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JUDO / JUDOKA HIRAOKA EYES GOLD (PART 4)

BY YOSHIKI YAMADA THE ASAHI SHIMBUN

Part 4 in a series on the World Judo Championships that get under way Sept. 9-13 at Yoyogi Gymnasium in Tokyo

2010/09/08

It's been a tough road for judoka Hiroaki Hiraoka.

After Tadahiro Nomura won the 60-kilogram gold medal at the 2004 Athens Summer Games, Hiraoka was expected to follow in Nomura's winning…

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JUDO / JAPANESE JUDOKA FACE TOUGH INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE (PART 3)

THE ASAHI SHIMBUN

2010/09/07

Part 3 in a series on the World Judo Championships that get under way Sept. 9-13 at Yoyogi Gymnasium in Tokyo.

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Last month, the judo world lost one of its true giants when Anton Geesink died at age 76.

The towering 198-centimeter Dutchman defeated Japan's Akio Kaminaga to win the gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics,…

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JUDO / JAPAN'S FEMALE JUDOKA SPARKLE ON WORLD STAGE (PART 2)

BY YOSHIKI YAMADA THE ASAHI SHIMBUN

2010/09/06

Part 2 in a series on the World Judo Championships that get under way Sept. 9-13 at Yoyogi Gymnasium in Tokyo.

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In Japan, where judo originated, female judoka have been putting up some impressive results while their male counterparts have struggled in international competitions. But just 30 years ago, female Japanese judoka…

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Judo Coach Shinohara challenges team before World Championships

Kyodo News

Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010

Japan's men's judo coach Shinichi Shinohara is hoping a pair of gold medals will set the tone for a successful World Judo Championships for the host country in Tokyo next month.

Tokyo is staging the Sept. 9-13 event at Yoyogi National Gymnasium for the first time in 52 years and Japan will be looking for a major improvement from its men's…

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Inoue joins Japan's coaching staff for World Judo Championships

Kyodo News

Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010

Former Olympic gold medalist Kosei Inoue, who has been studying in Britain, said Thursday he will act as one of the coaches for the men's team for the World Judo Championships

The meet begins next week in Tokyo.

Inoue, who won the men's 100-kg title at the Sydney Olympics, retired from the sport two years ago and has been in…

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TEDDY RINER IS THE MAN TO WATCH AT THE TOKYO WORLD JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010! WILL HE BE THE FIRST EVER TO WIN FIVE WORLD TITLES?

Judo - French phenomenon Riner eyes record feat

Monday 06, 2010 Sep 15:07:00

France's 21-year-old judo phenomenon Teddy Riner is busy rewriting his sport's record books and aiming this week to…

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JUDO / MEN'S JUDO COACH CRACKS THE WHIP ON (JAPAN'S JUDO TEAM) (PART 1)

BY YOSHIKI YAMADA THE ASAHI SHIMBUN

2010/09/04

If looks could kill. Men's judo national team coach Shinichi Shinohara wears a stern look after Takashi Ono was eliminated from last year's World Championships in Rotterdam. (ASAHI SHIMBUN FILE PHOTO)

This is Part 1 in a series on the World Judo Championships, which get under way Sept. 9-13 at Tokyo's Yoyogi Gymnasium.

The men's…

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I.J.F. JUDO MAGAZINE 2010

IJF JUDO MAGAZINE 2010

Just click on links below to download Magazines!

IJF Judo Magazine 2010/2- (Part 1)

http://www.intjudo.eu/pictures/magazine/12_2.pdf

IJF Judo Magazine 2010/2- (Part 2)…

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