Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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I recall how you kindly accompanied me to a judo match in London, and today I would like to respond in kind by showing you the venues for the 2014 Olympics
The fact that you did not manage to get a ticket to London spurred you on and motivated you to to continue in Judo and to do everything you can to realize your personal dream, to participate in the Olympic Games.More quotes »
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Olympic champion Riner alleges racism at Paris bar
-- The Buddha Bar has fired a waitress for improper behavior toward Olympic champion judoka Teddy Riner, who lashed out about alleged racism at the upscale Paris bar-restaurant.On Facebook, the 24-year-old London Games gold medalist described how he had momentarily Read more »
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Cuban women's judo team to compete in Russia, Brazil
HAVANA, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Cuba's four-member women's judo team, led by Olympic champion Idalis Ortiz, will compete in Russia and Brazil, sports news website JIT said Tuesday. The women will first compete at the World Universiade of Kazan, Russia in Jul 6/18/13 from SINA English Read more »
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Russian judoka commits suicide
Russian judo champion Elena Ivashchenko committed suicide because of her failure during the London Olympics. Russian judo officials said Monday that Elena Ivashchenko, 28, a four-time European champion (in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012), jumped from a 15th floo 6/18/13 from Webindia123 Read more »
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Judo: Ashley McKenzie hopes bronze at Miami Grand Prix can help Olympic bid
Great Britain’s Ashley McKenzie hopes bronze at the International Judo Federation Miami Grand Prix can prove another step towards him qualifying for the Rio Olympics in 2016. The London under-60kg judoka picked up more valuable points for the world ranki from Daily Mail - UK Read more »
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Russian Judo Star Committed Suicide - Investigators
Russian judo star Yelena Ivashchenko, 28, is likely to have committed suicide by throwing herself from the 15th floor of an apartment block, the Investigative Comittee said Saturday. The body of the four times winner of the European Judo Championships wa from Voice of Russia Read more »
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Russian Judo Star Dies Unexpectedly Aged 28
MOSCOW, June 15 (RIA Novosti) – Four times winner of the European Judo Championship and Russian judo star Yelena Ivashchenko has died aged 28, the Russian Judo Federation said Saturday. “Big, kind, strong, talented, successful and title-winning… the lead from RIA Novosti Read more »
