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Baku Grand Slam 2023
-57kg: Gjakova Is Strong and Proves It

What a category! When you start the day with the early elimination of the 2022 world champion and 2016 ...

Baku Grand Slam 2023
-66kg: Najafov Wins Gold for the Host Country

He believed in it almost until the end. Denis Vieru, seeded number one, knew when arriving in Baku that, ...

Baku Grand Slam 2023
-52kg: Kisumi Omori Dominates Olympic Champion

Distria Krasnoqi (KOS) had a boulevard in front of her, at least on paper.

Baku Grand Slam 2023
-60kg: Ramazan Abdulaev Takes Gold

Everything should have been good for Balabay Aghayev and Azerbaijan, in a category where we know that ...

Baku Grand Slam 2023
-48kg: World Number One, Scutto, Stays Number One

Starting as the number one seed in the competition, Assunta Scutto had a clear advantage to reach the ...

Baku Grand Slam 2023
Baku Grand Slam 2023 Is Open

The Heydar Aliyev Baku Grand Slam 2023 was officially opened on day 1 of the event at the National Gymnastics ...

Baku Grand Slam 2023
Ledo, you said Ledo?

There was a special spectator today in the National Gymnastics Arena, a spectator that for sure caught ...

Baku Grand Slam 2023
Let’s Get Excited

At 8:30 sharp this morning the first contests of the Heydar Aliyev Baku Grand Slam 2023 resonated in ...

Baku Grand Slam 2023
The Show will be Incredible!

With three events on the World Judo Tour calendar between now and the end of the year, the pace is picking ...

The Olympic Champion Series
The Olympic Champions (21): Naohisa Takato (JPN)

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

Baku 2023
A First Look at the 2023 Baku Grand Slam

The Baku Grand Slam comes at a unique time of transition with many athletes trying to find their upswing ...

The Olympic Champion Series
The Olympic Champions (20): Distria Krasniqi (KOS)

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