Martial Arts
The Spirit of Judo | Changing Lives Around the World
Judo’s athlete focus moral code can help people build discipline, honour and self-respect. Judo for Peace aims to give people in some of the world’s most troubled regions the support to develop these values.
Q & A with International Judo Federation president Marius Vizer
The IJF president reflects on judo's progress over the last 12 months, and the importance of its return home via the 2020 Olympics.
Stepping Out on the Road to the Budokan
These are exciting times for judo, and the sport’s return to its ancestral and spiritual roots in Japan for the next Olympic Games provides a perfect opportunity to assess just how far the sport has come.
ASHGABAT 2017: Part 4 | What next for Ashgabat?
AIMS president and IFMA General Secretary Stephan Fox pays tribute to Ashgabat's hosting of AIMAG 2017.
ASHGABAT 2017: Part 3 | Turkmen athletes deliver to an expectant nation
Turkeminstan's hero wrestler and multiple gold-medal winner Seydi Batyrow on the joy of competing at AIMAG 2017.
One Championship plans schedule expansion
2021 World Combat Games awarded to Kazakh capital
Guangzhou pens long-term hosting deal for judo showpiece
The International Judo Federation (IJF) has awarded hosting rights to the next four editions of its showpiece World Judo Masters competition to Guangzhou in China.
Former UFC executive Zelaznik unveiled as Glory CEO
Glory Sports International, the parent company of the Glory combat sports league, has appointed Marshall Zelaznik as its new chief executive.
ASHGABAT 2017: Part 2 | The start of something special
Dayanch Gulgeldiyev, Chairman of the 5th AIMAG Executive Committee, discusses the overwhelming success of 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, and the future of Ashgabat as an event-hosting destination.
ASHGABAT 2017: Part 1 | Lift off
Ashgabat, capital of the central Asian country of Turkmenistan, exploded onto the world sporting stage in style when its gleaming new Olympic Complex hosted the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.
Ashgabat 2017 | Ready to welcome the world
As Turkmenistan prepares to host the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in September we capture the growing excitement among organisers, volunteers and, of course, athletes.
Ashgabat 2017 | Games success “reflects our nation’s values, and inspires our young people”
Dayanch Gulgeldiyev, chairman of the Executive Committee for the preparation of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, tells SportBusiness International how the event will irrevocably change sport in Turkmenistan and across Asia
Ashgabat 2017 | Biggest ever AIMAG event shows Turkmenistan is ready for the world
Stephen Newport, Director of Games Operations for Ashgabat 2017, is an industry veteran who has worked on major events worldwide and says he sees hosting AIMAG as a turning point.
