by Nicholas Messner Johannes Daxbacher (GER) is an active member of the IJF Military and Police commission. A policeman himself, he has been involved in Ethiopia for many years, together with his wife Regina, to help build the judo federation, in a region which is considered as the Cradle of Mankind. We met Johannes and Regina and asked them to …
By Mark Pickering IJF Russia finish on top at home 10 countries claimed gold at #JudoRussia2019 FINAL RESULTS: WOMEN -78kg: Grand Slam debutant provides Japan with first gold medal in Ekaterinburg Tunis Grand Prix winner IZUMI Mao (JPN) won her country’s first gold medal at the Ekaterinburg Grand Slam 2019 with victory over double Olympic bronze medallist Mayra AGUIAR (BRA) …
FINAL RESULTS: WOMEN -78kg: Germany’s WAGNER records first IJF World Judo Tour win Düsseldorf Grand Slam silver medallist Anna Maria WAGNER (GER) edged out Tel Aviv Grand Prix silver medallist Loriana KUKA (KOS) to win the -78kg gold medal. WAGNER secured her first IJF gold after taking silver at her home Grand Slam last month. A single waza-ari score was …