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Japan turns up the heat with stunning judo at Dusseldorf Grand Slam

Japanese judokas continued to dominate a thrilling Day 2 of the Dusseldorf Grand Slam as Japan's runaway medals tally eclipsed all with seven golds

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Explosive judo sees Japan dominate Day 1 of the Dusseldorf Grand Slam

Explosive judo as Japanese judokas dominate thrilling first day of the Dusseldorf Grand Slam, with four out of five golds on Day 1 of the competition

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Black belt Putin shows off judo moves with Olympic athletes

After complex discussions with Turkey and Iran about the future of Syria in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin was up for a bit of exercise. So the judo black belt joined his country's national team for a warm up and training session.

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France's Malonga cheers home crowd as Japan dominate Paris Grand Slam

Japanese judoka dominated the 2019 Paris Grand Slam, topping the medals table despite powerful performances by France and South Korea

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Japanese judoka dominate first day of Paris Grand Slam with four golds

Japanese judoka dominated Day 1 of the Paris Grand Slam with four gold medals, while French ace Agbegnenou thrilled the home crowd after winning gold

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Powerhouse performance from Israel on final day of Tel Aviv Grand Prix

An electric atmosphere from a passionate home crowd helped Israel top the medals table on the final day of the inaugural Tel Aviv judo Grand Prix

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Passion and power on sensational Day 2 of Tel Aviv judo Grand Prix

There was passion, power and magnificent judo on Day 2 of the Tel Aviv Grand Prix as Israel leads the medals table despite a push by Italian judokas

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Israeli judokas top medals table on Day 1 of Tel Aviv judo Grand Prix

The first IJF World Judo Tour event in Israel lived up to its high expectations with some thrilling judo on the opening day of the Tel Aviv Grand Prix

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World Judo Masters ends in glory for Japan

Japan's judoka again reign supreme at the end-of-season meeting in China.

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Day One of World Judo Masters belongs to Japan

Chinese fans get thrills aplenty on a day of fierce competition and close bouts in Guangzhou.

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Explosive judo on Day 3 of Osaka Grand Slam as Japanese judoka dominate

Japanese judoka dominated an explosive final day of the Osaka Grand Slam, with Japan ending the tournament with 11 gold medals out of a total of 14

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Masterly Japanese judoka dominate again on Day 2 of Osaka Grand Slam

Masterly Japanese judoka dominate Day 2 of Osaka Grand Slam, with Japan's Shohei Ono Man of the Day and Canada's Jessica Klimkait Woman of the Day

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Japan dominate Day 1 of Osaka Grand Slam with four golds out of four

Hosts Japan were unstoppable on the first day of the Osaka Grand Slam, winning gold medals in all four weight categories of a thrilling tournament

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Clash of the titans on thrilling last day of The Hague Judo Grand Prix

Titans clash on last day of The Hague Judo Grand Prix, with diversity the watchword as 27 different countries win medals during a thrilling tournament

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Fancy footwork and flying finishes on Day 2 of Hague Judo Grand Prix

Bulgaria’s Ivaylo Ivanov was our Man of the Day on a thrilling Day 2 of The Hague Judo Grand Prix, while China's Yang Junxia was our Woman of the Day

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Dynamic display of judo on first day of The Hague Judo Grand Prix 2018

Dynamic judo was on display on Day 1 of The Hague Judo Grand Prix 2018, with Georgia's Vazha Margvelashvili our Man of the Day and Japan's Terumi Otsuji our Woman of the Day

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Kosovo tops 2018 Tashkent Grand Prix medals despite an Azeri gold rush

Kosovo topped the judo medals table at the 2018 Tashkent Grand Prix in Uzbekistan despite an Azeri gold rush on the final day of the tournament. Our Man of the Day was Russia’s Soslan Bostanov, who won the +100kg gold, while our Woman of the Day was Loriana Kuka of Kosovo, who took the -78kg gold

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Thrilling second day's judo at 2018 Tashkent Grand Prix in Uzbekistan

On Day 2 of the 2018 Tashkent Grand Prix, the home crowd were rewarded with a gold medal in the -73kg category by our Man of the Day Khikmatillokh Turaev of Uzbekistan. The home-countryman was on electric form throughout his preliminary contests as he claimed his first Grand Prix gold

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Double gold for Kosovo on first day of 2018 Tashkent Judo Grand Prix

A high energy home crowd set a backdrop for a great opening day of judo at the 2018 Tashkent Grand Prix in Uzbekistan. Rio Olympic Champion Majlinda Kelmendi of Kosovo was our Woman of the Day as she took the -52kg gold, while Slovenia’s Adrian Gomboc was our Man of the Day as he won -66kg gold.

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Georgia tops judo medals table with three golds after final day of thrilling Abu Dhabi Grand Slam

Georgia finished top of the medals table at the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam, winning a total of three gold medals, as Russia claimed second place with two gold medals on the third and final day of a thrilling judo competition in the U.A.E.