Welcome to Ekaterinburg, Russia.
As the nation's fourth largest city, Ekaterinburg has been a natural choice to host Russia’s Annual Judo Grand Slam and has done so for the past three years.
With this sport enjoying incredible popularity here, the city’s Sport Palace was once more packed out with fans awaiting a weekend of top level judo.
And they were not to be dissapointed, as some of the best athletes in the world put on a worthy show, of which we’ll bring you all the best moments.
We’ll get up close and personal the dynamic young Canadian Shady El Nahas in our latest meet your judoka feature..
And speak to one of Russia’s top female competitors Natalia Kuzuitina about the development of Russia’s women’s team, before we follow one of them on a path to glory.
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Here you can watch ALL IJF World Judo Tour events LIVE, along with various Judo Highlight shows, video series, best moments, athlete interviews and much more!
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Follow all events, including up to 22 events per year, such as World Championships (Senior, Junior, Cadets, Veterans, Kata, Open, Teams) and World Judo Tour (Masters, Grand Slam, Grand Prix, Continental Open).
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