Championships 2021 will see the heavyweight categories go head to head for the five remaining titles in Lisbon. -90kg All but one of the top eight European athletes in the -90kg category are registered to compete this week, due to the absence…
13 April 2021European Judo Championships - Lisbon, Portugal
It is the week of the Senior European Championships 2021 and today we will be looking at the entry for day two competitors. -63kg Notably the entry of the -63kg category is missing fan-favourite Clarisse AGBEGNENOU (FRA) along with many of the French women given that selection for World Championships…
12 April 2021European Judo Championships - Lisbon, Portugal
The Altice arena on the coast of Lisbon, Portugal is ready to welcome the European athletes hoping to take home the 2021 title and in less than a week we will already be able to name five following an exciting first day of competition. -48kg For Daria BILODID (UKR) this…
11 April 2021Online Forum - Veteran Vibes - Vienna, Austria
With 118 judoka logged on for the Veteran Vibes online forum today, EJU Vice President responsible for education, Jane Bridge introduced the event and speakers, unfortunately Oksana Denisova was unable to attend. In order to make this as inclusive as possible we were fortunate to have five translators to encourage…
10 April 2021Online Forum - Veteran Vibes - Vienna, Austria
It has finally arrived, the Veteran Vibes online open discussion will go live tomorrow between 10:30am and 12:00pm (CET) and will be held in English with translation offered for Russian, French, Spanish, Italian and German. The purpose of this discussion is for the speakers to provide advice and positive points…
9 April 2021European Judo Championships - Lisbon, Portugal
We are officially on our week countdown to the draw of the European Judo Championships 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal. Covid-19 postponed the 2020 edition which was held in November in Prague, Czech Republic so our returning champions haven’t even held their titles for an entire year yet. Will they be…
8 April 2021For many judo fans, this will be one of the most anticipated decisions to revealed. Both athletes have been on the circuit for many years, one already an Olympic medallist in another weight category, while the other realised his dream of reaching the World Championship podium in Tokyo and will…
7 April 2021Grand Slam - Antalya, Turkey
In what must rank as one of the most impressive displays of ne waza Marcus NYMAN (SWE) won the gold medal in the -90kg category here in Antalya. In the final Nyman faced number two seed TOTH Krisztan (HUN) against whom the Swede had an unenviable 2-6 record. But Nyman…
3 April 2021Grand Slam - Antalya, Turkey
It took six years and travelling to ten cities but finally, Fabio BASILE (ITA) achieved one of his goals, that of winning a Grand Slam gold medal. The 26-year old Italian did so quite convincingly in the -73kg category by defeating among others current European champion Victor STERPU (MDA) and…
3 April 2021Online Forum - Veteran Vibes - Vienna, Austria
With only a week to go until our Veteran Vibes online event, we can introduce our six guest speakers, all of whom have varied backgrounds but are equally as devoted to the sport. This open discussion will focus on how to stay healthy during the pandemic, though vaccines are becoming…
2 April 2021Grand Slam - Antalya, Turkey
In the -60kg category it was a tale of two tactics; those of Walide KHYAR (FRA) up against Jorre VERSTRAETEN (BEL). The young Belgian came out on top having along the way defeated among others number three seed Eric TAKABATAKE (BRA) and number two seed YANG Yung Wei (TPE). In…
1 April 2021Kata Tournament (online) - Pordenone, Italy
Last week the EJU Kata Commissioners hosted the first online kata tournament, originally hosted in Pordenone, Italy. As we have seen, year upon year the pairs have increased but this year we have seen something special. This event during the Covid-19 situation has been awaited by many teams in Europe…
1 April 2021Grand Slam - Antalya, Turkey
It has been said often enough before; timing is everything. For those who have chosen to compete at the Antalya Grand Slam that begins on Thursday it is another opportunity to gain points toward qualification for the Tokyo Olympics. For others, this next stage on the IJF World Tour is…
31 March 2021It is no secret, Shirine BOUKLI arrived on the senior circuit with purpose after an impressive performance as a junior, it seemed all too easy. While we celebrate her successes it has become evident that she has become a contender for Tokyo 2021 which once again has put France in…
30 March 2021
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