The International Judo Federation (IJF) has canceled, this Tuesday, on the decision of the Moroccan government, the Judo Grand Prix of Rabat, due to the coronavirus epidemic. During this key event, Teddy Riner was to return to competition, a month after his defeat at the Paris tournament.
At just 19 years old, Issam Bassou is a young African Judo champion in the under 60 kilogram category, who dreamed of representing Morocco at the World Championships in China and the Tokyo Olympics.
Moroccan judoka, Attaf Mohsin, won the bronze medal in the under 100 kg category on Sunday in Jakarta, at the International Judo Championship held in Jakarta.
Brussels-based Sami Chouchi stepped into the arena where he faced Russian Abas Azizov in a judo match on Saturday in Uzbekistan, at the Judo Grand Prix in Tashkent. In the end, the world’s 18th-ranked judoka in his category won the bronze medal in the -81 kg category.
The Moroccan national coach of the judo team was released on bail on Friday, September 13, after being held in custody for 48 hours by the Judicial Police. He is being prosecuted for falsifying the lists of champions presented to European embassies to obtain the "Schengen" visa.
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The coach of the Israeli judo team said he was very proud to have won medals and to have been able to raise the Israeli flag high in Morocco. This concerns the hosting by Morocco of the Marrakech Judo Grand Prix.
As three years ago, Morocco is hosting the Marrakech Judo Grand Prix where, again this edition, Israeli athletes could make the national anthem sound to the dismay of anti-normalization and pro-Palestinian activists.
No Morocco for the French champion Teddy Riner. The judoka has just announced that he has canceled his trip to the kingdom where he was to take part in the Grand Prix of Marrakech, which will take place from March 8 to 10.