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Abu Dhabi GS
The Face of Celebration

Celebration looks different for everyone. For some it’s a simple happy end to a good day of judo.

Abu Dhabi GS
-57kg: One Way or Another, It's Canada!

This category had the potential to showcase what it really means to be world class.

Abu Dhabi GS
Italy Gets Off to a Strong Start

The penultimate event of the season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam, began today in the Emirati capital.

Abu Dhabi GS
-66kg: Margvelashvili Brings Gold to Georgia

At 28 years old and with very little on his honours roll prior to 2020, Mongolian judoka Battogtokh just ...

Abu Dhabi GS
Technical Analysis, Day 1: Top Seeds Versus the Unseeded

Ziad Maafi is an essential cog in the IJF engine, a key member of the IJF IT Team, assisting the referee ...

Abu Dhabi GS
-52kg: Giuffrida Adds a Second Gold Medal for Italy

Italy has been advancing its pawns with precision and method for months.

Abu Dhabi GS
-60kg: Revol Leads the French Race

Since his world title, obtained in Doha this year, Francisco Garrigos (ESP) has been looking for a second ...

Abu Dhabi GS
-48kg: Scutto Shows that She Is the Best

Assunta Scutto is a world number one who is well established at the top of the rankings, which gave her ...

World Combat Games
World Combat Games: Teamwork for Team Success

The World Combat Games continues until 30th October in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, even if judo has already ...

Maruyama Follows in the Best Footsteps

Throughout the history of judo there has been an understanding that to learn from each other, to travel ...

Interview
There Is Light Over Saudi Arabia

The tone is cheerful, the smile communicative; Dr Abdulaziz Albassam, President of the Saudi Judo Federation, ...

World Combat Games
Uzbekistan Wins the World Combat Games

The least we can say is that the mixed team tournament of the World Combat Games Riyadh 2023 reserved ...