2016 VETERAN EUROPEANS POREC - DAY 1
Have a look at some of the impressions from the preliminary rounds of day 1 of the #VeteransEJC #europeanjudo #JudoPorec2016 #JudoForAll
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OTC FOR ALL - 2016 POREC - HIGHLIGHTS
The Olympic Training Camp (OTC) in Porec was a special edition compared to the usual OTCs. Not only our elites but a slightly younger generation [U8 and U15 'judo for family' project] was also busy completing their training schedules literally next door to each other. What happens when the little ones meet the big ones? Lets have a look! #europeanjudo #JudoPorec2016 #OTC #GoingForGold #Rio2016 #RoadToRio2016 #FutureGeneration #MeetMyHero
POREC 2016: OTC WITH A DIFFERENT DRESSING
The 2016 Olympic Games fast approaching and this time around our elites travelled to Porec, Croatia, for another Olympic Training Camp (OTC). Over 400 athletes from almost 40 countries were training together in the past few days. With the training camp finishing today, we asked some of the athletes and coaches on their overall experience.
Teddy RINER (FRA) – “This OTC camp has been great for me. I had quality partners on the mat and t...he location, the food, the hotel, everything else was simply brilliant. I won’t be doing anymore tournaments leading up to Rio, however, I will still go to Castelldefels for the training camp before heading back home for the final phase of the preparation.”
Sensei Jim PEDRO Sr. (USA) – “The quality of the training camp was great, including the hotel, the food and all surroundings. Regarding the Olympic Games, like everyone else, we have our game plan and we are hoping it will work out."
Barbara MATIC (CRO) – “Sea, Sun and Judo… It has been great. I have had few extremely busy days where I had to combine trainings with some media duties. Getting a bit tired but overall I had a great training camp and luckily, for now, I am injury free.”
Larisa CERIC (BIH) – "This training camp is very helpful for me because in my country, I don’t have enough partners. In addition to the quality training sessions, the location is absolutely perfect.”
The OTC is part of the programme of the 2016 Judo Festival as well as the U8 and U15 training camps. During the OTC, opposite to any other times, a special training session was organised to allow children to meet and train together with their heroes.
Olympic Champion, Tagir KHAIBULAEV (RUS) expressed his thoughts after the session: “I feel responsible for being a judo hero and not only for the youngsters but for our national team also. This little session was great with the kids and I have to say that it was very nice to have a break in our mind too because normally when we are wearing our judogi it means we fully focused to push ourselves to the maximum so today was very nice to spend sometimes with the youngsters.”
The Judo Festival continues until the 30th June blended with all the important element of judo. The next OTC camp will take place in Castelldefels, Spain. The highlight of these exciting week will soon we available on our website as well as on our media channels.
June 22, 2016 at 10:32PM
DRAW - VETERAN EUROPEANS 2016 POREC - DAY 1
Check out the draw for the 2016 Veteran Europeans Day 1! #europeanjudo #VeteranEJC #PorecJudo2016
VETERAN EUROPEANS 2016
The 2016 Veteran European Championships will take place in Porec [Croatia] throughout the upcoming days. The first three days of the event will see all individual contests following with a team event which will close the show on Sunday.
JUDO FESTIVAL IN POREC HAS BEGAN
The third edition of the Judo Festival has begun, including the Veteran European Judo Championships as well as the Olympic Training Camp «Going for Gold», which makes the festival the biggest judo event in 2016.
Throughout 10 consecutive days (20-30 June) people can expect attractions for every age and taste:
...Judo Kids Camp U8 "Judo & Family
Youth Judo Training Camp U15
Veteran Training Camp
Animation Zone
The European Judo Union (EJU) and the Croatian Judo Federation (HJS) welcome more then 1500 judoka from 40 countries worldwide. EJU president Sergey Soloveychik expressed his appriciation to all partners: "I would like to thank the Croatian Judo Federation, the city of Porec, the Turistic Board of Porec and Laguna Porec for organizing such an overwhelming event. The main idea of the Judo Festival is to connect different groups, like athletes, families and veterans. It is great to see children having the possibility to watch World Champions and Olympic Champions. The Judo Festival is under our motto «Judo – more than sport» „
Sanda Čorak, president of the Croatian Judo Federation said: "It is the first time that the festival takes place in Porec. We are very proud to host this amazing event in Croatia and that so many top fighters are joining the OTC for preparation for the Olympic Games.“
The following top athletes are in Porec.
Teddy Riner (FRA, +100kg)
Kayla Harrison (USA, -78kg)
Elmar Gasimov (AZE, -100kg)
Kirill Denisov (RUS, -90kg)
Tagir Khaibulaev (RUS, -100kg)
Loic Pietri (FRA, -81kg)
This strong field of players can also be a big advantage for the Croation squad. Team leader Barbara Matić said: „The OTC helps me a lot regarding preparations for Rio. There are a lot of great judokas in all categories so the level of training is really high."
