Tashkent World Senior Championsips 2022 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
EJU President László TOTH has been enjoying his days at the World Championships in Tashkent. Before the Mixed-Team competition on Thursday he speaks about his impressions and learnings in Uzbekistan. How happy are you with the outcome of the Judo World Championships in Tashkent? László Tóth: “To be honest: With…
13 October 2022Tashkent World Senior Championsips 2022 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
It’s been quite challenging times since the French Judo team secured the first Olympic Mixed Team title ever in Tokyo on 31st of July 2021. Wednesday in Tashkent, on the very last day of the single competitions at the World Championships, the French anthem eventually was played again on highest…
13 October 2022Tashkent World Senior Championsips 2022 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Europe had a guaranteed bronze medal in the +78kg category as Raz HERSHKO (ISR) stood against Julia TOLOFUA (FRA). The pair have only faced each other on one occasion, during the Paris Grand Slam 2021 with the Israeli securing the win, today however, Tolofua managed to progress to the semi…
12 October 2022Tashkent World Senior Championsips 2022 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
It has been a disappointing week for the French team, one of the worlds powerhouses in judo. Even though Amandine BUCHARD and Manon DEKETER took bronze medals, it isn’t quite what they are used to on the world stage but perhaps preparation and missing out on events such as the…
12 October 2022Tashkent World Senior Championsips 2022 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
The final day of individual competition was a big one for the team of France given that their performance this week hadn’t been what they’d hoped for. Instead, the heavyweight women, Romane DICKO and Julia TOLOFUA both succeeded in making it to the semi final, however due to the draw…
12 October 2022Tashkent World Senior Championsips 2022 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
The EJU Head Sport Director Catarina RODRIGUES and Head Referee Director Alexandr JATSKEVITCH, both Executive Committee members, have been assigned by President László TOTH to the World Championships in Tashkent (UZB) as official observers. They cooperated first-hand with their IJF counterparts. Before the seventh and last day of individual competition…
12 October 2022Tashkent World Senior Championsips 2022 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
In the past we have been used to talking about the Ukrainian female legend, Daria BILODID, but this week all eyes are on a new superpower, Yelyzaveta LYTVYNENKO. At only 18 years-old, she snatched the senior world bronze medal, devastating the current Olympic champion HAMADA Shori (JPN) in less than…
11 October 2022Tashkent World Senior Championsips 2022 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
What an opener for the final block of the world championships in the -78kg category. The were no expectations for the 18 year-old EYOF and junior European champion, Yelyzaveta LYTVYNENKO (UKR) coming in to her bronze medal contest against the current Olympic champion HAMADA Shori (JPN), and perhaps the lack…
11 October 2022Tashkent World Senior Championsips 2022 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
It’s not hard to tell that Croatian Judo Federation president Sanda CORAK is a happy woman. She has been in the job since 2004. She has experienced a lot of successes and losses too. But there was not such a day like Monday, the 10th of October 2022. What does…
11 October 2022Tashkent World Senior Championsips 2022 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
There were some big surprises and early exits for our superstars in the -78kg and -100kg categories on the sixth day of competition here in Tashkent, neither the 2021 -90kg or -100kg world champions, Nikoloz SHERAZADISHVILI (ESP) and Jorge FONSECA (POR) made it in to the final block. In fact…
11 October 2022Tashkent World Senior Championsips 2022 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Last year Barbara MATIC (CRO) made history when taking her world title in Budapest and she managed to remain the reigning champion in Tashkent. As if this feat wasn’t impressive enough, the excitement surrounding the final was justified as she was meeting her 21 year-old team mate and surprise of…
11 October 2022Tashkent World Senior Championsips 2022 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Miriam BUTKEREIT (GER) and Sanne VAN DIJKE (NED) were first up to try and take their respective bronze medals in the -70kg category. Unfortunately for the German she wasn’t able to seal the deal against NIIZOE Saki (JPN) but Sanne VAN DIJKE (NED) wasn’t leaving without a medal. Van Dijke…
10 October 2022Tashkent World Senior Championsips 2022 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Current world champion, Barbara MATIC (CRO) went in to the history books after claiming her title in 2021, and today she made a point that she is here to remain the owner of the red back patch. Throughout the day her strength has outmatched her opponents and in the semi…
10 October 2022Tashkent World Senior Championsips 2022 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Though we couldn’t predict the result of the 2022 -81kg final, we knew it would be a dynamic head to head as always between Tato GRIGALASHVILI (GEO) and Matthias CASSE (BEL). What is becoming a highlight rivalry for many didn’t disappoint today and we watched both athletes demonstrate their world…
9 October 2022Tashkent World Senior Championsips 2022 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
With a record haul of five medals on the fourth day of competition, Europe could celebrate great success, swiping more than half of the total. First to take a medal in the -63kg category was Manon DEKETER (FRA). The Frenchwoman wasted no time to put a score on the board,…
9 October 2022Tashkent World Senior Championsips 2022 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Day four of the senior world championships in Tashkent was a little stronger for Europe than in the previous days, seeing two Europeans in the final of the -81kg category, an all-European bronze in the same category and two all-European bronze matches in the -63kg category ensuring five medals for…
9 October 2022Tashkent World Senior Championsips 2022 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
EJU President László TOTH gathered his Executive Committee members at the World Championships in Tashkent on Sunday afternoon for an informal meeting. While on the tatami the first European final (-81 kg/Tato GRIGALASHVLI/GEO/1 vs. Matthias CASSE/BEL/2) was secured, Toth and Vice President Otto KNEITINGER had a couple of good news…
9 October 2022Tashkent World Senior Championsips 2022 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
In the end, we could only celebrate medals for Europe in the -73kg category as Timna NELSON LEVY (ISR) was unable to secure the bronze against the 2021 world champion, Jessica KLIMKAIT (CAN) in the -57kg category. Sending Nelson Levy to the bronze medal contest was the 2016 Rio Olympic…
8 October 2022
Tashkent World Senior Championsips 2022