Written by Nicolas Messner, Leandra Freitas, Grace Goulding on 12. Mar 2021
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Judo is a sport with a presence in many international settings, whether sporting, social, or even political, in the broad sense of the term. In the midst of the core tasks of the IJF, President Vizer always finds time to devote time to initiatives aimed at the youngest judoka, a cohort that he supports consistently. This time, following all covid protocols of course, the IJF decided to organise educational activities following the Tashkent Grand Slam. The purpose was to give extra motivation to a generation of young children in Uzbekistan, who are going through a difficult time because of the pandemic, as most of the dojos have been closed and competitions have been cancelled.
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Judo Grand Slam: Japan, Italy and Mongolia take top spots on day 2 in Tashkent Africanews 06/03/2021 © from Euronews video
Uzbekistan welcomes the International Judo Federation World Tour with a passionate opening Ceremony on day 2 of the Tashkent Grand Slam. IJF President Mr Marius Vizer praised the organisers efforts and noted the strong home team and enthusiastic crowd.
The middleweights battled it out for victory, and our woman of the day was Japan’s Tashiro Miku who flew through the elimination rounds, winning all her fights with her signature “sticky foot” or
Kosoto gari. She upped Japan’s gold medal count to an impressive five with a beautiful foot sweep in her gold medal match, making this her fifth Grand Slam title.