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 Nov 6 2009, 05:36 AM
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 Judo Forum Nidan  Group: Special Members Posts: 1017 Joined: 2-February 06 From: SPAIN Member No.: 2377  |
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Nov 6 2009, 06:10 AM
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 Reviling Drift Group: Special Members Posts: 1411 Joined: 14-April 06 From: Oregon Member No.: 2779 |
The really interesting part: "The total prize money for the Judo competitions is $200,000 and the International Judo Federation (IJF) has confirmed that the Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Prix 2009 is a major source of acquiring points in its ranking of IJF-sanctioned wrestlers."
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Nov 6 2009, 07:24 AM
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Judo Forum Ikkyu  Group: Special Members Posts: 452 Joined: 6-April 07 Member No.: 5485 |
and they have a 55kg division! i wish i had a chance to win some money from judo.
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Nov 6 2009, 07:28 AM
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Judo Forum Nidan Group: Special Members Posts: 1239 Joined: 12-April 06 From: Marco Island Member No.: 2770 |
QUOTE(revil @ Nov 6 2009, 06:10 AM)  The really interesting part: "The total prize money for the Judo competitions is $200,000 and the International Judo Federation (IJF) has confirmed that the Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Prix 2009 is a major source of acquiring points in its ranking of IJF-sanctioned wrestlers." This is indeed a large sum of money which has drawn the attention of the media. Mohammad Jasem, media manager of the event, when interviewed by Satya Narayan, Senior Reporter at Gulf News, regarding points on the IJF World Ranking List, spoke in Arabic and used the term fighter which was translated to English as wrestler. This is not surprising when one considers that the national association is officially called the UAE Wrestling and Judo Association. It is unlikely that the vast majority of the media will ever be completely correct when reporting on judo, a situation common not only in sports reporting!  Just to clarify a point made by judomarshall. There is no -55kg category. This is simply the minimum weight that will be allowed for the -60kg category. This post has been edited by Michael Hanwell: Nov 6 2009, 05:13 PM |
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Nov 6 2009, 02:05 PM
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Judo Forum Gokyu  Group: Full Members Posts: 81 Joined: 25-July 07 From: New York, NY Member No.: 6148 |
QUOTE(revil @ Nov 6 2009, 06:10 AM) The really interesting part: "The total prize money for the Judo competitions is $200,000 and the International Judo Federation (IJF) has confirmed that the Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Prix 2009 is a major source of acquiring points in its ranking of IJF-sanctioned wrestlers." Nice! $200,000 grand prize money. People will be fighting hard for this, what does 2nd, and third place get you?
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Nov 6 2009, 02:17 PM
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 Judo Forum Yondan Group: Special Members Posts: 2845 Joined: 20-August 05 From: Florida Member No.: 1728 |
Any of the American Women attending this? Only two would be able to compete at this level, we know who they are.
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Nov 6 2009, 07:31 PM
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 Armchair Judoka ;-)  Group: Supporting Members Posts: 2336 Joined: 29-October 03 From: California Member No.: 180 |
QUOTE(judomarshall @ Nov 5 2009, 11:24 PM) and they have a 55kg division! i wish i had a chance to win some money from judo. Says "55-60 kgs", which to me means -60kg (under 60kg).
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 Nov 6 2009, 08:21 PM
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Judo Forum Yonkyu Group: Full Members Posts: 110 Joined: 16-August 06 Member No.: 3645 |
Please read closely... The $200,000 is the "total prize money" and not a grand prize.
Does anyone know the breakdown of prize monies? |
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Nov 6 2009, 08:23 PM
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Judo Forum Sandan Group: Special Members Posts: 1373 Joined: 17-January 06 Member No.: 2295 |
QUOTE(radzfman @ Nov 7 2009, 03:05 AM) Nice! $200,000 grand prize money. People will be fighting hard for this, what does 2nd, and third place get you? That means total across all weight divisions and 1st - 5k, 2nd - 3k, 3rd - 1k |
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