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When high profile judoka change nationality there is always a great deal of speculation and probing. There are questions: what was wrong with their old federation? Why now? There can be questions about motive and integrity, often sensationalising assumed stories. This story, however, couldn’t be more simple, despite a catalogue of complications which could have barricaded Kim Polling out of judo if it weren’t for her calm tenacity. Actually it is a story of love and family.

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