Kosovo’s Majlinda Kelmendi marked her return to the World Judo Tour by claiming gold at the Paris Grand Slam event in front of a large crowd at the recently renovated Accor Hotels Arena.

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following two impressive performances which earned them one point lead into the medal race in Haifa Bay, Israel

Argentina, Turkey and South Africa all booking their places at next year’s Olympic Games, leaving Israel

Kosovo’s Majlinda Kelmendi is set to make her eagerly anticipated return to the World Judo Tour as she is set to step up her comeback from injury at the Paris Grand Slam event, which is due to take place tomorrow and Sunday (October 18).

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as the battle for Rio 2016 qualification stepped up, with the medal races approaching in Haifa Bay, Israel

Unity has been chosen as the theme for the fifth edition of the International Judo Federation’s (IJF) World Judo Day, which is set to take place on October 28 and is dedicated to coaches, fans, judoka and everyone with a passion for the sport.

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) 470 World Championships with two second-place finishes on the third day of action in Haifa Bay, Israel

three Olympic qualification places , with Australia, Canada, Chile, Spain, Finland, Germany, Greece, Israel

Hungarian world number one and Paralympic champion Peter Polas suffered a shock exit at the quarter-final stage of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Para-Table Tennis European Championships after he was beaten in a five-game thriller by Frenchman Lucas Edouard Creange in Vejle, Denmark.

champion Peter Rosenmeier did not  disappoint in front of his home crowd as he beat Danny Bobrov of Israel

to dominate the 2015 International Sailing Federation (ISAF) 470 World Championships in Haifa Bay, Israel

South Africa, Argentina, Finland, Germany, Israel, South Korea, Turkey and China are all vying for a

As well as Israel and Finland, a further 11 countries are gunning for three Olympic qualification places

There is much more to judo than just the Olympic Games and World Championships, French judoka Loïc Pietri believes ahead of this weekend's  International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Slam event in Paris.

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opening day of the 2015 International Sailing Federation (ISAF) 470 World Championships in Haifa Bay, Israel

Israeli rower Moran Samuel has been named as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Allianz athlete of the month for September after success at the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette, France.

Israel have been granted visas to compete at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Slam event

city, however the IJF have now said the situation has been resolved.This was not a new situation for Israel

2015, where visas are confirmed for all the participants from all the registered countries, including Israel

countries were submitted and are currently being processed by the Judo Federation of the UAE.”As a result Israel

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Four new national wheelchair curling teams have been created following a training camp backed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

development arm of the IPC, and brought together 32 male and female players and coaches from Hungary, Israel

Israel’s team have been denied visas to attend the International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Slam event in Abu Dhabi, which is due to take place between October 30 and November 1.

FIFA have held their first-ever grassroots football course in Gaza which saw 30 local coaches gain training from instructor Jamal Lahrache.

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