World Championships Seniors Indiv. & Teams - Chelyabinsk, Russia

RINER UNTOUCHABLE, KRPALEK ECSTATIC – TWO MORE GOLDS FOR EUROPE

Teddy Riner’s reign in the +100kg category continues after a convincing sixth defence of his world title on the final day of individual competition at the world championships in Chelyabinsk. First to fall to the French giant was the Israeli Or Sasson whose hopes of any kind of credible performance…

30 August 2014

World Championships Seniors Indiv. & Teams - Chelyabinsk, Russia

ILIADIS ON TOP OF THE WORLD AGAIN

Looking comfortable Ilias Iliadis GRE first faced Mervin Rodriquez VEN scoring freely with makikomi then sode tsurikomi goshi to lead by two yukos after two minutes. The makikomi was working well as Iliadis threw again neatly for ippon. Celio Dias POR was next to take on Iliadis and although Dias…

30 August 2014

World Championships Seniors Indiv. & Teams - Chelyabinsk, Russia

TCHRIKISHVILI AND AGBEGNENOU TAKE WORLD TITLES IN CHELYABINSK

Avtandil Tchrikishvili GEO became only the second Georgian to win a world championship title when he took gold in the -81kg category on day four of the World Championships in Chelyabinsk. Not since Irakli Tsirekidze’s win in the under 90kg in Rio in 2007 have the Georgians enjoyed such a…

28 August 2014

World Championships Seniors Indiv. & Teams - Chelyabinsk, Russia

PORTUGAL’S TELMA MONTEIRO SETTLES FOR SILVER NUMBER FOUR

In the women’s -57kg category Portugal’s Telma Monteiro had a first round bye before facing Sevara Nishanbayeva KAZ whom she threw within 30 seconds with ippon seoi nage for ippon. Next up was Marti Malloy USA against whom Monterio had 4-1 winning record, the one loss coming in the London…

28 August 2014

World Championships Seniors Indiv. & Teams - Chelyabinsk, Russia

JUDO IS BOTH WELCOME AND HEALTHY IN CHELYABINSK

European Judo Union President Mr. Sergey Soloveychik confirmed at a press conference held during the World Championships in Chelyabinsk that the Senior European Championships will be staged in the city of Glasgow in 2015 and Kazan in 2016. Sitting alongside Mr. Boris Dubrovsky, Acting Governor of the Chelyabinsk Region, Mr.…

27 August 2014

World Championships Seniors Indiv. & Teams - Chelyabinsk, Russia

KELMENDI WINS SECOND WORLD TITLE

After a bye in the first round Kelmendi began the defence of her title by throwing Vanessa Cortesia VEN for ippon with o goshi within 40 seconds. This brought up a difficult third round contest against world bronze medallist (Tokyo 2010) Munkhbaatar Bundmaa MGL. Although the Mongolian managed to take…

26 August 2014

World Championships Seniors Indiv. & Teams - Chelyabinsk, Russia

RETURN OF THE CHAMPIONS

Whatever else these World Championships may offer up over the coming seven days they will certainly not be short of quality with all 14 of the gold medal winners from Rio 2014 listed to compete here in Chelyabinsk. This impressive turn out will surely produce a show to please not…

22 August 2014