Georgia
Giorgi Givishvili (GEO), World Cadet Champion
Year on year Giorgi Givishvili (GEO) is getting stronger, moving towards his long term goals, step by ...
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Statement from the International Judo Federation (IJF) - 02/08/2024 (1)
Following the incident that took place at the end of the quarter-final between Teddy Riner (FRA) and ...
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Technical Analysis: IBSA Judo Grand Prix Tbilisi 2024
Mr. Henk Plugge, IBSA Judo Referee Director, was present at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Tbilisi 2024 and ...
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IBSA Judo Grand Prix Tbilisi 2024 – Day 2
The second and final day of the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Tbilisi 2024 in Georgia saw a steady day of competition ...
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Paris Will Be Over Before We Know It
Mr Ilgar Rahimov, president of International Blind Sports Association, has been in office for a little ...
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IBSA Judo Grand Prix Tbilisi 2024 - Day 1
The first day of the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Tbilisi 2024 brought the last opportunity for lightweight VI ...
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An Impressive Quality of Ne-Waza
Multi-skilled IT expert Sinisa Veir has been around judo for over two decades, mainly around cables and ...
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An Opportunity to Promote Para-Judo
Judo has a significant presence in Georgia, both historically and in contemporary sports. Over decades, ...
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The Final Act: IBSA Judo Grand Prix Tbilisi 2024
The upcoming weekend will truly be the final act en route to the Paralympics. Over 200 judoka from 48 ...
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+100kg: Tushishvili Signs for a Fifth Gold Medal in a Grand Slam
The first known final of the day was that of the men's heavyweights, which featured a thrilling match ...
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+78kg: Lucht Surprises Everyone
Two Olympic champions were in play in Tbilisi in the heavyweight women’s category, Idalys Ortiz (CUB) ...
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-100kg: Sherazadishvili Find his Marks
Things were difficult for the double world champion Nikoloz Sherazadishvili (ESP), but in the end we ...
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-78kg: Kurchenko Closes the Gap
This group is truly elite. Event after event the world medallists of the category, always hungry for ...
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-90kg: Bekauri is Back!
They came among other things for him and they were not disappointed. The thousands of spectators at the ...
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Lipo Says Goodbye and Georgia Celebrates its Champions
During the second day of competition of the Tbilisi Grand Slam 2024, the Georgian public had the joy ...
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Fair-Play and Spectacular Judo, This Is What You Find in Georgia
Georgian Judo and its many achievements and successes no longer need to be presented. The list of world ...
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Why Should You Watch JudoTV?
If the dream of every judoka is to be physically present in each of the venues in which the World Judo ...
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-70kg: Matic Enjoys Her Day
Through the first couple of rounds the top 4 of the category, Van Dijke (NED), Matic (CRO), Teltsidou ...
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-81kg: Teenage Gold
The highest ranked athlete of the group, Francois Gauthier Drapeau was penalised out of contention early ...
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-73kg: Shavdatuashvili, a Legend, a Hero
We witnessed an extraordinary day in the -73kg category. Clearly, one of the judoka who attracted the ...
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Preview: The Final Day Offers Much in Tbilisi
The third and final day of competition in Georgia comes with a great deal of expectation. There are the ...
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Georgia Celebrates its Hero
The World Judo Tour competitions are celebrations of modern judo, that which currently excites us because ...
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-63kg: World Number One Beauchemin-Pinard Confirms in Tbilisi
We can begin by taking a look at the journey of Dena Pohl (GER). She’s developing a habit, a very good ...
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The Importance of Knowing the Rules
Judo is a sport with very simple principles, child-friendly we could say, as the goal of the sport is ...
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A Hard Time for Number One Seeds in Tbilisi
We noticed it during the first day of competition of the Tbilisi Grand Slam 2024 and at the beginning ...
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-57kg: Eteri Wins in Every Way
Seven of the 8 seeded athletes reached the quarter-finals, a pretty strong indication of the level of ...
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Tbilisi Offers Fine Champions and a Proposal
The first day of the Tbilisi Grand Slam 2024 ended in style. Georgia is a judo country which for decades ...
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-66kg: A Premiere for Chernykh
The day began a little sluggishly for the number one seed, Willian Lima (BRA). After a first round bye, ...
