World Championships - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
What a surprising fifth day at the World Championships at the Maracanazinho on Friday. Two Pan American Champion and one new World champion from Asia that no one ever thought of. Day five proved to be a day of surprises as the top seeds fell and two judoka won their…
30 August 2013World Championships - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
There was an emotional farewell for Olympic champion Lucie Decosse (FRA) who brought her career to an end in Rio. The French all-time great and three-time senior world champion was unable to secure a fairytale swansong despite a tenacious effort as the 32 Decosse took an age to the leave…
30 August 2013World Championships - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
What a day for Europe on Thursday getting the full monty of 8 medals in the categories U63kg for women and U81kg for men. Two full European podiums is unique for Europe. World number one Yarden GERBI (ISR) and world number two CLARISSE AGBEGNENOU (FRA) were on an inevitable collision…
29 August 2013World Championships - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Five medals for Europe at the third day of the 2013 World Championships at the Maracanazinho on Wednesday. Japan’s youthful team continued to excel on day three as 21-year-old ONO Shohei (JPN) was crowned world champion with a superb win against Ugo LEG ONO, the 2011 Junior world champion and…
28 August 2013World Championships - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
25 August 2013
World Championships - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Andreas Toelzer, bronze medallist at the Olympic Games in London will retire after the World Championships in Rio de Janeiro in the end of this month. The 33-year old judoka from Mönchen Gladbach announced his retirement: “I hope for a medal in Rio, but it’s tough to keep the level…
12 August 2013World Championships - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Europe has seven World Ranking leaders in advance of the World Championships judo in Rio de Janeiro. Seven is the same number of European Olympic Champions, but only one Olympic Champion in 2012 is still leading the World Ranking. Brazilian Sarah Menezes is the only leading judoka. This week the…
30 July 2013World Championships - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Until the 31st of July the elite in judo is preparing for the World Championships in Rio de Janeiro from 25-31 August. Sochi will host the Winter Olympic Athletes in 2014 but also hosted the Russian athletes in advance of their successful preparation period for London. Current more than 370…
27 July 2013World Championships - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The fifth of five European Cups for Seniors is this weekend in Sindelfingen in Germany. Slovenia is leading the medal table after the first day of fighting. European Champion Rok Draksic preferred to prepare for the World Championships in Germany instead of the Grand Slam in Moscow and claimed the…
20 July 2013World Championships - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
When Lucie Decosse FRA stood atop the podium at last summer’s Olympic Games in London she did so as reigning world champion and confirmed her status as world number one. By achieving at her third attempt her goal of winning an Olympic gold medal, and aged 31, Decosse became the…
28 June 2013
World Championships