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Qingdao GP 2025
Heavyweights Ready to Close the Show in Qingdao

The final block of action in Qingdao belongs to the heavyweights and it promises fireworks.

Qingdao GP 2025
-81 kg: Gold for Hojo and Team Japan

The final category of day 2 was unpredictable from the very beginning.

Qingdao GP 2025
-70 kg: Gold for Cvetko, a New Era for Madagascar

The women’s -70 kg category offered the most expected confirmation and the biggest surprise of the ...

Qingdao GP 2025
-73 kg: Tanaka’s Technique Takes the Title

The first men’s category of the day was entered by a strong field experienced athletes, punctuated ...

Qingdao GP 2025
-63 kg: Deketer Holds Court

This category was fast, entertaining and highly skilled from the very first ‘hajime’ of the preliminary ...

Qingdao GP 2025
Qingdao Grand Prix Preliminaries, Day 2

At the beginning of the second day of competition at the Conson Stadium, Japan were in pole position ...

Athlete Stories
Mary Dee Vargas Ley: "The Only One Who Loses is the One Who Gives Up"

Including grand slams, grand prix, Masters and world championships, Chile’s Mary Dee Vargas Ley, -48 ...

Qingdao GP 2025
Middleweight Showdowns Set to Ignite Qingdao

The middleweight categories are set to take centre stage in China on day 2 of the Qingdao Grand Prix ...

Qingdao GP 2025
Returning to China is a Great Success

Returning to China after 6 years away is already a great experience for the athletes, guests and organisers ...

Qingdao GP 2025
-57 kg: Momo Tamaoki Sticks to Her Plan

In this last category of day one, Jia Zhou (CHN) arrived at her first World Judo Tour gold medal contest, ...

Qingdao GP 2025
-66 kg: Yondonperenlei Takes the Win

The second of the two men’s categories being contended on this first day delivered big performances ...

Qingdao GP 2025
-52 kg: Unstoppable Takeuchi Throws for Gold

The second women’s weigh category of the day seemed to belong to Japan’s Rin Takeuchi from her first ...