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KAMIKAWA, SUGIMOTO WIN OPEN CLASSES ON FINAL DAY

Monday 13th September, 06:20 PM JST

TOKYO —

Daiki Kamikawa and Mika Sugimoto won the men’s and women’s open weight categories, respectively, giving Japan 10 gold medals for its best result ever on the final day of the world judo championships in Tokyo on Monday.

Japan, which was hosting the meet in Tokyo for the first time in 52 years, surpassed its previous best result of eight gold medals at the 1999 Birmingham…

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2ND LD: JAPAN'S WOMEN GRAB UP GOLD, MEN ALSO SHINE+

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JUDO: RIVALRY HEIGHTENS IN 48kg AS ASAMI CROWNED NEW JUDO CHAMPION+

TOKYO, Sept. 12 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The rivalry in the women's 48-kilogram… Continue

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: BANZAI NIPPON!

International Judo Federation

September 11, 2010

With 5 medals among the 6 japanese fighters that were competing on Saturday September 11, with 3 titles won in the 3 weight categories, which were fighting today, Japan did it great.

With the gold medals number 100, 101 and 102 grabbed a the occasion of a World Judo Championship, since the creation of the event, Japan did it even better. And with a gold medal…

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IPPON OF THE DAY (ILiadas 90kg WORLD CHAMPION)

Click on Link to see 2010 World Champion IIias ILiadas IPPON!!!

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JUDO / DOMINANT JUDO DUO LIKE THEIR CHANCES (PART 6)

BY YOSHIKI YAMADA THE ASAHI SHIMBUN

2010/09/10

Part 6 in a six-part series on the World Judo Championships that run from Sept. 9-13 at Yoyogi Gymnasium in Tokyo.

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These days, lightweight female judoka throughout the world are analyzing two Japanese champions in a bid to take them down.

The reigning champions--Tomoko Fukumi in the 48-kg category and Misato Nakamura in the 52-kg…

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U.S.A. JUDOKA / KAYLA HARRISON TO FIGHT IN SEMIFINALS AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TOKYO

Nicole Jomantas September 09, 2010

(Tokyo, Japan) – Twenty-year-old Kayla Harrison (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE) advanced to the semifinals of the 78kg division today at the Senior World Championships.

Harrison will fight 2009 World…

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JUDO / THE TRIALS AND TRIUMPHS OF JUDOKA KEIJI SUZUKI (PART 5)

BY YOSHIKI YAMADA THE ASAHI SHIMBUN

Part 5 in a series on the World Judo Championships that get under way

Sept. 9-13 at Yoyogi Gymnasium in Tokyo.

Keiji Suzuki (TORU FURUKAWA/ THE ASAHI SHIMBUN)

The Beijing Olympics are a bitter memory for Keiji Suzuki, the Japanese judoka who had been favored to win gold in the…

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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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