Written by Nicolas Messner on 06. Mar 2021 Photographs by Gabriela Sabau, Emanuele Di Feliciantonio
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The host team of this first Tashkent Grand Slam awaited its first medal with the entry of Sharofiddin BOLTABOEV in the middleweight final, but the gold medal was not awaiting him at the end of the day. BOLTABOEV has shown throughout the day that his victory two weeks ago in Tel Aviv was a sign of great form. You will have to pay close attention to this dynamic technician to find a mistake, but there was one today in the final and it cost him the title, but he has a great potential.
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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.