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Keiji Suzuki appointed as new men’s head coach
The All-Japan Judo Federation has appointed Olympic and double World Champion Keiji Suzuki as the men’s head coach. He will be replacing Kosei Inoue, who helped Japan win five gold...
Pareto won her World bronze medal in 2018 at the age of 32. Argentina’s Paula Pareto, who recently retired at age 35, is a classic late bloomer but what a late career she’s...
Olympic and double World Champion at -70kg, Chizuru Arai (JPN), has announced her retirement from competition, saying she looks forward to the second phase of her life. At 27, she is retirin...
Will Daria Bilodid move up to -52kg?
In August 2017, Daria Bilodid (UKR) lost to Otgontsetseg Galbadrakh (KAZ) in the preliminary rounds of the 2017 Budapest World Championships. After that defeat, she had an incredible winning str...
Predictions for the 2021 Hungary World Championships
Male -60kg Top favorite here is Ryuju Nagayama. The last non-Japanese to beat him was Lukhumi Chkhvimiani of Georgia, at the 2019 Tokyo World Championships but it was not a very convincing win. Na...
Why isn't Koga in the IJF Hall of Fame?
Halls of Fame are always controversial because of mixed opinions about the people who are inducted and the people who are not. Take for example the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Every year when it...