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The city of Esperanza has a new national champion. Marianela Rocco, a young archer from the city, secured two gold medals at the National Evita Games, held in Mar del Plata. Her performance, which included a dominant qualifying round and decisive victories in the elimination matches, brought top honors to both her city and the … Read more
Paris Olympic silver medalist and Asian Games gold medalist Huh Mimi revealed that throwing out the first pitch at a Korean Series baseball game was more stressful than competing in a world-class judo final. The 24-year-old judoka made the surprising confession after her ceremonial pitch at the Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on November 7, … Read more
The Compostela Judo Club secured a commanding performance at the inaugural round of the Liga Gallega Rías Altas, earning a total of 20 medals. The club’s young judokas claimed six gold, seven silver, and seven bronze medals at the event held in Cambre, Diario de Santiago reported. Competitive Debut in Cambre The tournament took place … Read more
Chetumal, Quintana Roo, has a new venue for archery with the opening of Bahía Archery Club, a facility designed to introduce the sport to beginners while providing training for competitive athletes, Quintanarro reported. Joan Chuc Canché, the club’s director, explained that the new space caters to two primary groups. “The installations are directed both to … Read more
Ruinas Gymnasium Hosts Twentieth Regional Judo Championships Seventeen young judoka claimed regional titles at the twentieth edition of the Sardinia Esordienti B judo championships, L’Unione Sarda.it reported. The tournament brought 13- and 14-year-old athletes to the municipal gymnasium in Ruinas to compete across structured weight divisions. The regional event featured 63 competitors in total, broken … Read more
The Italian gymnastics team secured a spot in the upcoming finals at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, finishing sixth in the qualification round with a total score of 148.130. Meanwhile, archer Niccolo Mazzuoli was eliminated in the round of 16 after a 6-2 defeat to Switzerland’s Noe Wenger, according to reports from OA … Read more
France Judo will bring its premier domestic competition to the Vendéspace in Mouilleron-le-Captif for the first time on Saturday, November 28, and Sunday, November 29, 2026, bringing the country’s top senior judokas to the region near La Roche-sur-Yon, infos-media-nantes.fr reported. Competition starts at 9 a.m. local time on both days, with afternoon final blocks deciding … Read more
While the squad aimed for every athlete to advance past their opening match, the team fell short of that specific goal in one of Japan’s most competitive judo tournaments. The Kodokan Cup serves as a high-level proving ground for the next generation of national contenders. According to the team’s recent report, 13 athletes originally qualified … Read more
Arnold Ayenfaga makes history for the refugee team in Dakar Fifteen-year-old Arnold Ayenfaga stepped onto the judo mat at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, where he finished fifth in the men’s 55kg category after reaching the bronze-medal match. From the Kakuma refugee camp to the international stage Arnold’s path to the competition ran from … Read more
Italian Gymnasts Chase Finals as Dakar Youth Olympic Competition Opens The Youth Olympic Games in Dakar reached day four on Saturday, November 7, 2026, bringing live competition across artistic gymnastics, futsal, and archery. Italian gymnastics prospects opened the second subdivision of the men’s qualifications by posting 25.566 points on the horizontal bar, positioning themselves at … Read more