Judo-Loving Israel Cheers the Return of the World Tour

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Just three months after Israel hosted the prestigious Masters’ tournament in Jerusalem, the World Judo Tour has returned to Tel Aviv, and was welcomed in typical fashion with a stadium full of judo-crazy fans eagerly anticipating each fight. Canadian rivalryAt -57kgs, Jessica Klimkait finally secured victory over her teammate and rival Christa Deguchi in spectacular fashion, with a trademark dropping technique. She was awarded the gold medal by IJF President, Marius Vizer “I think it’s known that Christa and I, my teammate, had quite the rivalry leading up to Tokyo 2020,” said Klimkait afterwa…

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