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Dushanbe GS 2024
-66kg: Rahimov Makes History for Turkmenistan

With the top seed at -66kg at the Dushanbe Grand Slam 2024, Walide Khyar (FRA), exiting the competition ...

Dushanbe GS 2024
-60kg: Quvatov Thrills Home Crowd With Maiden Gold

In our preview for the -60kg category at the Dushanbe Grand Slam 2024, we noted Kazakhstan’s three-horse ...

Dushanbe GS 2024
Technical Analysis, Day 1: Exploring All Sides of Judo

Evgeny Rakhlin was an Olympic referee in Tokyo having spent his whole life in judo.

Dushanbe GS 2024
-52kg: An All-Swiss Final Goes to Kocher

None of the top four seeds made it to the semi-finals today, a day of underdog commitment and the determination ...

Dushanbe GS 2024
-48kg: Bavuudorj Goes for Gold

What we like most is to be surprised. Nothing is enjoyed more than a great technical win against expectation. ...

Paris 2024
The Adventure Continues for the Refugee Team

It's now official, the refugee Olympic team has been announced by the International Olympic Committee ...

Athlete Stories
Julia Tolofua - “I Believe in Judo”

Julia Tolofua is a judoka from the formidable French heavyweight school that is dominating the World ...

Dushanbe GS 2024
The Spirit of Dushanbe

Last year’s Dushanbe Grand Prix took the judo world by storm.

Honorary Black Belt Awarded to Minister Giorgetti

Today the Italian minister of economy, Mr Giancarlo Giorgetti, was awarded an honorary black belt by ...

Dushanbe GS 2024
What to Follow on Day 1 of the Dushanbe Grand Slam 2024

After an incredibly successful inaugural grand prix in June 2023, the IJF World Judo Tour returns to ...

Dushanbe GS 2024
The Dushanbe Grand Slam Draw is Up

The first official business of the 2024 Dushanbe Grand Slam is to make the draw, an important aspect ...

Paris 2024
Refugee Olympic Team Announcement, Paris 2024

The composition of the Refugee Olympic Team Paris 2024 will be announced today during a ceremony that ...