Chelsie Giles
Chelsie Giles (born 25 January 1997) is a British judoka. She won the gold medal in the women's 52 kg event at the 2022 European Judo Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria. She won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Giles' medal was the first awarded to Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Career Giles won the half-lightweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2014, 2015 and 2017. In 2017, she competed in the women's 52 kg event at the 2017 European Judo Championships held in Warsaw, Poland. A year later, she competed in the women's 52 kg event at the 2018 World Judo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan. She was eliminated in her second match by Charline Van Snick of Belgium. At the 2018 Judo Grand Prix Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey, she won the silver medal in her event. She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's 52 kg event at the 2018 Judo Grand Prix Budapest held in Budapest, Hungary. She als ...
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Coventry
Coventry ( or ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its city status until the Middle Ages. The city is governed by Coventry City Council. Historic counties of England, Formerly part of Warwickshire until 1451, Coventry had a population of 345,328 at the 2021 census, making it the tenth largest city in England and the 12th largest in the United Kingdom. It is the second largest city in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, after Birmingham, from which it is separated by an area of Green belt (United Kingdom), green belt known as the Meriden Gap, and the third largest in the wider Midlands after Birmingham and Leicester. The city is part of a larger conurbation known as the Coventry and Bedworth Urban Area, which in 2021 had a population of 389,603. Coventry is east-south-east of ...
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2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv
The 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv was held at the Drive in Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel from 18 to 20 February 2021. Medal summary Men's events Source Results Women's events Source Results Medal table Event videos The event will air freely on the IJF YouTube channel. References External links * {{IJF World Tour Tel Aviv 2021 IJF World Tour 2021 Judo Grand Slam IJF World Tour Tel Aviv Grand Slam 2021 Judo Judo Judo Judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...

Judoka
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). Judo was created in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō () as an eclectic martial art, distinguishing itself from its predecessors (primarily Tenjin Shinyo-ryu jujutsu and Kitō-ryū jujutsu) due to an emphasis on "randori" (, lit. 'free sparring') instead of " kata" (pre-arranged forms) alongside its removal of striking and weapon training elements. Judo rose to prominence for its dominance over established jujutsu schools in tournaments hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (警視庁武術大会, ''Keishicho Bujutsu Taikai''), resulting in its adoption as the department's primary martial art. A judo practitioner is called a , and the judo uniform is called . The objective of competitive judo is to throw an opponent, immobilize them wi ...
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2019 Judo Grand Prix Zagreb
The 2019 Judo Grand Prix Zagreb was held in Zagreb, Croatia, from 26 to 28 July 2019. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Source Results Medal table References External links * {{Authority control 2019 IJF World Tour 2019 Judo Grand Prix Grand Prix 2019 Judo Judo Judo Judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...

2018 Judo Grand Prix Budapest
The 2018 Judo Grand Prix Budapest was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary, from 10 to 12 August 2018. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Source Results Medal table References External links * {{Authority control 2018 IJF World Tour 2018 Judo Grand Prix Judo Grand Prix 2018 2018 in Hungarian sport Judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...

2018 Judo Grand Prix Antalya
The 2018 Judo Grand Prix Antalya was held at the Antalya Sports Hall in Antalya, Turkey, from 6 to 8 April 2018. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Source Results Medal table References External links * {{Authority control 2018 IJF World Tour 2018 Judo Grand Prix Judo Grand Prix 2018 Judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...

2023 Judo Grand Prix Almada
The 2023 Judo Grand Prix Almada was held at the ''Complexo Municipal dos Desportos da Cidade de Almada'' in Almada, Portugal, from 27 to 29 January 2023 as part of the IJF World Tour and during the 2024 Summer Olympics qualification period. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Source results: Medal table Prize money The sums written are per medalist, bringing the total prizes awarded to €98,000. (retrieved from:) References External links * {{Authority control 2023 IJF World Tour 2023 Judo Grand Prix Judo Grand Prix 2023 Sport in Almada Judo Judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

International Judo Federation
The International Judo Federation (IJF) was founded in July 1951. The IJF was originally composed of judo federations from Europe and Argentina. Countries from four continents were affiliated over the next ten years. Today the IJF has 200 National Federations on all continents. There are over 20 million people around the globe who practice judo, according to the IJF. History Since 2009, IJF has organized yearly World Championships and the World Judo Tour consisting of five Grand Prix, four Grand Slams, a master tournament, and a Continental open tournament. The IJF initially named Russian President Vladimir Putin its honorary president and IJF Ambassador in 2008. That status of Putin's was suspended in 2022, in reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The IJF also cancelled all competitions in Russia, but allowed their athletes to compete as neutral athletes. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, all of the other 31 international Olympic sports organizations banned Ru ...
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2019 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi
The 2019 Judo Grand Slam was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 24 to 26 October 2019. Medal summary Medal table Host nation Source: Men's events Women's events References External links * {{IJF World Tour UAE 2019 IJF World Tour 2019 Judo Grand Slam Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi 2019 Judo Judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...

2018 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi
The 2018 Judo Grand Slam was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 27 to 29 October 2018. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Source Results Medal table References External links * {{IJF World Tour UAE 2018 IJF World Tour 2018 Judo Grand Slam Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi 2018 Judo Judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...

2023 Judo Grand Slam Antalya
The 2023 Judo Grand Slam Antalya was held at the Antalya Sports Hall in Antalya, Turkey from 31 March to 2 April 2023 as part of the IJF World Tour and during the 2024 Summer Olympics qualification period. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Source results: Medal table Prize money The sums written are per medalist, bringing the total prizes awarded to €154,000. (retrieved from: ) References External links * {{Authority control 2023 Judo Grand Slam 2023 IJF World Tour Judo Grand Slam 2023 Judo Judo Judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...

2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi
The 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi was held at the Jiu-Jitsu Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 26 to 28 November 2021. Event videos The event will air freely on the IJF YouTube channel. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Source Results Medal table Prize money The sums written are per medalist, bringing the total prizes awarded to 154,000$. (retrieved from: ) References External links * {{IJF World Tour UAE 2021 IJF World Tour 2021 Judo Grand Slam Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi 2021 Judo Judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...