Great Success at the World Military Championships in Tashkent
In the second week of October 2024, Uzbekistan, which hosted the senior world championships in 2022, ...
Read moreThe Junior World Mixed Team Crown Stays in Japan
Boltaboev's Fast Transition
Sharofiddin Boltaboev has been a consistent face in the Uzbek national team for a decade but at 28 something ...
Read moreRole Models Help to Change Society
There were many personalities present in the Arena Champ-de-Mars throughout the day, including the daughter ...
Read moreBuilding an Olympic Champion and Changing the World
On day two of the 2024 Olympic Games, Diyora Keldiyorova broke all records when she defeated the best ...
Read more-52 kg: Uzbekistan's Prodigy Confirms Her Trajectory
The new Olympic champion is Diyora Keldiyorova! It is a first ever Olympic medal for a woman in Uzbek ...
Read moreDiyora Keldiyorova: If We Don’t Think About Doing our Best, There is Nothing More to Say
Diyora Keldiyorova of Uzbekistan has been collecting great results over the last couple of years but, ...
Read moreWe Have Seen Performance and Humility
The Tashkent Grand Slam 2024 has just ended and the World Judo Tour caravan is already heading to Austria ...
Read moreTechnical Analysis, Day 3: Rivalries and Passion Push Excellence
Hedvig Karakas (HUN) is a recent retiree of the World Judo Tour having competed at 3 Olympic Games and ...
Read more+100kg: Ota Reigns Supreme
Upsetting the top order is always a delight to watch and fans couldn’t have hoped for a better end ...
Read moreIn Tashkent We Talk About the Past, the Present and the Future
The past is already the Grand Slam of Tashkent 2024, which has just ended in the Uzbek capital. It's ...
Read more+78kg: Xin Su (CHN) Dominates on Day 3
The final of the women’s heavyweight category is certainly not one we have seen before on the grand ...
Read more-78kg: Takayama Wins For Japan
This has become one of the most hotly contested categories of recent years, several world champions from ...
Read more-100kg: Turoboyev Lights Up the Humo Arena
Twenty-two year old Kanikovsky (AIN) has become one of the men of the moment having won gold in his last ...
Read more-90kg: Thunderous Tselidis
Theodoros Tselidis (GRE) surprised one and all at the Humo Arena in Tashkent, emerging as the winner ...
Read moreWhat Makes A Champion
It is the little things that make the champions stand out. For some, it could be the discipline and determination ...
Read moreWhat to Follow on Day Three of the Tashkent Grand Slam
A power-packed list of judoka means we won’t want to take our eyes off the mats for a single second ...
Read more-81kg: Second Triumph Of Year For Unstoppable Casse
There are not many judoka as consistent as Matthias Casse (BEL). After the grand slam in Paris, the world ...
Read moreThe Tashkent Grand Slam is Supported at the Highest Level
Lights, Action, Camera! What an opening ceremony it was, the hosts putting every effort into entertaining ...
Read more-70 kg: A Second Grand Slam Gold for Butkereit
Miriam Butkereit (GER) has done it again! After gold in Paris this year, five silvers and three bronzes, ...
Read more-73 kg: Lombardo Fights a Strategic Day
The hosts were hopeful of a positive finish on day two with no less than 3 of the top 8 seeds being Uzbekistan. ...
Read more-57kg: Priscilla Gneto Continues to Win Big Medals
2013 junior world champion Arleta Podolak (POL) hasn’t had a medal on the World Judo Tour since 2016 ...
Read moreIn Tashkent, We Love Surprises
What better way to open the weekend than with a first day of competition? This is what we were treated ...
Read more-66kg: Nurali Emomali Scores for Tajikistan
We announced it in yesterday's preview, Willian Lima (BRA), being seeded and with the momentum from his ...
Read more-52kg: Buchard On Top
Amandine Buchard (FRA) had to work hard but eventually she came away victorious in the -52 kg category, ...
Read more-60kg: Ruziev’s Joy for Hosts Uzbekistan
Doston Ruziev (UZB) was not fazed by the sight of Giorgi Sardalashvili (GEO). The local hero was not ...
Read more-48kg: Giliazova Takes the Top Medal
Beginning at the beginning, there is a clear upset, a reversal of predictions which strikes as soon as ...
Read moreWhat to Follow on Day Two of the Tashkent Grand Slam
Another day, another stellar line-up. In the world of judo, one can predict all they want but in the ...
Read moreValues and Culture at the Heart of the Draw
It’s draw time; the moment in every competition schedule when conjecture begins to be replaced by honest ...
Read moreWhat to Follow on Day One of the Tashkent Grand Slam
There will be action all weekend at the Tashkent Grand Slam 2024; that's a given! At the end of the draw ...
