On paper, the -90 kg category appeared to belong to Boris Rutovic (SRB). On the tatami, the script was torn apart. A field of ...

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The French delegation completed the championships with an impressive four gold, three silver and five bronze medals, giving ...

The -100 kg category did not take long to tear up the predictions. Pool A descended into absolute chaos, beginning with Micha ...

Waiting there was a familiar opponent. Minkada-Caquineau led their head-to-head record 2-0, including victory in Graz earlier ...

Kevin Nzuzi Diasivi (FRA) had other ideas. The French judoka stopped the top seed at the semi-final stage, removing the ...

Suprunenko, the 2024 cadet European silver medallist and Istanbul Junior European Cup winner this season, stopped Schreiber ...

That depth is becoming increasingly important. The international calendar offers little room to breathe. Cadet and junior ...

The action is underway at the Madrid Kata Tournament 2026, bringing together judoka to showcase precision, technique and ...

Leave the best until last, they say. The Montenegrin team took that quite literally. The -81kg category delivered the moment ...

On the adjoining mat, Luna De Kock (NED) faced Liudmyla Vozniuk (UKR), also for the first time. De Kock, ranked 41st in the ...

The first clear warning came at -63 kg. Pool A was turned upside down by Slovenia’s unseeded Leila Mazouzi, who powered ...