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Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi
Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi (born 28 December 1991) is an Iranian judoka. She competed at the Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics, 2024 Summer Olympics as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Refugee Olympic Team in the Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Mixed team, mixed teams event and at the Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's +78 kg, +78 kg category. Life Barbari Zharfi was raised in Bandar-e Anzali, Bandar Anzali in Iran's Gilan province. She began practicing judo at age 15, with her mother's encouragement. She later became a member of Iran's national judo team. Barbari Zharfi sought asylum in Germany in 2018 with her daughter. In 2023, she became the first Iranian woman to compete at the 2023 World Judo Championships – Women's +78 kg, World Judo Championships without a hijab. References External links * * {{List of Iranian refugee and immigrant athletes 1991 births Living people 21st-century Iranian sportswomen Female j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Nipponica, "Judo"). Judo was created in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō () as an eclectic martial art, distinguishing itself from its predecessors (primarily Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū, 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 Kodokan–Totsuka rivalry, 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 co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
