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"She was a first year BS student in Peshawar and had come to Mardan for the trials and was new to the sport," an official of the Pakistan Judo Federation said.

One would mistakenly count Shahin Darjada, seated with cornrows decorated with beads on her head, as some sports fan enjoying an outing at the indoor hall of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium where the judo competitions of the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games are being held.

Indian judoka Tulika Maan missed out of a chance to win a medal after going down to Mongolia's Amaraikhan Adiyasuren in the bronze-medal play-off of the women's 78kg event at Asian Games

Ukraine on Monday pulled its team from the World Judo Championships in Qatar over the presence of Russian athletes it argued were active soldiers.

Linthoi Chanambam became the first Indian judoka to clinch the country's first-ever gold across any age-group in the Cadet World Championships held in Sarajevo.

It is a creditable silver for the Tulika Maan, who looked shocked and sad after the defeat. Adlington won after performing an 'Ippon'.

Indian Judoka Tulika Maan entered the semifinal of the women's +78 kg category after defeating Tracy Durhone of Mauritius in the quarterfinals

India won a second medal in judo in the form of a bronze when Varanasi's Vijay Kumar Yadav (men's 60kg) defeated Petros Christodoulides of Cyprus by 'Ippon' in just 58 seconds at the Commonwealth Games

Indian judoka Shushila Devi narrowly lost out to South Africa's Michaela Whitebooi in women's 48kg final, to win the silver medal.

Russian president Vladimir Putin has been suspended as honorary president of the International Judo Federation due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the sport's governing body announced on Sunday.

A 15-member Indian judo team was forced to withdraw from the ongoing Asia-Oceania Olympic qualifiers in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan after two judokas tested positive for COVID-19 just before the start of the tournament.

Congolese judo athletes Popole Misenga and Yolande Mabika are competing for a spot in the Refugee Team at the Rio Olympics. Both had fled their war-torn hometown as children and granted asylum in Brazil

Jeong Gyeong-Mi beat North Korea's Sol Kyong, the 2013 world champion and semifinalist this year, in the final of the women's under 78kg judo.

Glasgow Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Rajwinder Kaur went down against Kyrgyzstan's Nagira Sarbashova in the women's +78kg category.

Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Rajwinder was in contention for a third-place finish in the women's +78kg category, but she turned out to be no match for the heavier and stronger build Nagira, who floored the Indian to acquire an 'Ippon' after only two minutes and 11 seconds.

Mihail Marchitan, Ivan Remarenco and Victor Scvortov of the United Arab Emirates judo team were sent home from Incheon by officials because they failed to meet an Asian Games three-year residency rule for naturalised citizens.

Indian Judoka Navjot Chana lost to Mongolia's

Sushila Devi stressed on the need to participate in more international events and increase the number of national competitions for improving performance.