World Championships - Astana, Kazakhstan

EMANE STILL BEST BY FAR AS SHE TAKES THIRD TITLE

Emane GEVRISE (FRA) -70kg GOLD medallist “I feel really great to win my third title and I didn’t expect at all to win the final so quickly. Last year I wasn’t even sure if I would continue judo and now I am the World Champion. I am really happy.” Kirill…

28 August 2015

World Championships - Astana, Kazakhstan

TRSTENJAK CONFIRMS NUMBER ONE STATUS WITH HISTORIC WIN

Tina Trstenjak (SLO) – World Champion 2015 I trained hard and I have a very good coach. Together we found the right tactics and strategy against her [Clarisse Agbegnenou]. He told me what I have to do and I did it. I know she is hard to throw. I knew…

27 August 2015

World Championships - Astana, Kazakhstan

CAPRIORIU STUMBLES AT FINAL HURDLE

Automne Pavia: 3 place at -63kg I came to Astana to win a gold medal. After my loss in the semi final against Matsumoto Kaori of course I was sad. And also after I won the bronze medal I could not be really happy because I wanted to be in the final. But…

26 August 2015

World Championships - Astana, Kazakhstan

STYLISH PULYAEV LEFT RUEFUL AFTER SECOND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SILVER

Of course I am sad about silver. I guess I lost because I felt very tired today. I was physically not strong enough. Maybe my tactics were not smart enough in the final. I should not have stopped after he got three shidos. I felt that I had a chance…

25 August 2015

World Championships - Astana, Kazakhstan

HOME WIN FOR SMETOV AS EUROPEANS ENDURE FIRST DAY SHUT OUT

The opening day of the 2015 world championships being staged in Astana, Kazakhstan, saw some of Europe’s finest judoka fall short of the medal podium. Europe’s men found it tough going against strong opposition with the medals in the -60kg category going to Japan, Korea, and host nation Kazakhstan as…

24 August 2015

World Championships - Astana, Kazakhstan

JUDO HALL OF FAME

International Judo Federation Hall of Fame Anton Geesink Jigoro Kano Charles Palmer George Kerr Franco Capelletti Peter Seisenbacher Kosei Inoue David Douillet Ezio Gamba Jean-Luc Rouge Thierry Rey Patrick Hickey Robert Van De Walle Mohamed Ali Rashwan Ryoko Tani Ingrid Berghmans Vladimir Nevzerov Willem Ruska Aurelio Fernandez Miguel Hector Rodriguez…

21 August 2015

World Championships - Astana, Kazakhstan

DAY 4: CAN THE EUROPEANS DEFEND THEIR TITLES?

  -63kg The head to head battle between Clarisse AGBEGNENOU (FRA) and Yarden GERBI (ISR) is 1-1 as per the world championships. In 2013 it was who Gerbi celebrated whilst last year it was Agbegnenou who took top spot on the podium. There won’t be a re-match, at least not…

21 August 2015

World Championships - Astana, Kazakhstan

DAY 3: POTENTIAL TO STEP ON THE PODIUM BY EUROPEANS

-57kg There is no one with near the experience of collecting world medals as Telma MONTEIRO (POR). Five WCh medals, four of them silver (2007, 2009, 2010, 2014). Despite the fact that she is yet to win the biggest prize, the Portuguese judoka is clearly a regular fixture at the…

20 August 2015

World Championships - Astana, Kazakhstan

Day 6: RINER SET TO BREAK ALL RECORDS

+100kg The name TANI Ryoko surely rings a bell for she won seven consecutive World Championships gold medals; this is the same number that French superstar Teddy RINER (FRA) has collected up to this point. The upcoming WCh will provide the opportunity for the French judoka to open a new…

18 August 2015

World Championships - Astana, Kazakhstan

Day 5: STRONGEST CHANCE FOR EUROPEAN MEDALS

    -78kg Audrey TCHEUMEO leads the Europeans in the WRL in the under 78kg category. The 25 year old French woman knows how it feels to be the best in the world by winning the world championships Paris in 2011. Including that one she already has a whole collection of…

18 August 2015

World Championships - Astana, Kazakhstan

PREPARATION COMPLETE, CURTAIN ABOUT TO GO UP

Update 21 August 2015: Orkhan SAFAROV (AZE) and TAKATO Naohisa (JPN) will not participate at the World Championships. Shishime Toru will compete for Japan at -60kg. In the -52kg category HASHIMOTO Yuki will be replaced by NAKAMURA Misato. The 26 year old Japanes is double world champion (2009 and 2011) and will be one of the favourites in…

18 August 2015