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Abu Dhabi Worlds 2024
A Special Presentation for a very Special Judoka

The fourth day of the Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 saw a further 137 athletes across the -70 kg, ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
-78 kg: Wagner Dominates Every Single Round

An in-form Anna-Maria Wagner is very special indeed.

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
-90kg: Tajima Takes World Title Back to Japan

The -90kg category at the Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 was typically stacked, with a whole host ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
-70 kg: A Golden Day for Pinot

The category leader, Elisavet Teltsidou (GRE) is a big thrower, favouring the koshi-waza range.

Athlete Stories
Christa Deguchi OLY

This is a story more than 7 years in the making. It has been followed closely by the world’s sports ...

Abu Dhabi Worlds 2024
Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 – Day 4 Preview

We’ve reached the halfway point at the Abu Dhabi World Championships as day three of the individual ...

Interview
A Samurai in Abu Dhabi

Everyone remembers Shin Koyamada in The Last Samurai, an epic period action drama film directed and produced ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
Two Young Champions Claim First and Third Titles

Day three of the Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 saw the athletes in the -63kg and -81kg categories ...

Abu Dhabi Worlds 2024
-81kg: Unstoppable Grigalashvili Writes His Name in Georgian History

The last three finals in a row in the -81kg category at the world championships have been contested by ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
-63 kg: Van Lieshout Jumps to the Top

There are top seeds and then there are the anomalies. It’s like that in several categories.

Judo for Children
A Wind of Youth Blows Over the World Championships

The second day of the World Judo Championships Abu Dhabi 2024 saw a breath of youthful air blow through ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
Odette Giuffrida: How We Make People Feel is Something We Carry For All Our Lives

Odette Giuffrida has competed at no less than nine senior world championships.