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.

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 ...

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 ...

German judo coach Claudio Pusa has been given a "serious official warning" after he was seen shaking and hitting athlete Martyna Trajdos before her round-of-32 fight at the Tokyo Olympics.

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 ...

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German judo coach Claudio Pusa has been given a "serious official warning" after he was seen shaking and hitting athlete Martyna Trajdos before her round-of-32 fight at the Tokyo Olympics.

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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 ...