The major of Poreč, Edi Štifanić, also sent his best wishes for all participants: "We are proud that EJU and HJS choose Poreč as the new Judo Festival location. It is great combination of family tourism and sport tourism. I sincerely hope you will feel in Poreč like at home."
June 20, 2016 at 07:38PM
To get in touch with the spirit of judo there is the Animation Zone. The first station was in Porec town. The Croation national team showed their skills and the kids could practice a little bit judo with their favourit players like Olympic starter Barbara Matić.
Today's Judo Festival press conference in Poreč - Croatia #judo #judoporec2016 #europeanjudo #crojudo Hrvatski olimpijski odbor Cro Judo
Konferencija za medije HOO-a u Poreču
Hrvatski olimpijski odbor #judo #crojudo #uRitmuRija #judoporec2016
ROAD TO RIO–TOMA NIKIFOROV: BEL2016-BR2016
Exactly 46 days to go until the Biggest Show on Earth will begin. Namely, the Olympic Games! So far, the total number of 166 European athletes will be heading out to Rio. This number spreads across 36 nations and with the Tripartite places [wild cards] yet to be announced, Europe hopes for a few more. The focus for now, however, will be on 2015 World Bronze medallist, Toma NIKIFOROV who competes in the -100kg category.
Nikiforov was ...
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SLOVAKIAN JUDO FEDERATION: JAN KRISANDA HAS BEEN RE-ELECTED
The Slovakian Judo Federation hosted their voting congress on the Saturday, the 11th of June 2016 in in Dudince, Slovakia.
At the regular election meeting of the Slovakian Judo Federation (SJF), Mr. Ján Krišanda, onetime award-athlete, founder of Judo Club MŠK Vranov nad Topľou and now a successful sport official, has been re-elected as the president for the fourth consecutive time. In this Olympic cycle alone, the ...Slovak Judo Federation, with Krišanda at the helm, shown good results in both, when contests and organizations concerns.
"I would like to thank you for your trust you put in me. I am very happy for all the results we achieved together and I am happy to see we all together succeeded and persisted in our wish to apply international standards concerning the function of the organization itself in our judo family. I am very proud of our team work as we had success in organising international tournaments and sporting success of our competitors", Mr.Krišanda expressed his thoughts.
In addition, an executive committee has been elected at the general assembly, where they implemented new statutes of the association, which included changes in the new law of sport as well as an international anti-doping rules and ethics in sport.
June 16, 2016 at 07:00PM
The Cadet European Judo Championships are going to start in two weeks in Vantaa (1-3 July). The Finnish city is bordered by Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
We expect more than 400 athletes from 36 countries.
The hashtag is #CadetEJC
...For more information or tickets check out https://www.facebook.com/ecjudocadet2016/
XXXI Olympiad - Who will be participating?
7 athletes will head out to Rio to represent GREAT BRITAIN at the 2016 Olympic Games. #RoadToRio2016 #TeamGreatBritain #Rio2016 #europeanjudo
Meet the 7 judoka heading to Rio 2016!
Get to know the full team here:
https://www.teamgb.com/…/seven-judoka-book-their-places-at-…
MUST WATCH! How these beauties [Olympic Medals] have been made?
#RoadToRioJudo #Medals #HowItsMade #Winners #europeanjudo
https://www.facebook.com/rio2016/videos/1184012054967005/?fallback=1
RIO 2016 OLYMPIC MEDALS!
Which of the 14 athletes [7 female and 7 male] do you think will take home one of the shiniest one in the middle?
#RoadToRioJudo #Medals #Rio2016 #europeanjudo #winners
The force of an Olympic hero is a force of nature. It’s this connection that our Olympic Medals establish.
XXXI Olympic Games - Who will participate for UKRAINE?
Increadible improvement: Iakiv KHAMMO is one of the most promising heavyweight talents from Europe who could possibly be able to win a medal in Rio. The 22 year old Khammo is not only excellent with his technical skills but he also showed an increadible improvement over the last two years.
In 2014, he became Junior European Champion and won bronze at the Junior World Championships. Only one year later - in his first year ...at senior level - he won bronze at the World Championships and at the European Games. This year he won two IJF World Tour Events: the Grand Slam Baku and the Grand Prix Dusseldorf.
He will participate with a strong Ukrainian team:
-66kg Georgii ZANTARAIA
-90kg Quedjau NHABALI
-100kg Artem BLOSHENKO
+100kg Iakiv KHAMMO
-48kg Maryna CHERNIAK
-78kg Victoriia TURKS
+78kg Svitlana IAROMKA
