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Agbegnenou thrills the French on home tatami in judo's Paris Grand Slam

The judo world is in the the French capital for the Grand Slam of Paris 2016.

06/02/2016

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Israel takes centre stage in Havana

Pedro Lasuén, euronews: “Day 2 of the Havana Grand Prix here in Cuba and with two athletes on top of the podium, Israel looks in control and has

24/01/2016

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Menezes strikes gold as Pareto crumbles in Cuba

Pedro Lasuén, euronews: “The Havana Grand Prix marks the halfway point between the Tokyo and Paris Grand Slams and is also an event which athletes

23/01/2016

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IJF brings judo to refugee kids

The Kilis refugee camp in Turkey is for refugees fleeing the Syrian Civil War. It hosts some 17,000 Syrian refugees, of which 10,000 are under 15

14/01/2016

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Japan's judoka shine in the Land of the Rising Sun

Japan is synonymous with Judo and the Judoka from the Land of the Rising Sun have absolutely dominated the tatami at the ‘‘Tokyo Grand

06/12/2015

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Japanese judo dominant as Europe launches fightback

Euronews correspondent Pedro Lasuen is in Tokyo for the Judo Grand-Slam and explains the importance of competition in the Land of the Rising Sun: “To

05/12/2015

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Tokyo Grand Slam: Japan kick-start season-ender with gold medal clean sweep

Tokyo Grand Slam is the final event of the judo year and also acts as a qualification tournament for next year’s Olympic Games in Rio. In total 295

04/12/2015

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Jeju Grand Prix: Dong Han Gwak wins on home soil

World champion Dong Han Gwak outclassed France’s Axel Clerget in the under 90 kilo final to clinch his third consecutive Jeju Grand Prix on Saturday

28/11/2015

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Judo: Britain's Conway wins gold in Jeju

Four gold medals were for the taking on day two of the ninth and final Grand Prix of the season in Jeju, South Korea. Britain’s Sally Conway defeated

27/11/2015

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Jeju Grand Prix: Galbadrakh strikes maiden gold

Judo’s final Grand Prix of the season got underway on Thursday in Jeju South Korea. Otgontsetseg Galbadrakh won her first tile for Kazakhstan as she

26/11/2015

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Teddy Riner strikes gold in China

The French national anthem ‘La Marseillaise’ rang out as Teddy Riner held his nerve to take gold at the Qingdao judo Grand Prix in China. The

22/11/2015

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Judo: Qingdao Grand Prix 2015 - Day 2

Women

21/11/2015

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Judo: Rising star Tonaki shines in Qingdao

The first day of this year’s Qingdao Grand Prix in China, took place with the first five gold medals up for grabs as well as precious points towards

20/11/2015

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More judo gold in Abu Dhabi for SKorea, China, Mongolia, Russia, and the Dutch

The thrills and spills continue in Abu Dhabi where the women’s -78kg class saw the world number six win a battle of former world champions, the

01/11/2015

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South Korea go top of Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam medals table

One hundred and seventy judoka were in action on Saturday as the Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam event continued. In the minus-63-kilos class France’s

31/10/2015

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Abu Dhabi Grand Slam: day one round-up

Irina Dolgova surged to the first Grand Slam gold medal of her career on Friday in Abu Dhabi. The Russian defeated European Games silver medallist

30/10/2015

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Judo stars shine on super Sunday at Paris Grand Slam

The second day of the Paris Grand Slam was a super Sunday for French judo fans with 11 French Olympic champions on hand to meet and greet the public

18/10/2015

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Kelmendi returns to grab gold at Paris Judo Grand Slam

Judo’s third Grand Slam started in style on Saturday in Paris. Mistakes or misfortune were the decisive factors in the under 60kg class as Japan’s

17/10/2015

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Aaron Wolf shines in Tashkent

03/10/2015

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Third Tashkent Judo grand prix begins in Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan won its first ever judo grand prix gold medal on Thursday when Gulbadan Babamuratova beat her rivals to the under 52 kilo crown. She

02/10/2015