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Tbilisi Grand Slam 2022: Day 3
Sometimes It's Good To Be Wrong

We had a bad feeling, probably because the second day had been great in terms of quality.

Editorial
It Has to be Worth it

Why do we do it? Judo is hard. Actually judo is very hard.

Tbilisi Day 3: Technical Analysis
Drama, Excellence and Consistency

IJF Head Referee Director Armen Bagdasarov became Uzbekistan’s first ever Olympic medallist, with a ...

Interview
"Nobody Should Ever See What I Have Seen"

He is a man who economises on his gestures. He moves slowly, cautiously, as if he wanted to go unnoticed. ...

Video
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Interviews: #JudoTbilisi

Tbilisi Grand Slam 2022: Day 2
Home of the Braves

Lasha Shavdatuashvili has yet to have a monument erected.

Tbilisi Day 2: Technical Analysis
Nothing Missing

Carlo Knoester, IJF Referee Supervisor in Tbilisi, has stepped forward to offer a technical analysis ...

Judoka Focus: Lasha
The CEO of his Tatami

With a bye in the first round, because that is your reward for being the number one seed, a seemingly ...

Tbilisi Grand Slam 2022: Day 1
Georgian Rock 'N' Roll

In organisational terms, if we wanted to compare, Japan would be a Beethoven symphony, France a Vivaldi ...

Tbilisi Technical Analysis, Day 1
And Attack They Did!

It is day 1 of the grand slam in Georgia and there is much to be thankful for, not least of which is ...

Story
The Pantheon Of Photos

A small, narrow street; stopping the car means causing a traffic jam.

Tbilisi Grand Slam Draw
Georgia Is Hot

It's hot in Georgia, and the Tbilisi Grand Slam hasn't even started yet.