Archive for July, 2008

Empire State Games: Live updates - Ithaca Journal


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Empire State Games: Live updates
Ithaca Journal, NY - 11 hours ago
"I'm pretty new at judo, I just started doing it about this time last year. My sensei and other people in my club (Cornell Judo Club) really encouraged me
Handy guide to Empire State Games Times Herald-Record
Roberts leads gold parade at ESG Utica Observer Dispatch
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competition worth singing about - CNN International

competition worth singing about
CNN International - 12 hours ago
His father placed second in Judo in the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico. Dressed in tight blue shorts and a half shirt, which is usually red or blue,

Years of battles lead to silver for Moreiras in judo - Press & Sun-Bulletin

Years of battles lead to silver for Moreiras in judo
Press & Sun-Bulletin, NY - 14 hours ago
By Michael Sharp • Press & Sun-Bulletin • July 27, 2008 VESTAL — Judo is the Japanese term for "gentle way," though admittedly sometimes brothers will just

Boxing: Fallon can apply mat finish if eyes hold out - Independent

Boxing: Fallon can apply mat finish if eyes hold out
Independent, UK - 21 hours ago
A fellow Midlander also hoping to win an Olympic title in unarmed combat, judo's Craig Fallon, would do well to employ another of the Hitman's henchmen,

30 Seconds with Olympic judo hopeful Marlon August - The Times

30 Seconds with Olympic judo hopeful Marlon August
The Times, South Africa - 22 hours ago
Marlon August will represent South Africa in the 73kg judo competition at the Beijing Olympics. We asked him: When I was nine, at Montrose primary school
Olympics TV bonus for fans Independent Online
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Lagos Judo body organises two-day refresher course - Nigerian Tribune

Lagos Judo body organises two-day refresher course
Nigerian Tribune, Nigeria - 23 hours ago
The Lagos State Judo Association has concluded arrangement to organise a two- day refresher course/clinic, tagged "Ways of Developing Judo as a Grassroots

Claims of Molestation Resurface for Judo Official - New York Times

Claims of Molestation Resurface for Judo Official
New York Times, United States - Jul 25, 2008
By PETE THAMEL A high-ranking USA Judo official has been accused of drugging and sexually molesting teenage competitors he coached in the late 1970s,

Iraq talks on Olympic ban, but says no compromise (AP via Yahoo! News)

Iraq’s banned Olympic Committee has opened negotiations to try to regain its place in next month’s Beijing Games after being shut out for political interference in Olympic affairs, a government spokesman said Friday.

Iraq takes its case to International Olympic Committee (CNN.com)

Iraqi representatives will meet with the International Olympic Committee on Monday to try to reach an agreement that would allow now-banned Iraq to participate in next month’s games, an official said Friday.

Glimmer of hope fails to cheer banned Iraqi athletes (AFP via Yahoo! News)

A glimmer of hope that Iraqi athletes could be reinstated for the Beijing Olympics after their nation was banned from the August Games did little to cheer Iraq’s seven member squad Friday.

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