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Paris GS 25
-73 kg: Ahadov is Thrilled to Win in Paris for the First Time

The -73 kg final was billed to be a contest full of powerful judo, two experts in the use of momentum ...

Paris GS 25
-57 kg: Fawaz Takes an Emotional Gold

In the final Martha Fawaz was flying the host’s flag while Timna Nelson Levy arrived after a fantastic ...

Paris GS 25
-66 kg: Pashayev (AZE) Wins His First Grand Slam Gold

As everyone around the world gets used to the new rules, we can see that in Paris the transition into ...

Paris GS 25
-52 kg: An All-Japanese Final

This third category of the day was already guaranteed to provide Japan with their 4th and 5th medals ...

Paris GS 25
-60 kg: The French Rivalry Sends Valadier Picard to the Top Spot

Romain Valadier Picard had proven himself to be the best -60 kg Frenchman on the day already, reaching ...

Paris GS 25
-48 kg: The First Grand Slam Gold of 2025 Goes to Japan

After a preliminary block that went at a blistering pace, the medal contests were decided by skill, by ...

Paris GS 25
And So it Begins...

There is nothing quite like the countdown into the first contests of the Paris Grand Slam.

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 ...

Paris GS 25
A New Era

The Paris Grand Slam has begun. As every year, it attracts thousands of spectators who already filled ...

Paris GS 25
Paris Opens the Season and the Cycle

The Paris Grand Slam not only opens this season for the IJF World Judo Tour but it also opens the elite ...

Paris GS 2025
Three Things to Look Out For at the 2025 Paris Grand Slam

Our last visit to the French capital was much less than a year ago as the most prestigious liaison of ...

The Passing of 1964 Olympic Silver Medallist Mr Eric Hänni (SUI)

The IJF is moved to hear of the passing of Olympic and European medallist Mr Eric Hänni of Switzerland ...