Tag: Judo
Rugby World Cup, African Club Cups, Milan derby
Mondial Sports still on time for the Rugby World Cup! Back to New Zealand / Namibia, the All Blacks finally launched? Inter-Milan AC, duel at the top of Serie A.…
Judo: the Games, “I’m starting to dream of them, to nightmare about them”, confides Riner
Launched to conquer a third individual Olympic title, Teddy Riner said on Friday that he was beginning to “dream”, but also to “nightmare” the Paris Olympics next year. “We will…
Madagascar: the president of the African Judo Union, Siteny Randrianasoloniako, presidential candidate
The President of the African Judo Union, Siteny Randrianasoloniako announced his candidacy for the November 9 presidential election on Thursday. After a tour of several weeks on the island, the…
Finland has a medal streak in judo, the mega-sport of the Olympics – it all started with a wild cabinet change
Finnish judo got a jackpot when Rok Draksic was appointed head coach. Martti Puumalainen’s tournament win, coached by a Slovenian, is one of the toughest Finnish sports achievements of the…
Ugo Legrand or the call for the Paris 2024 Olympics
After eight years off, Ugo Legrand, bronze medalist at the 2012 Olympic Games in less than 73 kg, dreams of competing in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. A possible bet…
Finland’s Olympic hopeful Martti Puumalainen admitted to his pain before a fantastic day of judo – “Five tough guys fell, goal achieved”
Martti Puumalainen26, the best and most intact judo day of his career hit an important place on Sunday in Budapest, Hungary, because the Finnish trump card of the sport had…
Martti Puumalainen made sensational history – won the world number one in Judo Masters!
Martti Puumalainen, who competes in Finnish judo, in the heavyweight division, has achieved gold in the Masters competition of the sport, which is the hardest sport event right after the…
Solveig, 90, writes Nordic judo history: “I’m used to it!”
Solveig Malmkvist was the first woman in the Nordics to take the sixth degree of black belt in judo, then 80 years old. But on Sunday, the now 90-year-old judo…
Judo: the International Federation recognizes a refereeing error in the victory of Teddy Riner
The International Judo Federation (IJF) has apologized for a refereeing error in favor of Teddy Riner, finally crowned at the expense of the Russian under neutral flag Inal Tasoev, in…
Teddy Riner wins his 11th world title, Julia Tolofua in silver
Teddy Riner won his 11th world title against Russian Inal Tasoev in the final of the World Judo Championships, this Saturday May 13 in Doha. For the first world final…