European Games - Baku, Azerbaijan
Just when the difficult question was being asked regarding the desire of Adam OKRUASHVILI (GEO) to stay at the top, up came the big Georgian with the kind of answer that should silence any detractors. Okruashvili’s gold medal win in the +100kg category on the final day of individual competition…
28 June 2015European Games - Baku, Azerbaijan
Kim POLLING (NED) brushed aside all opposition on her way to the gold medal in the -70kg category on day two of the European Games in Baku. The world number one made it three European titles in a row with a win that confirms her successful return to top-flight competition…
27 June 2015European Games - Baku, Azerbaijan
Today’s gold medal winning performance for Beslan MUDRANOV (RUS) in the -60kg category at the European Games is the kind of thing that dreams are made of. Despite his status as reigning European champion Mudranov was seeded only number 3 at these games yet the seeding in the bottom half…
26 June 2015European Games - Baku, Azerbaijan
George KERR – EJU guest and 10th Dan: “To have the Europeans every fours years with the European Games is a good idea. Regarding judo’s development as a games event it is incredible. Judo wouldn’t be what it is now had it not been for its inclusion in the games–…
25 June 2015European Games - Baku, Azerbaijan
The European judo championships will start this Thursday in Baku. There will be three days of judo action for the individuals before on Sunday the team event will take place in the Heydar Aljyev Arena. On day two the visually impaired athletes are also fighting for the medals. The action…
21 June 2015European Games - Baku, Azerbaijan
Saturday will be the last day to fight for individual titles. Athletes in the -78kg, +78kg, -90kg, -100kg and +100kg will show their best on the tatami. Read the preview for day 3 of the European Championships in Baku. A real battle of the aces will be seen in the…
19 June 2015European Games - Baku, Azerbaijan
On Friday, the second day of the judo competition, the following categories will be seen on the tatami: -63kg, -70kg, -73kg and -81kg. Furthermore on the same day, visual impaired judokas will also be fighting for European medals. They had their last European championships in 2013. Here is a little…
19 June 2015European Games - Baku, Azerbaijan
In a few days the 2015 European Championships will begin the historical event of the first ever European Games. For the athletes this multi sport event will be a special experience with more than 6000 competitors from 50 NOC’s who are competing across 20 sports. This is a huge event…
19 June 2015European Games - Baku, Azerbaijan
Friday evening’s two-hour opening ceremony in Baku’s Olympic Stadium was kicked off by Azeri President Ilham Aliyev, who entered the stadium with a flaming torch at the start of a fantastic show. Aliyev, along with Russian President Vladimir Putin and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, watched from the stands as 6,000…
13 June 2015European Games - Baku, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan world number two judo athlete Elmar Gasimov has revealed that his focus and committed training are key to his plans to win gold on home soil at Baku 2015. Currently ranked second in the world rankings in his weight category, Elmar Gasimov has won three gold medals to date in…
10 June 2015European Games - Baku, Azerbaijan
With only a matter of weeks before the first ever European Games judo looks well placed to be one of the standout sports in Baku. The importance of judo at the games may be gauged simply by the numbers. 400 athletes from 49 countries will take part, all seeking the…
23 April 2015European Games - Baku, Azerbaijan
The European Olympic Committees (EOC) and the European Judo Union (EJU) are pleased to announce that the 2015 European Judo Championships will be incorporated into the inaugural European Games being staged in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 12-28 June this year. The decision guarantees that the continent’s finest judoka will be competing…
21 February 2015
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