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Warsaw turns up the volume as France leads, and...
Day one of the Warsaw European Open felt like pure live sport: tight finishes, sudden swings, and a crowd that never stopped pushing. Poland had a local athlete to cheer...
Warsaw turns up the volume as France leads, and...
Day one of the Warsaw European Open felt like pure live sport: tight finishes, sudden swings, and a crowd that never stopped pushing. Poland had a local athlete to cheer...
Warsaw erupts as Kowalewska lands the home gold...
Day one of the European Open in Warsaw delivered that special mix: deep international brackets, loud local support, and finals where every exchange mattered. Seven weight categories crowned winners on...
Warsaw erupts as Kowalewska lands the home gold...
Day one of the European Open in Warsaw delivered that special mix: deep international brackets, loud local support, and finals where every exchange mattered. Seven weight categories crowned winners on...
Home roar to world gold: Graeme Randall’s Birmi...
When Graeme Randall walked onto the tatami at the 1999 World Championships in Birmingham, it didn’t feel like a guaranteed fairy tale. Yet by the end of the event, the...
Home roar to world gold: Graeme Randall’s Birmi...
When Graeme Randall walked onto the tatami at the 1999 World Championships in Birmingham, it didn’t feel like a guaranteed fairy tale. Yet by the end of the event, the...
Warsaw’s European Open is stacked again, with K...
The European Open in Warsaw is back this weekend, and the numbers alone hint at a loud, relentless two-day fight. After Friday evening’s draw, 320 athletes from 27 nations across...
Warsaw’s European Open is stacked again, with K...
The European Open in Warsaw is back this weekend, and the numbers alone hint at a loud, relentless two-day fight. After Friday evening’s draw, 320 athletes from 27 nations across...
Golden score, one swing: Ethan Nairne’s O-soto-...
Ethan Nairne’s breakthrough at the 2026 Upper Austria Grand Prix didn’t come with a complicated game plan. The British -73kg judoka simply decided to stop feeding his mind with the...
Golden score, one swing: Ethan Nairne’s O-soto-...
Ethan Nairne’s breakthrough at the 2026 Upper Austria Grand Prix didn’t come with a complicated game plan. The British -73kg judoka simply decided to stop feeding his mind with the...
A sudden reset in German judo: Spittka out, Baz...
German elite judo is heading into another rebuild phase after the German Judo Federation (DJB) ended its cooperation with national coach Marko Spittka. His time in the role was brief:...
A sudden reset in German judo: Spittka out, Baz...
German elite judo is heading into another rebuild phase after the German Judo Federation (DJB) ended its cooperation with national coach Marko Spittka. His time in the role was brief:...