A Kuro Obi Gift for the Judo Master
by Call it a late Christmas present if you like but it was a big surprise for Papua New Guinea Judo Federation (PNGJF) President, John Jambert …
Category: Judo
PNG Judo’s Road to Tokyo
As part of Japan’s preparation for to host the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, they are spreading out their support to various sports that will …
The History of Judo in PNG
by It was a beautiful Sunday morning in June 1961 and I was at Ela Beach in Port Moresby having my usual dip in the ocean …
2015 Judo Journey through Oceania reaches PNG
by Official delegates from the International Judo Federation (IJF) and Oceania Judo Union (OJU) are currently in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in efforts to promote the …
Olympic martial artists return from London
Papua New Guinea (PNG) Olympic martial art exponents slipped quietly into country yesterday from the 2012 London Olympic Games. Judo’s Raymond Ovinou and Taekwondo’s Theresa …
Ovinou loses to Armenian
Papua New Guinean (PNG) lone Judoka and first PNG athlete to compete in the 2012 London Olympics, Raymond Ovinou, lost in the first round of …
Judo to take the lead
Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) lone Judoka, Raymond Ovinou, will be the first athlete to compete in the London Olympics. The 27 year old qualified in …
Lone Judoka comes out of the shadows
Papua New Guinea (PNG) will be represented in the London Olympics by lone Judoka, Raymond Ovinou. The little known fighter qualified in April at the …