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Stump and Deguchi strike gold at IJF World Judo Championships in Doha

Swiss Judoka has clinched his maiden world title while Canada’s Deguchi secured her second world crown. In a historic victory for Switzerland, former European Championships bronze medalist Nils Stump claimed…

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‘Free Palestine’ rings across arena as Israelis compete at World Judo Championship

Four Qatari judokas are competing in the tournament, including Khalil Al Rabahi and Mohammed Al Rabahi (-81kg), Rida Nafwa (-100kg), and Saleha Al Badi (-57kg). A group of spectators, the…

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Tickets for World Judo Championship in Qatar selling fast, officials say

The judokas in the Gulf state will compete at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena. More than half of tickets for the World Judo Championship 2023 have already been…

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Ukraine to boycott Judo championship after decision to readmit Russian athletes

The Ukrainian Judo Federation (UJF) announced its decision on Monday days ahead of the sporting event Ukrainian judokas will not participate at the World Judo Championship 2023 in Qatar to…

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Pro-Palestine group slams ‘sports normalisation’ as Israeli athletes make World Judo Championships

As per policies by global sporting bodies, all host nations of such events are required to grant access without discrimination to its venues. A prominent Qatar-based pro-Palestine group has issued…

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‘We Are Team Qatar’: 15 athletes to rep Qatar at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

The Qatar Olympic Committee has launched its promotional campaign to support its athletes ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Fifteen athletes will represent Qatar in seven different sports at the…

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The Round up

The Round Up | 23 June 2021

Top stories on #TheRoundUp ????️ Controversy erupts over screening of UAE-funded anti-Qatar film ???????? #Pakistan to receive 1 million #Covid19 vaccine doses from #Qatar ???? Doha opens one of largest…

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Qatar’s judoka El-Idrissi qualifies for Tokyo Olympics 2020

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics were postponed till 2021 due to COVID-related concerns. Qatar’s judoka Ayoub El-Idrissi has qualified to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which will be held in…

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The Round up

The Round Up 11 Jan 2021

Top stories this Monday: ✈️ ???????? First Qatar Airways, Saudi Airways passenger planes since 2017 land in Riyadh and Doha ????????‍????Anger over former Israeli soldiers’ participation in World Judo Masters…

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