2nd European Games - Minsk, Belarus
As always, the Mixed Teams events provided us with a fantastic atmosphere with the crowd and athletes getting vocal for their respective teams. Nail-biting preliminaries eventually saw Team Portugal and Team Russia in the final, but it was not an easy road for either nation. TEAM PORTUGAL TEAM RUSSIA The…
25 June 20192nd European Games - Minsk, Belarus
The surprise athlete exits kept on rolling on the third and final day of individual competition here in Minsk at the European Games. We said goodbye to current World and European Champions in the preliminary rounds, proving that anything can happen on the tatami. +78kg category The open weight category…
25 June 20192nd European Games - Minsk, Belarus
There have been some seeded upsets on the second day of the 2nd European Games in Minsk with some of the medal hopefuls going out in the preliminary rounds. These surprises demonstrated clearly the high level of talent throughout the categories, not simply within the top eight. -81kg Category Securing…
25 June 20192nd European Games - Minsk, Belarus
With a series of celebrations to be had, Daria MEZHETSKAIA (RUS) tops the lot, celebrating her 23rd birthday on the same day she took her first senior European Championship and European Games medal which just happened to be gold. The -57kg Russian athlete devastated her opponents with a Galstyan-style spinning…
22 June 20192nd European Games - Minsk, Belarus
The 2nd European Games in Minsk, Belarus was officially opened last night in the Opening Ceremony, 12 out of the 48 countries competing in this years games had a judoka at the helm of their country’s parade, bearing the flag. Those lucky enough to be bestowed with this honour were;…
22 June 20192nd European Games - Minsk, Belarus
In previous years we have struggled to deliver comprehensive live streaming but for the 2nd European Games in Minsk we are pleased to inform you that we will in fact have live streaming from two of the three mats. As we do not hold the rights to Mat 2, we…
21 June 20192nd European Games - Minsk, Belarus
Within a couple of hours we will find out the much anticipated draw of the 2nd European Games 2019 in Minsk, Belarus. The final strong medal hopefuls are in the +78kg and +100kg category, who will compete on Day 3 of the tournament. +78kg Category In the +78 Category, CERIC…
21 June 20192nd European Games - Minsk, Belarus
-78kg Category The Dutch women continue to take seeded positions in the European Games this year, Guusje STEENHUIS #2 and VERKERK #5. Both athletes medalled in the European Games in 2015 with VERKERK taking gold, defeating German, Luise MALZHAN in the final and a bronze for STEENHUIS. The pair seem…
20 June 20192nd European Games - Minsk, Belarus
-70kg Category On the second day of competition we will see the women in the -70kg category competing for the European Games title. Current European Champion Kim POLLING (NED) is back in the running after some time out with injury. The Dutch woman has taken the European title a total…
19 June 20192nd European Games - Minsk, Belarus
There are only three days to go before the start of the 2nd European Games in Minsk, Belarus, hosting ‘The Summer of Sport’. The former Games took place in Baku, starting a wonderful European tradition. The multi-sport event will bring in 400 judoka from 49 nations to the mix of…
18 June 20192nd European Games - Minsk, Belarus
-63kg Category Clarisse AGBEGNENOU (FRA) took a bronze medal in Baku in 2015 but has since taken the continental title in Tel Aviv. The French three-time World Champion has been selected as flag-bearer for the French team and it would be hard to imagine a better selection and a more…
18 June 20192nd European Games - Minsk, Belarus
-57kg Category 2015 European Games bronze medallist, Nora GJAKOVA (KOS) is favourite to win in the -57kg category. The Kosovar athlete has consistently medalled in the Continental Championships for the past four years, finally battling her way to the final and a gold medal in Tel Aviv in 2018. The…
17 June 20192nd European Games - Minsk, Belarus
-52kg Category Amandine BUCHARD (FRA) leads the charge in the French women’s team, with three of the athletes standing in the #1 seed position. Following an emotional World Championships and taking a hard fought bronze medal, the -52kg judoka has made it clear she is to retain status, claiming…
16 June 20192nd European Games - Minsk, Belarus
We are now a week away from the beginning of the 2nd European Games in Minsk, Belarus. In some of the weight categories we have some exciting new judoka who have made their mark as junior athletes and will strive to make their way past the medal favourites. -48kg Category Ukraine’s…
15 June 20192nd European Games - Minsk, Belarus
In only nine weeks the 2nd European Games will take place. We will see a total of 400 athletes, made up of 229 men and 171 women, competing in Minsk, Belarus, not only for one, but two medals. The accumulation is due to the fact the European Games will be…
19 April 20192nd European Games - Minsk, Belarus
Following the Grand Prix in Antalya, the final ranking list for the 2nd European Games in Minsk can be found down below. The European Games will be the host for the 2019 European Judo Championships at the same time and the qualification will be based on this list. To avoid…
8 April 20192nd European Games - Minsk, Belarus
Following the Grand Prix in Tbilisi, the ranking list for the 2nd European Games in Minsk has been updated. The final event to acquire points for the European Games will be the Grand Prix in Antalya next weekend (6th and 7th April). On Monday the 8th of April, we will publish the…
1 April 20192nd European Games - Minsk, Belarus
In only 3 month the 2nd European Games will take place in Minsk. 400 athletes will fight in the capital of Belarus at this international multi sport event. The 2019 Minsk European Games Sports Programme will include 15 sports in 23 disciplines for a total of 4082 competitors. The European Games…
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