Read moreUzbekistan on Top at 2023 Asian Cadet and Junior Championships
Tashkent has just hosted another competition at the international level. This time, cadets and juniors ...
Read moreUzbekistan Wins the World Combat Games
The least we can say is that the mixed team tournament of the World Combat Games Riyadh 2023 reserved ...
Read moreUzbek Judo Champions Receive Presidential Honours for Elevating the Sport
In a prestigious ceremony held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, judo champions Diyora Keldiyorova and Muzaffarbek ...
Read moreAbdullo Muradov: Community Foundations
Abdullo Muradov is the Secretary of the IJF Sport Commission, a role he has held for the last 5 years, ...
Read moreJapan Dominates, But the Hosts Shine
The Tashkent Grand Slam 2023 concluded in style today, with tremendous judo from the first contest to ...
Read moreDay 3 Technical Analysis: Old Techniques, New Wins
The Tashkent Grand Slam 2023 came to close today and with the quality of the judo improving with each ...
Read more+100kg: Pure Magic for Alisher Yusupov and Uzbekistan
In the first part of the draw, Temur Rakhimov (TKJ), as the world number one, was the top seed of the ...
Read more+78kg: Tomita Secures the Gold Medal
Two strong women's heavyweight nations qualified for the day's final. On one side we had the Japanese, ...
Read more-100kg: Liparteliani Is Still Here
If the Uzbek fans came to see their hero Bobonov at -90kg, up close, they also came to admire another ...
Read more-78kg: Rika Takayama Shows Skills and Wins
It was not good to be one of the top favourites of the competition today at -78kg. Anna-Maria Wagner, ...
Read more-90kg: Bobonov Wins Tactically and Sends Uzbekistan to Heaven
The public came in large numbers, for him. Davlat Bobonov is the reigning world champion in the category ...
Read moreEmotion at All Levels
Since the beginning of the season, we can say that we have been spoiled by the return of the public. ...
Read moreDay 2: Patience Rewarded
Day 2 of the Tashkent Grand Slam 2023 has come to a close, with the middleweight judoka entertaining ...
Read moreTashkent Grand Slam Preview, Day 3
After 2 days of dynamic judo, plenty of surprises and many valuable Olympic qualification points gained, ...
Read moreDay 2 Technical Analysis: Leg Day
The judoka competing on day 2 in Tashkent upped the ante from day 1, producing even more spectacular ...
Read more-81kg: Ungvari Dominates in Tashkent
In the absence of the main animators of the category and the winners of the recent World Judo Tour events, ...
Read more-70kg: Polleres Takes Advantage Over Matic
By being the reigning world champion, Barbara Matic occupied the privileged place of being the number ...
Read more-73kg: Yuldoshev Pleases the Public With gold
Whichever country organises one of the World Judo Tour events, there is always a special expectation ...
Read more-63kg: Horikawa Watches the World from the Top of Her Mountain
It can't be said that reigning world champion Megumi Horikawa (JPN) struggled much during the morning ...
Read moreDay 1: The Rise and The Return
Day 1 of the Tashkent Grand Slam 2023 reminded us of the appeal and strength of judo worldwide, with ...
Read moreDay 1 Technical Analysis: Turning the Tide
The first day of the Tashkent Grand Slam 2023 has come to a close and as expected there was plenty of ...
Read more-57kg: Tamaoki Concludes With Gold for Japan
In the last category of the day, we expected a big performance from Eteri Liparteliani (GEO), junior ...
Read more-66kg: Nurali Emomali Scores for Tajikistan to Announce the Upcoming Grand Prix in the Country
Walide Khyar (FRA) firmly believed that today he had all the weapons needed to reach the final. Seeded ...
Read more-52kg: Mascha Ballhaus Builds her Victory
Ranked third in the world and seeded number one, Reka Pupp (HUN), second in Paris a few weeks ago and ...
Read more-60kg: Kim Wins in Style
Cédric Revol (FRA) remained on a good run. Bronze medallist in Portugal at the start of the season, ...
Read more-48kg: Premiere for Andrea Stojadinov
Winner of the first Grand Prix of Portugal, at home, last year in 2022, Catarina Costa (POR) endured ...
Read morePassion Will Be at the Heart of the 2023 Tashkent Grand Slam
The Tashkent Grand Slam 2023 is about to start. Today the draw of the competition was held in the presence ...
Read moreTashkent Grand Slam Preview, Day 1
The IJF World Tour 2023 continues this weekend with the Tashkent Grand Slam, as we return to the Uzbek ...
Read moreHow is it That You Don’t Know Tashkent?