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-52kg: Toro Soler (ESP) Drafts Her Name on the Biggest Prize of All
Distria Krasniqi (KOS) looked set to obliterate the opposition with a string of wins that looked certain ...
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-60kg: Serikbayev's Tempo Was Way too High
Georgia was banking heavily on number one seed Giorgi Sardalashvili. Second in Tashkent at the start ...
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-48kg: Lee Proceeds in Style to Take Gold
The category was dispatched quickly; it was in the -48kg category that the poster for the final block ...
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Work Is Always Rewarded
Hard work is always rewarded, says the adage. Binta Ndiaye (SUI) perhaps thinks the opposite this evening, ...
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May the Fortune and Success Be With You in Georgia
The World Judo Tour has just settled in Georgia for the fourth consecutive edition of the Tbilisi Grand ...
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Three Things to Look Out For in Georgia
One: The Georgians!
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The Olympic Champions (28): Lasha Shavdatuashvili (GEO)
Interviewing an Olympic champion is something special and always delivers thought-provoking words and ...
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The Olympic Champions (24): Ilias Iliadis (GRE)
Interviewing an Olympic champion is something special and always delivers thought-provoking words and ...
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France Came Close But Japan Are the World Mixed Team Champions Again
The team event has long been a highlight of the world judo championships, especially so since the mixed-team ...
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Challenge 2020: A Factory of Champions
Georgia is currently in second place in the nations ranking at the World Judo Championships - Doha 2023. ...
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Georgia Celebrates a Job Well Done
At the beginning of day 3 only Serbia, Mongolia or perhaps Germany or Uzbekistan looked capable of topping ...
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+100kg: Zaalishvili Loves to Throw and Throw He Did!
In the heaviest category of the competition, the top half of the draw respected the world’s ranking ...
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+78kg: Hershko Illustrates Her World Number Two Position With a Gold Medal
Oh things haven't been easy for Raz Hershko! Seeded number one, she nevertheless started the tournament ...
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-100kg: This Sulamanidze Is Someone to Remember
In the second men's category of the day there was already a second chance for a gold medal for the host ...
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Technical Analysis, Day 3: Ethics and Transition
The world's first ever non-Japanese Shidoin, for the benefit of all the judo family, continues to work ...
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-78kg: Wagner Had a Plan, a Plan to Win!
When we observe the World Judo Tour journey of Alice Bellandi (ITA) in recent months, we can only be ...
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-90kg: Bekauri Brings a First Gold Back Home for Georgia
The Georgian party was announced and it took place. The host country was obviously waiting for the third ...
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Judo Is the Best Travel Agent!
The World Judo Tour is a fantastic travel agency. Said like this, it may seem a little trivial, and yet, ...
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The Youngest Member of the Team
At every World Judo Tour event there are dozens of volunteers, on top of the core staff, referees, local ...
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Statistics Tell Stories
Day two in Tbilisi brought some interesting statistics. The women stuck to the plan, on the whole, with ...
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-81kg: Borchashvili Opens the Score for Austria and for Himself
François Gauthier Drapeau (CAN) has trained us to be used to better. Third in Paris and Tel Aviv this ...
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-70kg: Teltsidou Wins her Second Grand Slam Gold
The -70kg category was more in line with expectations since the four main seeds, Sanne Van Dijke (NED), ...
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-73kg: Everything Is Possible for Batzaya
The public came in their numbers to see their hero, Lasha Shavdatuashvili, the man who won everything ...
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-63kg: Renshall Is Consistently Good
We cannot repeat it enough that being seeded is both an advantage and a heavy burden to bear; a totally ...
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-66kg: Aibek Uulu Climbs the World Ladder
The public believed it almost to the end, thanks to Vazha Margvelashvili, who qualified for the semi-finals ...
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-52kg: Keldiyorova Upset the Olympic Champion
There are things that we know with great certainty. In judo, it's never 100%, obviously, but with Distria ...
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-60kg: Once Gold, Twice Silver
Giorgi Sardalashvili (GEO) has arrived in the top 5 in the world at -60kg, almost from nowhere. At 19 ...
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-48kg: Serbia Scores Twice
Serbia struck a blow at -48kg by qualifying their two athletes for the final. In the first half of the ...
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Is There a Secret?
Is there a secret to the success of Georgian judo? This is the question that can be asked sincerely when ...
