Lukhumi Chkhvimiani of Georgia and Ukraine’s Daria Bilodid were named as respective male and female judoka of the year for 2019-2020 at the International Judo Federation Awards, which concluded today’s virtual and inaugural JudoFest event.
A message of support for Saeid Mollaei has been posted by the Israeli rival he was ordered not to fight by officials in Iran, which led to the country being banned by the International Judo Federation (IUF).
Israeli world champion judoka Sagi Muki is auctioning off personal items to raise funds for respirators for the hospital where he was born.
The Israel Judo Association (IJA) chief has claimed that under-81 kilograms world number one Saeid Mollaei was forced by Iranian officials to throw his final two matches at the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Championships.
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Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
Commonwealth Games England - Media and Communications Executive - London, United Kingdom
The Media and Communications Executive will work closely with CGE’s Media and Communications Manager to support the delivery of the organisation’s communications strategy. They will assist on the delivery of CGE’s external communication through media outlets and digital platforms with an aim to share our values, athlete stories and celebrate success to inspire the nation.
The coronavirus pandemic forced a near global shutdown of sport across the world, but sports governing bodies have staged successful events despite the COVID-19 crisis. Mike Rowbottom speaks to those who have been able to do so.
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