Tbilisi Grand Slam 2025 - Tbilisi, Georgia
The performance of Georgia’s superstar Lasha SHAVDATUSHAVILI was a huge reason to celebrate on day two of the Tbilisi Grand Slam. As the first Georgian to achieve European, World and Olympic Champion titles, he is of course held in high regard, and carries the pressures that naturally comes with those…
22 March 2025Tbilisi Grand Slam 2025 - Tbilisi, Georgia
On her third attempt in the Tbilisi Grand Slam, 20 year-old Nino LOLADZE (GEO) fought her way to a place on the podium, the perfect place to secure her first IJF World Judo Tour medal. Loladze demonstrated the typical Georgian style throughout her preliminaries, huge throws throughout, only losing out…
21 March 2025Tbilisi Grand Slam 2025 - Tbilisi, Georgia
The Georgian women’s team doesn’t have quite the depth of the men’s yet, but it is growing and has some strong contenders this weekend in the Tbilisi, starting with the -57kg category. Defending Tbilisi Grand Slam winner, Eteri LIPARTELIANI is currently #9 in the world ranking list, supported by numerous…
20 March 2025Tbilisi Grand Slam 2025 - Tbilisi, Georgia
As one of the most patriotic nations in judo, it is unsurprising that the Georgian team are ready and rallying to rise up and take the gold medal on home soil during the Tbilisi Grand Slam 2025. There are some heavy hitters in the line up for Team Georgia, led…
19 March 2025Tbilisi Grand Slam 2025 - Tbilisi, Georgia
Poland’s Angelika SZYMANSKA has been a transformative character on the IJF World Judo Tour in the last cycle and is now an established front runner in the -63kg category. Before she embarked back on the grand tour, she took the opportunity to use the Warsaw European Open as a warm…
18 March 2025
Tbilisi Grand Slam 2025