Lasha Bekauri overcame Beka Gviniashvili in all-Georgian men’s under-90 kilogram final to win gold on the final day of this year’s European Judo Championships in Portuguese capital Lisbon.
Rio 2016 Olympic champion Tina Trstenjak of Slovenia claimed her third gold medal at the European Championships in the women's under-63 kilogram category, with a win over Russian Daria Davydova on day two of competition in Portugal's capital Lisbon.
The European Judo Championships got off to a momentous start in Lisbon today with a series of dramatic contests, notably in the women's under-52 kilograms final, where France's top seed Amandine Buchard defeated Italy’s defending champion and Rio 2016 silver medallist Odette Giuffrida.
The European Judo Championships are due to begin in Lisbon tomorrow, with Ukrainian world champion Daria Bilodid among those set to be in action on day one.
The European Judo Union (EJU) has welcomed the decline in COVID-19 cases in Portugal ahead of next month’s European Championships.
There were two more gold medals apiece for France and Russia as the European Judo Championships drew to a close in Prague.
Clarisse Agbegnenou and Margaux Pinot both won titles on a golden day for France at the European Judo Championships in Prague.
Azerbaijan's Orkhan Safarov produced a major shock to win one of five titles awarded on the opening day of the European Judo Championships in Czech capital Prague.
Three reigning Olympic champions are among the competitors at the European Judo Championships, which begin tomorrow in Czech capital Prague.
Germany will compete at this month's European Judo Championships despite the rising number of COVID-19 cases in host country the Czech Republic.
Britain has withdrawn its entire team from this month's European Judo Championships in Prague due to concerns over the rise in coronavirus infections in Europe and the host country.
The 2020 European Judo Championships have been pushed back by 11 days in November to accommodate the recent changes to the International Judo Federation (IJF) calendar.
New dates have been announced for the Veteran European Judo Championships after the event in Athens was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The proposed new dates for the 2020 European Judo Championships have been confirmed, with the event to remain as part of the Tokyo 2020 qualification process.
The European Judo Championships have been postponed for the second time with the event now scheduled to take place in November.
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.
Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 - Overlay Manager - United Kingdom
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New International Swimming Federation President Husain Al-Musallam has promised sweeping change of the organisation, including a renewed focus on athletes, an increase in prize money and not tolerating discrimination, as Mike Rowbottom reports.
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