Doha World Championships Seniors 2023 - Doha, Qatar
France Judo is on everyone’s lips these days. Young mother Clarisse Agbegnenou (6th World Championship title) and “King” Teddy Riner (11th World Championship title) made history. “You are living legends, let us dream for the Olympics next year in Paris,” congratulated President Emanuel MACRON immediately. Stéphane NOMIS, President of the…
14 May 2023Doha World Championships Seniors 2023 - Doha, Qatar
Concluding the World Judo Championships Doha 2023 was the Mixed Teams event, and in the final block, Europe were guaranteed two medals, with potential for three. Whilst waiting for the Tashkent rematch final between defending world champions, Japan and Olympic champions, France. Germany also picked up a bronze medal last…
14 May 2023Doha World Championships Seniors 2023 - Doha, Qatar
The final day of the World Judo Championships Doha 2023 saw the highly anticipated Mixed Team event come to pass. Naturally there was a huge focus on both the French and Japanese teams given their Olympic final status which in Paris 2024, the French team will be aiming to hold…
14 May 2023Doha World Championships Seniors 2023 - Doha, Qatar
Vice world champion Shirine BOUKLI (FRA) in a new role: After the jubilation day of the Grande Nation in Doha, 11th world championship title for Teddy RINER (+100), vice world championship title for Julia TOLOFUA (+78), the 24-year-old Frenchwoman grabbed the EJU microphone and tried her hand as a TV…
13 May 2023Doha World Championships Seniors 2023 - Doha, Qatar
From a European perspective, the individual results of the Judo World Championships in Doha are really impressive. The seven days of competition in figures – seen through the EJU lens: – 16 EJU member federations were pleased with a total of 31 European medals, seven of them in gold. Total…
13 May 2023Doha World Championships Seniors 2023 - Doha, Qatar
The penultimate day of the World Judo Championships Doha 2023 concluded the individual competition with the +78kg and +100kg categories. Raz HERSHKO (ISR) sealed her bronze medal fate, competing against XU Shiyan (CHN) in a tough head to head, but the Israeli managed to score waza ari with a tight…
13 May 2023Doha World Championships Seniors 2023 - Doha, Qatar
Peter PALTCHIK (ISR) is a household name when it comes to judo, always a front runner, an exciting judoka to watch, technically ballistic and passionate. We have been waiting for the day that the 2020 European Champion would be a world medallist, and that day has finally come. In the…
13 May 2023Doha World Championships Seniors 2023 - Doha, Qatar
Before going in to the +100kg semi final, 10-time world champion of France, Teddy RINER had a very tough time against SAITO (JPN), eventually becoming a golden score exchange, but Riner made a point of not doing that again. Not even thirty seconds in to his semi final with number…
13 May 2023Doha World Championships Seniors 2023 - Doha, Qatar
It’s day seven at the World Championships in Doha, familiar faces all around. Teddy RINER (FRA), Kokoro KAGEURA (JPN), Guram TUSHISHVILI (GEO), Romane DICKO (FRA), Raz HERSHKO (ISR) and many others who are fighting today for the top of the medal podium here in Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena…
13 May 2023Doha World Championships Seniors 2023 - Doha, Qatar
On the second day of competition, EJU went about seeking the opinions of coaches and staff alike, predicting who would become world champion of the -52kg and -66kg categories. First up was Japanese legend, double Olympic medallist, ONO Shohei. The favourite may have been ABE Hifumi for the gold, given…
13 May 2023Doha World Championships Seniors 2023 - Doha, Qatar
It is not a normal kind of interview with the first Swiss world champion in a familiar sporting environment or in a hotel. The telephone connection breaks off at times, his voice sounds distant and also still a bit tired. Nils STUMP, the -73kg world champion, has flown off on…
13 May 2023Doha World Championships Seniors 2023 - Doha, Qatar
An exciting day of judo in the World Judo Championships Doha 2023 led to an even more exciting final block. Opening the finals were the women’s -78kg Guusje STEENHUIS (NED) and MA Zhenzhao (CHN). Past experience would tell us that this medal would go to Steenhuis, with a 4:1 win…
12 May 2023Doha World Championships Seniors 2023 - Doha, Qatar
The -100kg category is extremely unpredictable, but seeing the early exits from Dutch duo Michael KORREL and Simeon CATHARINA was a very clear demonstration that today would surprise more than others. What we can say is that todays results proved that age is simply a number, even in an extremely tough…
12 May 2023Doha World Championships Seniors 2023 - Doha, Qatar
Following on from the success of day four in the World Judo Championships Doha 2023, yet again there was potential for a mass medal haul from Europe. Five medals were guaranteed as we entered the final block for the -70kg and -90kg categories, and chances of an extra. First up…
11 May 2023Doha World Championships Seniors 2023 - Doha, Qatar
Christian PARLATI (ITA) took the silver medal in Tashkent 2022 and going off his preliminary performances, he had a solid chance of getting in to this year’s final as well. Both his strength and ability to switch sides with his wide range of techniques makes him a terribly difficult opponent…
11 May 2023Doha World Championships Seniors 2023 - Doha, Qatar
Though there was great focus on the finals of the -63kg category and -81kg categories in this World Judo Championships Doha 2023, Europe were initially in with chances of bronze. First up were European duo, Lubjana PIOVESANA (AUT) and OZBAS Szofi (HUN). Both athletes put in strong performances throughout the…
10 May 2023Doha World Championships Seniors 2023 - Doha, Qatar
Day four of the World Judo Championships Doha 2023 welcomed the -81kg and -63kg categories. Big names were already flying around with both of the current world champions, Tato GRIGALASHVILI (GEO) and HORIKAWA Megumi (JPN) in action, and of course equally big names chasing them down. As seems to be…
10 May 2023Doha World Championships Seniors 2023 - Doha, Qatar
Before any contest started in the final block on day three of the World Judo Championships Doha 2023, we knew that regardless of the result in the -73kg final, history was about to be made. From neighbouring European nations Manuel LOMBARDO (ITA) and Nils STUMP (SUI) set about their mission…
9 May 2023
Doha World Championships Seniors 2023