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Baku Grand Slam 2022
-73kg - Heydarov Laid Claim to Gold and Collected Without Hindrance

Hidayat Heydarov (AZE) is adored by the people of Azerbaijan.

Baku Grand Slam 2022
-63kg - Unplanted Seeds

With strong judo and every single prediction blown to smithereens, this category provided intrigue and ...

Baku Grand Slam 2022
Colombia’s New Generation

Coach Baudilio Hernandez is a stalwart of the national team in Colombia.

Baku Grand Slam 2022
Baku Opens it’s Doors to the World

Baku is a city familiar with the highest level of judo, having welcomed the judo family to a world championships ...

A Man of Peace
Naser Al Tamimi is Rewarded With the Order of the Rising Sun

Naser Al Tamimi, General Treasurer of the International Judo Federation, has been awarded the Order of ...

Baku Grand Slam 2022
-57kg: A Fun New Race

Picture a quarter-final between the current Olympic champion Nora Gjakova (KOS) and British competitor ...

Baku Grand Slam 2022
-66kg: Vieru Wins But Khalifaev Defies All Logic

Khalifaev? What do you mean? I’ve never heard of him.

Baku Grand Slam 2022
-52kg: A Draw of Two Halves

The top half of the draw did not go to plan with Uzbek Kadamboeva, 59th in the ranking, rising almost ...

Baku Grand Slam 2022
-60kg: Hedging Their Bets

The -60kg category was a saturation of home flags with one Azeri athlete in each quarter of the draw. ...

Baku Grand Slam 2022
-48kg: Boukli Will Not Take No For an Answer

Boukli (FRA) and Milani (ITA) might have been your pick at the beginning of the day and you’d have ...

Baku Grand Slam 2022
Chasing Olympic Qualification in Beautiful Baku

The draw for the 2022 Baku Grand Slam has been completed and that means the judo itself is not far away. ...

WJD 2022 - Inclusion
World Judo Day in Croatia

Every year on 28th October, for Jigoro Kano's birthday, Judo Club Pujanke in Split celebrates World Judo ...