For those who are familiar with the world judo circuit, Tashkent is a well-known destination which each ...
Read moreFan Club Uzbekistan
There has been a rousing buzz at the Humo Arena for the last 8 days, led in no small part by Fan Club ...
Read moreThe Remedy: Spittka and Iliadis
Modern judo, at the elite end of the spectrum, houses a number of countries as it’s furniture. We expect ...
Read moreThe IJF, Uzbek Ministries and National Federation Sign MoU For Schools’ Programme
An important signing ceremony took place on the last day of the World Judo Championships Tashkent 2022, ...
Read moreThe End: It Was So Beautiful But It's Not Over Yet!
With the last two categories, men's +100kg and women's +78kg, the individual competition is now over ...
Read moreThe Synergy of Judo and Taekwondo
The voice is calm, the eyes sharp, Dr Chungwon Choue, President of World Taekwondo, visiting the World ...
Read moreThrow to Tashkent Winners Are Here!
Earlier in the day, the winners of the 'Throw to Tashkent' competition, organised by the International ...
Read morePrime Minister of Uzbekistan Opens the World Judo Championships in Tashkent
Today the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, H.E. Abdulla Nigmatovich Aripov, officially opened the World ...
Read moreTechnical Analysis, Day 4: Underdogs and Metamorphosis
Emanuele Di Feliciantonio is among the best in the world at what he does. He’s a sports photographer ...
Read more-57kg: The Right time, The Right Place
The difference between a world championship and any other competition is that every match is a final. ...
Read moreJudo Smiles in Tashkent as Brazil and Mongolia Win Against All Odds
The third day of the World Judo Championships Tashkent 2022 ended with the awarding of two new titles ...
Read moreWJD 2022: Outstanding is the Word
For the past two days, Kit McConnell, Sports Director of the International Olympic Committee, has been ...
Read more-66kg: The Abe´s Supremacy
We are going to buy flowers for ourselves because we have succeeded. We had anticipated a final between ...
Read moreThe Joy of Living the Emotion of Judo, when the Abe Write History
Already there have been two days of competition at the 2022 World Judo Championships in Tashkent and ...
Read moreSmile, You Are Photographed
The first thing you hear when approaching the IJF photo booth, in the corridors of the Humo Arena, is ...
Read more-60kg: The Fantastic 4th
Search, compare and if you find something better, buy it. That's what the advertisement said thirty years ...
Read moreWhen Judo Builds Bridges Between Economy and Sport
As it has evolved, judo has built a solid reputation for always being at the forefront of innovation ...
Read moreWorld Championships in the Starting Blocks
The days preceding a major sporting event are always synonymous with excitement and a bit of stress, ...
Read moreBuy your Tickets
You can now buy your tickets to attend the World Judo Championship Tashkent 2022!
Read moreWJD 2022: Meet Your Judoka - Diyora Keldiyorova
Meet your judoka and recent Asian champion Diyora Keldiyorova (UZB). Can she take the gold at home at ...
Read moreThrow to Tashkent!
Show us the throw that will get you to Tashkent 2022!
Read moreThe Uzbek NOC Recognise Judo in Anniversary Celebration
Today, the National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan celebrated its 30 year anniversary, in Tashkent. ...
Read moreFlag Passing Ceremony - 2022 Worlds in Uzbekistan
Just before the final block of the last day of competition of the World Judo Championships Hungary 2021, ...
Read moreThe Ungvari Brothers Share Their Experience With UZB Judo Children
Judo is a sport with a presence in many international settings, whether sporting, social, or even political, ...
Read moreTechnical Analysis Day 3
For the last day of competition in Tashkent, we asked several coaches what were their impressions after ...
Read moreDay 3: Japan Concludes the GS with Four Gold Medals on Day 3
The third and last day of competition has just ended in Tashkent, on the occasion of Uzbekistan’s first ...
Read moreGulnoza MATNIYAZOVA: The Generous Judoka
Yesterday Gulnoza MATNIYAZOVA made history by being the first woman to win a first grand slam medal on ...
Read moreSix Things That You May Have Missed on Day 2 of the Tashkent Grand Slam
If you were not with us on the second day of competition in Tashkent, see what you missed.
Read moreHow Did the Coaches Deal with the Covid Situation
Between March and October 2020, the World Judo Tour was forced to stop, as most sports did. For many ...
Read moreTechnical Analysis Day 2
For today's technical anlysis, we asked Christophe Massina (FRA) and Rosicleia Campos (BRA) to tell us ...
Read moreDay 2: Confirmation and Surprises
The host team of this first Tashkent Grand Slam awaited its first medal with the entry of Sharofiddin ...
