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Tashkent GS 2024
In Tashkent, We Love Surprises

What better way to open the weekend than with a first day of competition? This is what we were treated ...

Tashkent GS 2024
-66kg: Nurali Emomali Scores for Tajikistan

We announced it in yesterday's preview, Willian Lima (BRA), being seeded and with the momentum from his ...

Tashkent GS 2024
-52kg: Buchard On Top

Amandine Buchard (FRA) had to work hard but eventually she came away victorious in the -52 kg category, ...

Athlete Stories
Romane Dicko (FRA): Everything Pointed at Paris

World number one, world champion, already an Olympic medallist and with her ticket to the 2024 Games ...

Tashkent GS 2024
-60kg: Ruziev’s Joy for Hosts Uzbekistan

Doston Ruziev (UZB) was not fazed by the sight of Giorgi Sardalashvili (GEO).

Tashkent GS 2024
-48kg: Giliazova Takes the Top Medal

Beginning at the beginning, there is a clear upset, a reversal of predictions which strikes as soon as ...

Tashkent GS 2024
What to Follow on Day Two of the Tashkent Grand Slam

Another day, another stellar line-up. In the world of judo, one can predict all they want but in the ...

International Women's Day 2024
The Judo Family Is Ready to Celebrate IWD

Each year, 8th March represents an important date in the calendar since it is International Women's Day. ...

International Women's Day 2024
Slovenia’s Judo for Adult Women Programme

Last year, at the Tashkent Grand Slam 2023, we engaged in a conversation with Ms Nuša Lampe (SLO), a ...

Tashkent GS
Values and Culture at the Heart of the Draw

It’s draw time; the moment in every competition schedule when conjecture begins to be replaced by honest ...

Tashkent GS 2024
What to Follow on Day One of the Tashkent Grand Slam

There will be action all weekend at the Tashkent Grand Slam 2024; that's a given! At the end of the draw ...

The Olympic Champion Series
The Olympic Champions (30): Thierry Rey (FRA)

Interviewing an Olympic champion is something special and always delivers thought-provoking words and ...