AFC South

Judo Grand Slam Day 3: Titans of the Tatami

At day three of the Judo Grand Slam in Dushanbe, the heavy weights took centre stage. At +100kg, the King of judo, Teddy RINER, stormed to the final to face local favourite Temur RAKHIMOV. Teddy had brought his A game and in front of a packed out stadium claimed the gold medal in style with an epic uchi-mata ippon. Tajikistan Judo Federation President Mr Ismoil MAHMADZOIR awarded the medals. “I’m very happy today, because after Paris I think this is the best one, with beautiful fans. Thank you everybody for the encouragement," said Riner. At -78kg it was an all German affair between teammates …