A German judo star is defending her unorthodox, pre-match ritual — getting slapped in the face by her coach — after fans expressed concern for the tough-as-nails Olympian. “Don’t worry guys! That’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A video of German Olympic Judo fighter Martyna Trajdos being slapped in the face and shaken about by a coach before her match at ...

While individual triumphs like Ole Bischof's 2008 Olympic gold and Miriam Butkereit's bronze in Paris 2024 have emerged, the men's team, in particular, has faced challenges in recent years. This has ...

A judo competitor at the Tokyo Olympics is defending her coach after he slapped her before a match, explaining that it was part of a pregame ritual. The incident occurred on Tuesday as German judo ...

The celebrations included a Judo Festival, which saw rising stars from Germany and the Netherlands take part in an international match, as well as a Gala evening marking the national governing body's ...

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A German Olympic judoist is defending her coach after a video went viral of him slapping her face before a match in Tokyo. Video circulating online shows judo competitor Martyna Trajdos, 32, being ...

Martyna Trajdos, the German Olympian in the viral video, is quick to defend her coach. See what she has to say about the incident HERE: Sport fans are either amused or shocked over the viral video ...

Martyna Trajdos, a German judo star, has been getting slapped by her coach before competing at the Olympics. After concern for her poured in, Trajdos took to Instagram to explain that she had asked ...

A video of German Olympic Judo fighter Martyna Trajdos being slapped in the face and shaken about by a coach before her match at the Olympic Games in Tokyo made waves online Tuesday, but Trajdos said ...