Mittersill EJU OTC 2025 - Mittersill, Austria

NEW CYCLE BUT SAME GOAL FOR SULAMANIDZE

It is a new year, and the feeling is clear for all the athletes on the Mittersill OTC, a new cycle and challenge lies ahead. For Ilia SULAMANIDZE of Georgia, only one, the Olympic gold in 2028. Sulamanidze’s performance was stunning as usual, however he fell at the final hurdle…

11 January 2025

Mittersill EJU OTC 2025 - Mittersill, Austria

IT'S A COMEBACK

In the 1996 Olympic Games, Team Germany had plenty to celebrate, taking home an Olympic title and an impressive four bronze medals in judo alone. The first came from Richard TRAUTMANN in the -60kg category, Udo QUELLMALZ stole the show with a gold medal in the -65kg weight category, Marko…

10 January 2025

Mittersill EJU OTC 2025 - Mittersill, Austria

EVERYONE STARTS SOMEWHERE

There is a starting point for all judoka, their first OTC. For Aisa NURKOVIC of Montenegro, she is starting her voyage right here in Mittersill, Austria. With the Senior European Championships being held in Podgorica, Montenegro this year, Aisa kindly volunteered to join the EJU media team to ask some…

9 January 2025

Mittersill EJU OTC 2025 - Mittersill, Austria

PRESIDENT POIGER OPENS OTC

On the second day of the Mittersill OTC 2025, the President of the Austrian Judo Federation, and General Secretary of the European Judo Union, Dr Martin POIGER officially opened the camp and addressed athletes and coaches, It is a great pleasure to welcome you all here to Austria for the…

8 January 2025

Mittersill EJU OTC 2025 - Mittersill, Austria

MITTERSILL #31 IS UPON US

Tradition, excellent hosting and top talent has continued to make the opening camp of the year one of the most successful. Established well before being given the ‘OTC’ status (Olympic Training Camp – Going for Gold), which originated in 2010, Mittersill has never lost momentum and in this edition, starting…

6 January 2025

Mittersill EJU OTC 2025 - Mittersill, Austria

SIX WEEK COUNTDOWN

Though we still have the Tokyo Grand Slam around the corner, and the European Club Championships: Champions League to finish off 2024, eyes are already moving to the grand opening of 2025. As tradition states, athletes will be flocking to the Austrian OTC in Mittersill, gathering hundreds of athletes from…

26 November 2024