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OTP Group Tashkent GS 2026
The World Judo Tour Sparkled in Tashkent

The final day of the OTP Group Tashkent Grand Slam 2026 delivered power, precision and emotion in equal ...

OTP Group Tashkent GS 2026
+100 kg: A Grand Finale in Tashkent

Top seed on home soil, Alisher Yusupov (UZB) carried both expectation and responsibility in Tashkent. ...

OTP Group Tashkent GS 2026
+78 kg: Sone Returned to the Summit

For months, even years, she had been largely absent from the spotlight, yet Akira Sone (JPN) remains ...

OTP Group Tashkent GS 2026
-100 kg: Sadrudinov Struck at the Last Moment

Zelym Kotsoiev (AZE) is the kind of champion who wins with grace and loses with dignity.

OTP Group Tashkent GS 2026
-78 kg: Issoufi Executed Her Plan to Perfection

The -78 kg category was the first in which the line-up for the final became clear and, throughout the ...

OTP Group Tashkent GS 2026
-90 kg: Fatiyev Stunned the Favourite

There are certain judoka for whom fans make the journey whenever they appear on a World Judo Tour entry ...

OTP Group Tashkent GS 2026
Tashkent: Where Judo Brings Nations Together

The OTP Group Tashkent Grand Slam 2026 was declared open prior to the final block of the day at the Humo ...

OTP Group Tashkent GS 2026
-81 kg: Rajabli Seized His Moment with Authority

The identity of the -81 kg finalists remained uncertain until the very last contests of the preliminary ...

OTP Group Tashkent GS 2026
-70 kg: Experience Prevailed as Butkereit Claimed Gold

For two days, France had been searching for a breakthrough performance in Tashkent.

OTP Group Tashkent GS 2026
-73 kg: Abdulloi Confirmed His Authority in an Open Field

The last-minute withdrawal of 2024 world and reigning Olympic champion Hidayat Heydarov reshaped the ...

OTP Group Tashkent GS 2026
-63 kg: Tanioka Denied the Favourite and Claimed Gold

As top seed, Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard (CAN) carried the weight of expectation but that burden did ...

OTP Group Tashkent GS 2026
A Day of Champions and a Golden Moment for the Host Nation

Tashkent delivered a day that reminded everyone why judo remains one of the most demanding and inspiring ...