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Judo champion Agbegnenou visits Sidra Medicine  18 Jan 2021 - 10:19 Clarisse Agbegnenou (third right), with CEO of Sidra Medicine, Dr. Barbro Friden, Acting Chief Medical Officer Prof. Ziyad M. Hijazi, and other officials. The Peninsula Doha: Sidra Medicine was honoured to welcome, Clarisse Agbegnenou, a world judo champion and French sportswoman, on a tour of its hospital. Agbegnenou who was in Qatar for the International Judo Federation (IJF) Doha Masters 2021, was at Sidra Medicine as part of a personal mission to meet with the parents of preterm babies.   She is an Ambassador of SOS P...

Iran's exiled judoka keeps fighting on Reporter's notebook: Joining Saeid Mollaei during training offered a glimpse into the struggles of the man who fled his country after he refusing to throw a fight to avoid competing against the Israeli who is now a firm friend Oren Aharoni | Published: 01.17.21 , 15:05 I was at the Doha Masters judo tournament in the Qatari capital when a photo of the event I posted on Instagram received a like from Saeid Mollaei, the former Iranian judoka who had fled his country after refusing to throw a fight in order to avoid competing against Israel's Sagi Muki.

Sports January 14, 2021 KARACHI: Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) plans to send Olympian judoka Shah Hussain to Budapest, Hungary, in March for three months training during which he will also feature in Olympic qualifying events. “Yes, we have planned to send Shah to Budapest, Hungary, in March for three months training. We chose Hungary because it has the International Judo Federation (IJF) headquarters. It has the best academy where fighters from across the world train,” PJF vice-president Masood Ahmad told ‘The News’ on Wednesday. “If we are able to send Shah to Hungary he will tr...

Games favourite Agbegnenou bags gold medal, hails Qatar  13 Jan 2021 - 9:49 Clarisse Agbegnenou (in white) competes with Nami Nabekura during their women's under 63 final yesterday. PICTURES: IJF Fawad Hussain/ The Peninsula Eyeing the Tokyo Olympic Games, French World No.1 Clarisse Agbegnenou could not have asked for a better start to the new season as she clinched gold medal at the IJF World Judo Masters Doha 2021 that has brought together the best athletes on the planet.  The reigning European champion and quadruple world champion yesterday confirmed her status as the Tokoy Games gold ...

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 t...