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Judo, Japan's 'gentle' martial art practiced by millions
It's practiced by tens of millions around the world but there's no doubt that judo's spiritual home is Japan, where the martial art was created and made its Olympic debut.
It will be among the sports most closely watched by home fans at the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games, and is so deeply embedded in Japanese society it even has its own branch of medicine.
Romania's Chitu wins silver in the Baku Grand Slam tournament
Romanian judoka Andreea Chitu on Friday won the silver medal in the women's 52-kg category of the 2015 Grand Slam tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan, as she lost the final to Brazil's Erika Miranda.
Photo credit: (c) Cristian NISTOR / AGERPRES ARCHIVE
Judo: Silver, bronze for Romanians Chitu, Caprioriu at Abu Dhabi IJF Grand Slam
Romanian athletes Andreea Chitu and Corina Caprioriu climbed the podium of the Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) International Judo Federation Grand Slam on Friday.
Romania's Andreea Chitu, Corina Caprioriu win gold at Judo Grand Prix in Tashkent
Romanian judokas Andreea Chitu (world No. 3) and Corina Caprioriu (world No. 12) won the gold medal, each in her category, at the Judo Grand Prix in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Romanian judoka Andreea Chitu won the gold medal of the 52 kilograms category by defeating Mongolian Tsolmon Adiyasmbuu (world No. 13).
Romania gets 99 medals at WUKF European Karate Championship
Romania ended second among the participating countries at the sixth edition of World Union of Karate-do Federations (WUKF), with 99 medals (41 gold, 23 silver, 20 bronze, and 15 for fourth places).
Romania wins 25 new medals at WUKF European Karate Championship in Verona
AGERPRES correspondent Aristotel Bunescu reports: Romania has won on Friday 25 new medals (8 gold medals, 8 silver medals and 9 bronze medals) in the European Karate Championship organized by the World Union of Karate-do Federations (WUKF) at the Palace of Sports in Verona.
As such, Romania's medal count reached 28 if we are to add the 3 medals gained on Thursday.