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Georgia is Ready to Host This Spectacle
At 2pm on 23rd March 2023, officials from the International Judo Federation and the Georgian Judo Federation ...
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The Success Guarantee
Have you ever wondered how a World Judo Tour competition works? In asking this question, we think of ...
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Eteri Liparteliani: A Pioneer
Her story began in Svaneti, a mountainous region of Georgia around 400km from its capital Tbilisi. 8 ...
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Heart and Passion
Tbilisi is the capital of the Republic of Georgia. Located on the banks of the Mtkvari River and home ...
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Eteri
Being the one and only Georgian woman pushing at the WJT podium since her debut in Tiblisi in 2018, is ...
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Tbilisi GS 2022 - Top Ippon
Tbilisi Grand Slam 2022 - Top ippon
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Tbilisi Grand Slam 2022 - Promo
Tbilisi Grand Slam 2022 - Promo
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Georgia Launches the First Judo Fan Club
Georgia is a predominant country when it comes to judo. They are very active on social media as well; ...
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Lasha Shavdatuashvili: It’s a Question of Passion and Hard Work
Since Lasha Shavdatuashvili won the world title in Budapest a few weeks ago, we already had the chance ...
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Georgia Ends With a Bang
We had to wait for the very last final to know which nation would finish at the top of the medal table, ...
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Actual Covid Facts and Results from Tbilisi Grand Slam
Due to false information being circulated regarding the Tbilisi Grand Slam, the IJF is publishing a factual ...
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Certainty and Uncertainty
The second day of a World Judo Tour tournament like the Grand Slam in Tbilisi is always more compact, ...
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Five Countries, Five Golds
There is something cathartic about a judo tournament; a sense of elation, as if there is a release expected ...
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Judoka by Day, Pianist by Night
A talented person is talented in everything! That can be said about Georgian judoka Ilia Sulamanidze. ...
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David Khakhaleishvili Passed Away
Times are difficult. We have sadly learned of the passing of former Olympic judo champion David Khakhaleishvili ...
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Tushishvili stars in heavyweight thriller
Düsseldorf Grand Slam – DAY THREE
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5 Must-See Preliminary Round Clashes
IJF World Judo Tour champions are out in force in Budapest and we’ve picked five mouthwatering preliminary ...
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The man behind the Khabareli
There a many ways a champion can be remembered. One of the most unique is to have a technique named after ...
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Tbilisi Grand Prix Trailer
From March 29-31, Tbilisi in Georgia will be the Judo World Capital. Follow the action on the IJF platforms.
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5 Must-See Preliminary Round Clashes
The stars of the IJF World Judo Tour are out in force at the Ekaterinburg Grand Slam this week but joining ...
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5 Things To Get Excited About At #JudoDüsseldorf2019
#JudoDüsseldorf2019 countdown
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5 key takeaways from the European Championships
5 key takeaways from the three-day Euro's in Israel
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Hunting for gold - Georgian and Ukrainians heavyweights under the spotlight
The IJF World Judo Tour resumes this weekend with the Tbilisi Grand Prix 2018 and we have singled out ...
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At the Georgian Judo School
They are already hard to defeat in normal times and will be even tougher next weekend; we of course want ...
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20 key storylines for #JudoWorlds2017 with 20 days to go
20 for 20 – The IJF presents 20 key storylines for #JudoWorlds2017 as Tuesday 8 August marks 20 days ...
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Tbilisi Grand Prix 2017, DAY3 - NEW GENERATION
While the tatami of the Tbilisi Grand Prix are still shaking with the last ippon scored by the ...
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Tbilisi Grand Prix 2017, DAY2 - BEYOND GLORY
With a stocky silhouette and cauliflower ears, there are no doubts, David KEVKHISHVILI is a judoka of ...
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Tbilisi Grand Prix 2017, DAY1 - PRESTIGE IS BACK
Tbilisi, in the collective imagination of the judoka of the whole world, has a place apart. For years, ...
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Tbilisi Grand Prix 2017 - POSITIVE AND PROGRESSIVE JUDO EXPECTED IN TBILISI
For the fourth time in history, during the next three days, all eyes will be focused on Tbilisi, the ...
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25 champions look ahead to #JudoParis2017 with 25 days to go
1. Majlinda KELMENDI (KOS) -52kg Rio 2016 Olympic champion For me the Paris Grand Slam is the most beautiful ...
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