ISLAMABAD - Inter-divisional Judo Championship for men and women will be held from June 1 at Qayyum Stadium, Peshawar under the aegis of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Judo Association. “Top judokas of the country will take part in the event which aims at further promoting judo among youth,” said ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's  Shah Hussain Shah once won the bronze medal in the Asian Senior Judo Championships 2013 held in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday. Talking exclusively to The Nation, Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) secretary Masood Ahmed said: “It is a great honour for not only the ...

ISLAMAAD - Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) on Thursday said it is planning to bring in international coaches to promote the game at grass-root level."Our objective is to promote judo from grass-root level, so we are also planning to bring in coaches having international repute so that our youngsters ...

PARIS (AFP) - Greece's Ilias Iliadis threw Japan's Daiki Nishiyama for the maximum ippon to retain his under-90kg title at the Judo World Championships here on Friday. In a repeat of last year's final, the world number one attacked with a hip throw (tsuri-goshi) only to turn it into an outer leg ...

PARIS (AFP) - Haruna Asami beat Japanese compatriot Tomoko Fukumi for the second year in a row in the final to retain her under-48kg world title at the Palais Omnisport de Bercy here on Tuesday. Asami notched the only score of the fight with an inner-leg sweep (ouchi-gari) for the minimum yuko ...

VLADIMIR PUTIN has been showing off his 'macho skills again - this time with a spot of his favourite sport, judo. Russias prime minister is a black-belt in the sport and was taking part in a sparring session at the inauguration of a sports complex in St Petersburg. He was given tips on how to ...

TOKYO (AFP) Teddy Riner of France won the mens over- 100-kilogram title for a third straight time when he defeated Andreas Toelzer of Germany at the world judo championships on Thursday. Riner, who finished with a bronze in the Beijing Olympics, fended off the challenge from Japans Kazuhiko ...

LAHORE Federal Secretary Sports Anisul Hussnain Musavi has said the performance of the judo federation is satisfactory and an example for rest of the federations to follow the suit. He expressed his views while holding luncheon in honour of SAG gold and sliver medallists along with federation ...

ISLAMABAD - WAPDA got upper hand in the 3rd Anti Narcotic Force (ANF) National Women's Judo Championship 2008 by winning three top positions in the different weight categories competitions here at Hameedi Hall, Pakistan Sports Complex on Saturday. Railway claimed one top position. Marshall art ...