Posts Tagged: Judo
France Wins Judo Gold Medal in First Mixed Team Event
France claimed the judo gold medal in the first mixed team event ever held in the Games on Saturday, beating Japan 4-1 in the final...
‘Sport is Sport, Not Politics’: Iranian, Israeli Judokas Join in Video Message of Friendship From Tokyo
Iranian athlete and judo champion Vahid Sarlak and Israel’s national judo coach Shani Hershko sent a message of friendship in sports from the Olympic Games...
Judoka Who Fled Iran Over Israeli Matchup Wins Silver in Tel Aviv Grand Slam
An Iranian judoka who fled his country after ignoring orders to drop out of a match in 2019 to avoid facing an Israeli won a...
Moroccan Authorities Detain Israeli Judo Team Ahead of Masters Competition
Moroccan authorities detained members of the Israeli national judo team for more than eight hours on Wednesday, confiscating their passports, Israel's NRG news reported. The team...
So Close: Israeli Judoka Loses Crown in World Cup Final, Finishes With Silver (VIDEO)
Israeli Judoka Yarden Gerbi (63kg), 25, of Netanya, on Thursday lost the final round at the Judo World Cup, and her world title to Clarisse...
Two Generations of Athletes Emerge From Judea and Samaria
Noad Lahat and Bat El Geterer are known for their achievements in international sports competitions, and are today considered veteran athletes in...
Osama the Karate Kid (PHOTOS)
In an interview with Reuters news agency, Jimmy Wu, who coached the Saudi national judo team from 1981 to 1991, Claimed that he trained Osama...
