German judo legend Klaus Glahn has been awarded the ninth dan - the second highest ceremonial honour in the sport - in a ceremony at the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Championships.

Reuters , Wednesday 10 Oct 2012 Russian President Vladimir Putin, who possesses a black belt in judo, has been awarded the eighth dan, one of the sport's highest honours, by the International Judo ...

Michael, who turned 90 last week, started practicing judo in London in 1955. He achieved his first official Dan in 1958 and was a reserve for the 1964 Olympics.

BY MIKE ROWBOTTOM OCTOBER 13 - RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN, WHO IS A BLACK BELT IN JUDO, HAS BEEN AWARDED THE EIGHTH DAN, ONE OF THE SPORT'S HIGHEST HONOURS, BY THE INTERNATIONAL JUDO ...

The Dan is equivalent to a grading system in judo. Anyone starting judo begins with a white belt and works their way through yellow, orange, green, blue, brown and black.

Whitehorse’s Golden Horn Judo Club took in eight medals, but only one gold, won by orange belt Tim Schirmer in the boys’ under-15 division. “You probably hear his name a lot with the snowboarding in ...

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This was the unfortunate reality faced 20 years ago by Commonwealth Games and World Cup judo medallist Marc Preston, just months short of an opportunity to compete at the 1992 Olympic Games.