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YOG Dakar 2026
Clarisse Agbégnénou Inspires a New Generation Ahead of Dakar 2026 YOG

As anticipation builds for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, the appointment of Clarisse Agbégnénou ...

Christa Deguchi: A Champion Who Echoes Through Generations

There are champions whose names fade with time and then there are those who linger, etched into memory ...

Athlete Stories
17 Years on the World Judo Tour; What is the Key?

In 2008 a 16 year Brazilian judoka won the junior world championships in Bangkok.

Athlete Stories
Andreja Leski: What a Way to End an Elite Career!

What a way to close an already exemplary career! Andreja Leski’s final result on her IJF profile shows ...

Interview
Christa Deguchi: Without Regret

Some life journeys command respect. The path followed by Christa Deguchi, Olympic and double world champion, ...

Athlete Stories
Distria Krasniqi: I Don't See a Reason to Stop

Distria Krasniqi (KOS) has claimed almost every medal that can be claimed.

News
Tina Trstenjak's Lifelong Exploration of Judo Continues

“On 31st of December 2022, my first judo career, in the field of judo competition, finished.

Zagreb GP 2025
Barbara Matic: On the Other Side of the Tatami in Zagreb

The Paris Olympic Games are now long behind us but many stories remain from that time; not least of which ...

Athlete Stories
Alice! World and Olympic Champion!

At the Paris Olympic Games last summer, Alice Bellandi (ITA) became Olympic champion, an extraordinary ...

The Olympic Champion Series
The Olympic Champions (54): Irakli Tsirekidze (GEO)

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

The Olympic Champion Series
The Olympic Champions (53): Hidehiko Yoshida (JPN)

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

Paris GS 25
A New Head Women’s Coach for France: Lucie Decosse

At the end of each Olympic cycle there is an inevitable shuffling of roles, restructuring of teams and ...