Read moreOpening Ceremony: A Bright Future For Uzbek Judo
After an exciting second day of competition, which was as qualitative as spectacular and just before ...
Read moreSteven Mungandu: The Solitary Samurai
They are a somewhat separate group of athletes, although they are perfectly integrated into the great ...
Read moreSound, Camera, Action
The world has been going through a very strange period, one that has had an impact on so many aspects ...
Read moreTension Mounts in Tashkent
How do you know that an event of the World Judo Tour is about to take place? There are many warning signs. ...
Read moreBrave Son of the Motherland
Last night, 2019 World Championship silver medallist Sharafuddin Lutfillaev from Uzbekistan was awarded ...
Read morePresident Vizer promotes judo family values during visit to Uzbekistan
IJF President Mr. Marius L. Vizer’s visit for the signing of the 2021 World Championships ignited the ...
Read moreWorld Senior Championships 2021 to be held in Tashkent Uzbekistan
In 2021, Central Asia will be home to the best of Judo. On Wednesday January 15, the International Judo ...
Read moreUzbekistan tops the Medal Podium at Home
Since a few years, Uzbekistan has been investing in IBSA judo. As a result, they topped the Medal Podium ...
Read moreThe Battle of the favorites
IBSA judo has produced several judo heroes the last years during world and Paralympic championships. ...
Read moreBEING NUMBER ONE IS NO GUARANTEE OF A MEDAL IN TASHKENT
Everyday of Tashkent Grand Prix, we propose you the technical analysis of an IJF expert. Today, Sheldon ...
Read moreThe Trumpet
Someone once said that without music, life would be a mistake because music is the soundtrack of life. ...
Read moreCathy Fleury: A Taste of Top Level
Everyday of Tashkent Grand Prix, we propose you the technical analysis of an IJF expert. Today, Cathy ...
Read moreThe 2-second Man and Co.
It was a great performance from the Uzbek team on home soil, a day that the public, who came in large ...
Read more2 seconds
Experts say judo is magical. For its esthetic, its intensity and the values it transmits. Because it ...
Read moreA Fresh Wind in Uzbekistan
A fresh wind coming from the steppes of Central Asia is blowing over Uzbekistan. You only have to wander ...
Read moreEsther Stam: New faces, New generation
Everyday of Tashkent Grand Prix, we propose you the technical analysis of an IJF expert. Today, Esther ...
Read moreNA ZDOROVJE
It is high-flying judo that spectators and tv-viewers had on display on this first day of the Tashkent ...
Read moreA Man in a Hurry
It's nine in the morning, Friday, September 20th. It's already hot in Tashkent and the streets present ...
Read moreTashkent GP: The Age of Reason
Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, is preparing to live on the World Judo Tour as the competition will ...
Read moreJudo In Schools Uzbekistan
Fireworks in Tashkent
The Tashkent Grand Prix has just ended in a superb overall performance of the heaviest categories (Men ...
Read moreTashkent Grand Prix - DAY 3 Results
On the last day of the Tashkent Grand Prix in Uzbekistan, the five last categories were in action with ...
Read moreGP Tashkent: The Power of the Public
Uzbekistan can already be proud of its Tashkent Grand Prix. For this sixth edition, the contract is already ...
Read moreTashkent GP DAY 3 PREVIEW
Sunday November 11th will be the last day of competition at the Tashkent Grand Prix. Discover the preview ...
Read moreTashkent Grand Prix - DAY 2 Results
Four weight categories were in action on day 2 of the 2018 edition of the Tashkent Grand Prix, in Uzbekistan ...
Read moreTashkent GP DAY 2 PREVIEW
On day two of the Tashkent Grand Prix, four categories will be in action. Read hereafter the preview ...
Read moreKOSOVO AT THE DOUBLE ON DAY ONE
It is a fact that Kosovo, in the space of just a few years, has become a major player on the world judo ...
Read moreTashkent Grand Prix - DAY 1 Results
The first five weight categories of the 2018 edition of the Tashkent Grand Prix were in action today ...
Read moreUzbekistan is ready for its 6th Grand Prix
After a rainy day yesterday, a radiant sun settled over the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, which hosts from ...
Read moreThe IJF World Judo Tour Goes to Grip the Uzbek Citadel
There is no small tournament, there is no more small tournament. While the Olympic qualifications for ...
Read moreTashkent Grand Prix 2017, Uzbekistan – PREVIEW
The IJF World Judo Tour has arrived in Asia for the second senior event following the 2017 Suzuki World ...
Read moreWhat’s left in 2017?
Following a blockbuster 2017 Suzuki World Judo Championships, the undoubted highlight of the IJF calendar ...
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