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Stifling Gyms and White Rice Quotas A beginner member of a public high school judo club experienced her first multi-day summer camp during the initial summer break of her high school career, enduring grueling conditions defined by mandatory minimum food consumption quotas and severe heat. Training sessions involved wearing judo uniforms and practicing grappling and … Read more
Juan Ignacio del Moral Arauzo, the president of Club Arco Pucela and a defining figure in Castilian-Leonese archery, died in Valladolid at age 64 after a seven-year battle with lymphoma, El Norte de Castilla reported. Known to his peers simply as Nacho, he remained active in the sport through his final years despite heavy treatments, … Read more
Judo Medalist Demonstrates Raw Strength on SBS Variety Show Judoka Kim Min-jong displayed overwhelming strength against Kim Jong-kook and basketball player Lee Hyun-jung during the December 1 episode of the SBS variety program Running Man. The broadcast featured a “Noisy Until a Medal” competition starring 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games medal-winning judo athlete Kim Min-jong and … Read more
The Youth Olympic Games feature a full program spanning from October 31 to November 13, 2026, with preliminary action opening in baseball5 on October 30 before the formal opening ceremony at 15:00 local time, according to DeporTV. Opening Weekend and First Medal Events Competition begins on Friday, October 30, with early baseball5 matches. The official … Read more
Judoka and national flag-bearer Rosalvick Aguilar secured Venezuela’s first medal of the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026, winning the bronze in the 44-kilogram category at the Dakar Expo Centre in Senegal, Laiguana.tv reported. The athlete clinched the podium spot by defeating Theresa Tagarira of Botswana with a decisive ippon on the tatami. Dakar Expo Centre … Read more
Sara Coni delivered Italy’s first medal of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on the opening day of competition at the Dakar Expo Center, claiming a bronze medal in the women’s -44 kg judo category. Dakar Tatami Run Opens Italian Medal Count The 17-year-old Italian judoka opened her tournament account by defeating Mauritania’s Coumba Houssein … Read more
The Club Arco Trasno hosted 26 archers for its third and fourth indoor competitions at the Goián Pavilion in Tomiño. The Saturday afternoon event featured two 60-arrow rounds shot at a distance of 18 meters, running from 4:30 PM to approximately 8:40 PM local time. Indoor Archery Divisions And Open Format The tournament brought together … Read more
The Niigata Prefectural Board of Education has dismissed the former judo club adviser at Niigata Prefectural Niigata Technical High School following a third-party committee finding that excessive coaching drove a third-year male student to die by suicide in 2024. In an October 23 press conference, board officials issued a formal apology to the grieving family … Read more
The fourth Summer Youth Olympic Games opened on October 31 in Dakar, Senegal, marking the first time the African continent has hosted an Olympic series event, Agence France-Presse reported. Dakar Hosts the Fourth Summer Youth Olympic Games Roughly 2,650 athletes aged 14 to 17 have gathered in Senegal for the competition, which runs through November … Read more
Thomas Hörster, who captained and anchored Bayer Leverkusen through more than a decade of top-flight German football, reaches a milestone that spans his eras as an ascent hero, a national team debutant under Franz Beckenbauer, and a Bundesliga manager, while bayer04.de reported that the defender remains a defining figure in the club’s history, marked by … Read more