Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
What a sensational day for Patricia SAMPAIO who put the Portuguese flag on the medal table today after winning the bronze medal in the -78kg category of the Paris Olympic Games 2024. This is Portugal’s fourth Olympic medal in judo. Sampaio devastated the home crowd when she defeated their medal…
1 August 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
After taking a seventh place in the Tokyo Olympic Games, Peter PALTCHIK (ISR) had to recover quickly to get his head back in the game before the Mixed Team event, where he helped his team to a historic bronze medal. On the 6th day of the Paris Grand Slam, the…
1 August 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
The Paris 2024 “Did you know?” section provides viewers with interesting, lesser-known facts related to each day of the competition. -78kg / -100kg Judo made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games in 1964, and Paris 2024 will mark its 60th anniversary as an Olympic sport.
1 August 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
Double Olympic Champion. Lasha BEKAURI of Georgia has officially set a new record for his nation, winning two Olympic gold medals back to back in extraordinary fashion. Celebrating his 24th birthday only five days ago, he remains one of the youngsters on the IJF World Tour, and now one of…
31 July 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
It has been the perfect cycle for Barbara MATIC of Croatia who has become the double World Champion and European Champion in the lead up to these Paris Olympic Games 2024. From the first time she stepped on the tatami, she appeared cool but this was potentially her biggest obstacle…
31 July 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
It is nothing short of a tale of trials and tribulations for Gabriella WILLEMS of Belgium. Struck down by injury before the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Olympic dream came crashing down for the Belgian athlete. After numerous operations and unsure of a comeback, Willems has not only proven she can…
31 July 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
Yet again, the men’s French team has surpassed expectation. After the silver medal from Joan-Benjamin GABA on day three of the judo event, Maxime Gael NGAYAP HAMBOU followed suit as an unseeded athlete, ranked #38 in the world, to come through for home town glory. Ngayap Hambou defeated the current…
31 July 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
The Olympic Games is a historic event, we look back to the origins in Greece when it was one of four PanHellenic Games. As the oldest and largest, it was an integral part of the ancient Greek society and derives from it’s location of Olympia. So of course when the…
31 July 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
In the Tokyo Olympic Games, Michaela POLLERES became a hero by claiming the -70kg silver medal. It has been a tough cycle, especially in this category for the European athletes, who took up all the medal contest positions in this category in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, however, it all…
31 July 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
The Paris 2024 “Did you know?” section provides viewers with interesting, lesser-known facts related to each day of the competition. -70kg / -90kg Judo made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games in 1964, and Paris 2024 will mark its 60th anniversary as an Olympic sport.
31 July 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
When asking Andreja LESKI (SLO) about her Olympic goals this year in Paris at the start of 2024, she was very relaxed. Leski was happy with her preparation, she was European Champion in Montpellier and wasn’t having to worry about and rivalry at home. What she did mention however, was…
30 July 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
The Tokyo -63kg Olympic Champion, Clarisse AGBEGNENOU, has been a poster athlete for these Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the double Olympic Champion, and 2016 silver medallist is not only a tremendous judoka, but a personality of the sport. From the second she entered the Champ de Mars Arena on the…
30 July 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
It had been an incredible day for both Laura FAZLIU (KOS) and Katarina KRISTO (CRO) who in the end faced one another for the Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medal in the -63kg category. Kristo made a huge impact in her category earlier in the year by making it to the…
30 July 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
There were great hopes from the European camp that we would experience yet another major event head to head between Tato GRIGALASHVILI of Georgia and Matthias CASSE of Belgium, but the Paris 2024 Olympic Games had other plans. Casse was eliminated from the -81kg gold medal hopes in his quarter…
30 July 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
The Paris 2024 “Did you know?” sections will provide viewers with interesting, lesser-known facts related to each day of the competition. -63kg / -81kg Judo made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games in 1964, and Paris 2024 will mark its 60th anniversary as an Olympic sport.
30 July 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
Hidayat HEYDAROV is a name that will now go down in Azerbaijan Olympic history. It has been 16 years since Azerbaijan claimed an Olympic title in judo, and it came from the same -73kg category. In fact, the title winner, Elnur MAMMADLI was front and centre in the stands during…
29 July 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
On the second day of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games judo event, Moldova were delighted to celebrate their seventh medal across all sports in Olympic history, and now they can continue with yet another bronze medal, this time from Adil OSMANOV in the -73kg category. It would be safe to…
29 July 2024Olympic Games Judo 2024 - Paris, France
Following a loss in the -57kg category Olympic semi final, in front of the home crowd in Paris, the Tokyo Olympic silver medallist was distraught. Sarah Leonie CYSIQUE of France has been waiting three years to right the wrong in Tokyo, losing the final due to a head diving infringement.…
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