And she’s done it. Gemma has made it to the final with a superb ippon throw in the Golden Score contest beating Audrey Tcheumeo (FRA) who is ranked at number 3 in the world Everywhere I look, I can see tears in the eyes of the GB team. After the comments made this week by […]
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Gemma gets her position in the semi- finals
August 2nd, 2012 
judouk I dont think anyone really expected this but Gemma has just won her third contest to secure her place in the Semi-Finals Get in
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August 1st, 2012 judouk Not being content with just one, I found all four. We weren’t allowed to touch them – but here are the pics (am still hoping to hold at least one)
The upsets continue
August 1st, 2012 judouk One of the bookies hit favourite was Ilias Iliadis (GRE) in the men’s -90kg category. Hardly surprising as he was Olympic Gold medalist in 2004 in the -81kg category. What a surprise then that Kirill Denisov (RUS) beat him by a Yuko score in his second contest to secure himself a place in the semi-final. […]
And a waza-ari ….
August 1st, 2012 judouk sends Sally home. This is not a good week for British Judo
Winston Starts Well
August 1st, 2012 judouk With a superb ippon. He now meets Kirill Denisov (RUS) in the next round
Olympic Uniform
July 31st, 2012 judouk OK, it’s time for a whine When we collected our uniform, they gave us quite a few items – including our accreditation. Now, as I’m working at both games, there are quite a few shifts to cover. I don’t mind getting 1 coat and 2 pairs of trousers but why only 2 pairs of socks. […]
Team Photo
July 31st, 2012 judouk We have had a few photos taken throughout the week. Here’s just a few