Jt_development's Blog – February 2011 Archive (24)

International Judo Federation   (ALL 21- FINAL MATCHES) Scroll down for Medal Count!

WORLD CUP "MEN" 2011

FINAL -48kg

FUKUMI Tomoko (JPN) vs. VAN SNICK Charline (BEL)

International Judo Federation      (ALL 21-FINAL MATCHES)

Marius Vizer tells Around the Rings the addition of more major tournaments is chief among the changes that helped keep judo on the Olympic program.



Olympic Magazine Around the Rings caught up with the federation chief on the sidelines of this month’s record-setting competition in Paris, the first of three stops on the IJF Grand Slam circuit in 2011. Moscow hosts an…

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After two days of competition, perfectly organized by the German Judo Federation, the audience was awaiting its hero : Andreas Tölzer, who was totally relaxed this morning before the beginning of the tournament. Nevertheless, the pressure must have been incredibly high for…

Judo 2011 GP Dusseldorf: Murat Khabachirov (RUS) - Travis Stevens (USA) [-81kg] final

Feb 20, 2011 – DUSSELDORF, GERMANY – Travis Stevens, who trains in Wakefield, Mass., captured a gold medal today in a field of 50 world-class competitors.…

Brazilian Rafaela Silva may be pleased with her day’s work. On her way to winning her first gold medal at an IJF Grand Prix Silva defeated the Olympic champion Giulia Quintavalle (ITA) and the world champion Matsumoto Kaori (JPN).…

Nick Delpopolo of Boston, competed in judo’s Dusseldorf Grand Prix Saturday, taking fifth in a field of 43 competitors. He trains with Team FORCE, based in Wakefield, Mass., and represents USA Judo in tournaments throughout the world.



Delpopolo opened the tournament with a bye past the first round of the 73kg weight division.



In the second round, he…

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Pictured Tomomi Okamura, last week's winner in Oberwart expected to compete in Düsseldorf

The first IJF Grand Prix of this year will be held in Düsseldorf. Last year Japan dominated with 6 gold medals. This year the number of participants is going through the roof with a record of 500 judoka of 68 countries. At the Philips Halle 300…

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At the World Cup in Budapest Japan was the final winner with three victories and eight medals in total. Today Japan won the U90kg division. Daiki Nishiyama, the world’s number two won the final against Kamil Magomedov from Russia. Magomedov is the winner of…

At the women’s World Cup in Oberwart Korea won another two gold medals. Japan won one gold medal making a total of three this weekend in Austria. Not only the lightweight categories but also the heavier women were able to take the gold. Tomomi Okamura (JPN) defeated Canadian Amy Cotton in the final of the U78kg division. In the semi final she defeated Yahima Ramirez, one…

Final men

-60 kg YAMAMOTO, Hirofumi (JPN) - DAVTYAN, Hovhannes (ARM)

Although Japan won the medal tally!

    -73kg Ungvari brothers take gold and silver in…

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Europe is doing well this year. This weekend European judoka won 30 medals at the IJF Grand Prix in Paris, 5 more than last year. At the IJF Masters in Baku Europe was also stronger compared to the 2010 Masters.

Although Europe equaled the number of finalists, five more bronze medals were won. Six gold medals and 8 silver was exactly like last year. But the French team…

Gevrise Emane (FRA) -63kg "GOLD"

Gevrise Emane prolonged last year’s title and was the only judoka to do this.…