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‘Inspire yourself’: Judo starlet Bilodid offers fans mindset wisdom in between posing for Vogue, judging Miss Ukraine competition
Olympic bronze medalist Daria Bilodid has given her social media following of almost half a million a pep talk inspired by her outstanding career, speaking out in between posing for fashion mag Vogue and judging a beauty contest.
Oct 23, 2021 08:17
Algerian Olympic judo star banned for TEN YEARS for refusing to compete against Israeli opponent
Judo star Fethi Nourine and his coach have received 10-year bans from the from the International Judo Federation for "promotion of political and religious propaganda" after refusing to compete against an Israeli opponent in Tokyo.
Sep 15, 2021 12:15
Olympic judo champ ‘attends brother’s funeral with cops’ while ‘facing premeditated murder charges from shootout that killed him’
An Olympic judo champion is said to have been allowed to attend his brother's funeral after being detained on charges of premeditated murder during a shootout that killed three people including his sibling, according to reports.
Aug 19, 2021 10:48
‘Better than a coffee’: Coach SLAPS German judoka in bizarre viral warm-up routine at Tokyo 2020 Olympics (VIDEO)
Footage of a bizarre warm-up motivation technique, which shows a judo coach slapping his female charge in the face as she was about to compete in an important Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games face-off, has gone viral online.
Jul 27, 2021 17:04
Second judoka quits Tokyo Olympics before facing Israeli opponent who Algerian refused to meet over Palestine conflict
Sudanese judoka Mohamed Abdalrasool weighed in but did not appear for his clash with Tohar Butbal in the round of 32 at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, leaving the Israeli without an opponent again after Fethi Nourine was sent home.
Jul 26, 2021 09:42
‘I had one dream’: Starlet Daria Bilodid issues emotional reaction after winning Ukraine’s first ever women’s Olympic judo medal
20-year-old judo sensation Daria Bilodid burst into tears in her national colors after scooping bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, admitting that she had been "depressed, broken and not in the mood" before remembering her mom's words.
Jul 25, 2021 14:19
Algerian athlete who withdrew from Tokyo Olympics to avoid clash with Israeli faces action from judo bosses over ‘discrimination’
An Algerian judoka who withdrew from the Olympics because his political support for Palestine meant he did not want the prospect of facing an Israeli has been suspended, with judo chiefs citing discrimination and "principles".
Jul 24, 2021 16:02
Algerian judo athlete withdraws from Olympics to avoid possible match with Israeli, says he won’t ‘get his hands dirty’
One of Algeria’s top Olympic medal hopes in judo has quit before a battle even began, to avoid a likely second-round matchup with an Israeli, saying he won’t “get his hands dirty” by competing with a citizen of the Jewish state.
Jul 23, 2021 18:11

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