13+ hour, 9+ min ago   (182+ words) Final: Laura Vazquez Fernandez (ESP) vs Seiko Watanabe (JPN) Bronze medal contest: Anriquelis Barrios (VEN) vs Ariela Sanchez Benitez (ESP) Dynamic and unpredictable, this contest began at a pace, plenty of movement and opportunity created by both athletes. A counter…...

19+ hour, 57+ min ago   (172+ words) Yet if one image were to be retained from the second day in Heidelberg, it would surely be that of Ilham Zakiyev standing once again at the top of a major international podium. The Azerbaijani para judo legend won the…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (277+ words) Final: Francine Echevarria (PUR) vs Rafaela Rodrigues (BRA) Francine Echevarria (PUR) was a revelation in the morning session, arriving in Lima with rock solid, tough judo and a never-give-up attitude. This earned her a place in her first World Judo…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (290+ words) FInal: Michel Augusto (BRA) vs Jonathan Yang (USA) This final was marked by a fierce yumi-kata battle, each judoka knowing all too well that their tokui-waza depended on having the correct grip. Augusto, the number one seed, was undoubtedly the…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (270+ words) A European title was naturally the immediate objective but there was already something more in the air. All the athletes competing in Germany have Los Angeles 2028 somewhere on their horizons. Two years remain before the Paralympic Games and the road…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (408+ words) Just as the athletes have, the referees have arrived in Lima from all over the world, from North Macedonia, Spain, Tajikistan, Mexico and many more countries. They are all working to maintain and improve their knowledge, constantly chasing judo education....

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (222+ words) Heidelberg is no stranger to Para judo. The German city hosted an IBSA judo grand prix in February 2024, at a time when athletes were approaching the final stages of qualification for Paris 2024. Two years later, the situation is reversed. Paris…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (343+ words) From the precision of Willian Lima (BRA), the tempo of up-and-coming American Jonathan Yang and the persistence of Rafaela Silva (BRA) to the toughness of Raz Hershko (ISR), the ne-waza dynamism of Jack Yonezuka (USA) and the sheer power of…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (192+ words) Three days earlier, some of them knew each other only by name. Some came from judo, others from completely different sporting backgrounds. Some were already accustomed to making decisions and assuming responsibilities, while others were still questioning whether they were…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (294+ words) There are many ways to find one's place in judo and sometimes the first step is simply realising how much knowledge and potential is already there. This is one of the convictions that Loredana Lascau brings to Sakura Judo in…...