The Nagano native represented Japan before switching her competitive allegiance to Canada, her father's birthplace, to improve her chances of reaching the Olympics.
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Top judokas eye Olympic berths in Doha
11 Jan 2021 - 9:02
The Peninsula
Doha: Since the resumption of the World Judo Tour at Grand Slam Hungary, last October, the judo world had been eagerly waiting for the launch of the new season. With the Doha World Judo Masters which begins today, this has been made possible, thanks to Qatar. The draw for Doha World Judo Masters – the 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualifying event took place at the Lusail Multipurpose Hall yesterday. With tight regulations in place as per the Ministry of Public Health guidelines, the Qatar Judo & Taekwondo Federation and the International Judo Federation have ensured a much looked forward to event. IJF President Marius Vizer thanked The Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during his welcome speech on the occasion of the draw, which was held entirely online.
Chkhvimiani and Bilodid win awards as IJF’s best judoka of 2019-2020 Sunday, 27 December 2020
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.
Chkhvimiani had a stellar 2019 in the extra-lightweight under-60 kilograms category, winning the world title in Tokyo and the European and European Games titles in Minsk.
Bilodid, who turned 20 on October 10, successfully defended her extra-lightweight under-48kg world title in Tokyo in 2019 - having become the youngest-ever world champion the previous year at the age of 17.