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• Olympic Judo Star Teddy Riner Trains in Morocco for Tokyo 2020
  25 February 2021, by Bladi.net

  Teddy Riner is currently in Morocco. The French record holder of ten world champion titles in judo, competing in the over 100 kg category, is on a technical training camp in preparation for the Tokyo Summer Olympics.
  "On a technical and physical training camp in Morocco, under the watchful eye of Jigorō Kanō. The form and confidence are there, the opposition too, it’s all good for the preparation #Tokyo2020," he wrote on his Twitter account.
  The king of the tatami mats is a regular in (…)

• Moroccan Judokas Secure 4 Medals at African Youth Championships in Nairobi
  26 July 2022, by Ginette

  One gold medal, two silver medals and one bronze medal. This is the harvest made by the Moroccan judokas at the African Cadet and Junior Championships which ended on Sunday in Nairobi.
  Five judokas represented Morocco at these championships which took place from July 21 to 24 in Nairobi, Kenya. They are Hassan Doukkali, Nouh Lahmouri, Mohamed Taïbi, Ayoub El Messaoudi and Wissal Ziane. The only gold medal was won by Hassan Doukkali in the Juniors category (-73 kg).
  He defeated his (…)

• Judo Star Teddy Riner Withdraws from Marrakech Grand Prix, Focuses on Tokyo Olympics
  1 March 2019, by Said

  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.
  In an interview with the Tout le sport program on the France 3 channel, Teddy Riner stated that he is not ready and prefers to aim for the next events in the discipline, that is to say the 2020 Olympic Games scheduled in Japan.
  "Marrakech, we really have to forget (…)

• Israeli Judokas Compete in Marrakech Grand Prix Amid Controversy
  9 March 2019, by Said

  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.
  A dozen Israeli judokas have been taking part since yesterday (and until this Sunday) in this grand prix, reports the newspaper Al Massae, which recalls that the International Judo Federation plans sanctions for countries not respecting the charter, like Tunisia which had (…)

• King Mohammed VI’s Secret Role in Reviving PSG Judo for Teddy Riner, Report Claims
  15 May 2019, by Bladi.net

  Would Teddy Riner have benefited from the intervention of King Mohammed VI to obtain the revival of the judo section of PSG? This is what a Mediapart investigation reveals, based on Football Leaks documents.
  The facts date back to 2017. The most titled judoka of all time, "Riner is about to find himself without a club with the prospect of the non-renewal of his contract with Levallois Sporting Club". Subsequently, Riner, who was about to sign with Orléans, was contacted by Paris (…)

• Belgian Judoka Sami Chouchi Claims Bronze at Tashkent Grand Prix
  23 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  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.
  Another medal for the judoka, Sami Chouchi. He won by ippon in golden score against Russian Abas Azizov (IJF 116) in the bronze medal match, reports 7 sur 7.
  The judoka had won his first two fights against Kyrgyz Vladimir (…)

• Moroccan Veteran Attaf Clinches Bronze in Jakarta Judo Championship
  19 November 2019, by Ginette

  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.
  Although the 43-year-old Moroccan champion was defeated in the semi-finals, he had the merit of having beaten his Indonesian opponent by "waza-ari". According to the Map, it was at the end of the classification fight that Mohsin Attaf managed to take the third place on the podium by eliminating his opponent, a Japanese judoka.
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• Moroccan Judo Federation Bars African Champion from World Championships and Olympics
  9 January 2020, by Kamal

  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.
  These great ambitions have been thwarted by an unfortunate decision of the Royal Moroccan Judo Federation, which has banned him from participating in continental and international competitions.
  According to statements from a close friend of the Moroccan champion, a heated discussion between (…)

• Coronavirus Forces Cancellation of Rabat Judo Grand Prix, Delaying Riner’s Comeback
  5 March 2020, by Bladi.net

  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.
  Teddy Riner, who is aiming for his 3rd title in Tokyo in five months, is brooding over this defeat at the Paris tournament in early February. It is the first time in more than nine years, after a series (…)

• Moroccan Judo Coach Arrested in Schengen Visa Fraud Scheme
  18 September 2019, by Kamal

  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.
  According to a press release from the Royal Moroccan Judo Federation, relayed by Akhbarona, the national team coach used to include the names of foreign people in order to allow them to obtain the visa, in (…)