Linz Grand Prix 2024 - Linz, Austria

1040 DAYS SINCE, 47 TO GO

There were some very important wins during the Linz Grand Prix, some allowed big decisions to become clearer, for example Lukas KRPALEK (CZE) offered an ‘unofficial’ statement, and it looks like we will see him compete in the +100kg category in the Paris Olympic Games. For others however, it was…

11 March 2024

Linz Grand Prix 2024 - Linz, Austria

"MY CHAOS DAYS ARE OVER!"

Only two years older, but incomparably stronger: Joanne VAN LIESHOUT (NED/-63) was the star of the 2nd competition day of the UPPER AUSTRIA JUDO GRAND PRIX in LINZ from an international perspective. The 21-year-old Dutchwoman won only her second World Tour event after 2022 in Portugal. Despite her young age,…

9 March 2024

Linz Grand Prix 2024 - Linz, Austria

EXCHANGE OF IDEAS

There are just over 7 months or 220 days to go until the European Table Tennis Championships in Linz (AUT) – with 600 top aces from 50 nations. Double European champion Sofia Polcanova will defend the singles and doubles title she won in Munich in 2022 in her adopted home.…

9 March 2024

Linz Grand Prix 2024 - Linz, Austria

FRANCISCO CAME, SAW AND WON!

A glance at the medal table brought back memories of last year, when Linz celebrated its World Tour comeback after an 18-year absence. After the first day of competition at the Upper Austria Judo Grand Prix in LINZ (AUT), judo superpower Japan set the tone with two victories and a…

8 March 2024

Linz Grand Prix 2024 - Linz, Austria

LOCAL HERO WITHDRAWS ENTRY

Shamil BORCHASHVILI (AUT/-81), Olympic bronze medallist in Tokyo and runner-up at the Grand Slam tournament in Tashkent (UZB) last Saturday, was supposed to defend his title from last year at the home Upper Austrian Grand Prix in LINZ (AUT) this weekend.“We rock Linz, my brother and I. I’m sure that…

6 March 2024