Azerbaijan to Host the 2026 World Judo Championships

With the new Olympic cycle beginning and culminating at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, the International ...

An Olympic Photographer

It's not every day that one of the photographers on the edge of the tatami is also a European, world ...

Deguchi and Heydarov Are the Brightest Stars of the Day

Each day of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has wonderful surprises and wonderful stories in store for us. ...

Lessons From the Baku Grand Slam 2024

The lights have gone out on the Baku Grand Slam 2024. They will soon come on at the Tashkent Grand Slam ...

Azerbaijan Win Both On and Off the Tatami

Three, already, three major World Judo Tour events this year! The calendar is accelerating and it's still ...

+100kg: Endovitskiy Finished His Day as He Began: Winning

Let’s begin with Endovitsky (AIN) and his willingness to use a range of techniques. In his first contest ...

+78kg: Tavano Surprises Everyone but Dicko Wins

Romane Dicko continues to bring exciting, determined judo to the tatami. On the back of her Paris Grand ...

-100kg: Back-to-back Baku Golds For Sulamanidze

Another day, and it’s another gold medal for Ilia Sulamanidze (GEO). The Georgian superstar may only ...

-78kg: Steenhuis Takes Her Golden Tally to 7

Dutch judoka Guusje Steenhuis sat at the top of the draw in Baku, 18 grand slam medals already in her ...

-90kg: Fatiyev Secures First Grand Slam Gold

Murad Fatiyev (AZE) gave the home fans more joy on the final day, stopping top seed Krisztian Toth (HUN) ...

Beyond the Idea of Sport 

Respect is synonymous with judo. The way an athlete conducts themselves before and after a contest speaks ...

Hosts Azerbaijan Lead at the End of Day 2

With three medals, including a gold for Diyora Keldiyorova in the women’s -52 kg category, the Uzbeks ...

-73kg: Heydarov Heroics Gifts First Gold to Hosts

Home comfort is something special, not that Hidayat Heydarov (AZE) needs it, but when his experience ...

What to Follow on Day Three of the Baku Grand Slam

Goodbyes can be hard. After two days of exhilarating action in Baku, the IJF Grand Slam is drawing to ...

-81kg: The Home Team Dominate in Baku

The home team had 3 entries in the category. As is stated in the rules, each nation can register two ...

-70kg: Matic Leaves With Gold

Elisavet Teltsidou (GRE) arrived as both the top seed and the reigning Baku Grand Slam champion but having ...

-63kg: Another First Gold as Piovesana Follows Babulfath’s Path

If Tara Babulfath (SWE) did it on day one, today belonged to Lubjana Piovesana (AUT). The Austrian was ...

What to Follow on Day Two of the Baku Grand Slam

After a magnificent first day of competition during the Baku Grand Slam 2024, four additional weight ...

-57kg: Deguchi Once Again

We were waiting impatiently for this category! It must be said that the draw held something exciting. ...

-60kg: Abdulaev Defends Baku Crown

Only a few weeks after climbing on top of the podium at home in Paris, Luka Mkheidze (FRA) was stopped ...

-66kg: Gaitero Martin Shows That Ne-waza is Key

In front of his audience, Yashar Najafov (AZE), seeded number 1, dreamed of reaching the Moon. To do ...

-52kg: Keldiyorova Shines in Baku

The biggest hitters in the category, those we can almost always rely on to be among the medals, were ...

-48kg: A First Taste of Gold for Babulfath

Sweden has a new star! 18 year old Tara Babulfath (SWE), cool as a cucumber, ensured that she went home ...

What to Follow on Day One of the Baku Grand Slam

It is time to file our thoughts from Paris ready to focus on Baku. That's a bit of the idea, even if ...

Baku Has Been Drawn!

Baku is back in the spotlight! Azerbaijan is a stalwart of the World Judo Tour with Baku appearing on ...

I Promise!

Bullying is a behaviour that endangers the very existence of our society. It is a form of intimidation, ...

Azerbaijani Coaches Complete the IJF Academy Judo Coach Certification Programme Successfully

A few days prior to the Baku Grand Slam 2024, the judo coach certification programme of the IJF Academy ...

The Azerbaijan Judo Federation Celebrate 2023’s Achievements

At the end of 2023, in a momentous gathering that took place on 26th December, the Ministry of Youth ...

President Aliyev Visits New National Judo Centre in Azerbaijan

The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, HE Ilham Aliyev, recently visited the training centre of ...

A Decisive Event

The second day of competition at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Baku 2023 has concluded, bringing a high-level ...

Kamal Mammadov Can't Walk, But He Can Fly

Kamal Mammadov is the Chairman of the Organising Committee of the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Baku 2023 and ...

Mariana Vasileva: Finding a New Home

Mariana Vasileva is Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister for Youth and Sport but her background is neither ...

The Quintessence of Humanity

For two days, we have been sharing the daily lives of incredible champions, whose daily lives are not ...

Baku Is the Place to Be

Janos Tardos is the Chairman of IBSA Judo, managing para-judo and the Paralympic qualification for Paris ...

A Display of Values and Great Sportsmanship

The first two days of the Heydar Aliyev Baku Grand Slam 2023 were of exceptional quality. This was the ...

+100kg: Tasoev Is the Strong Man of the Moment

It’s a competition of strong men, very strong, that we attended in the +100kg category. At the top ...

+78kg: Obrigado Beatriz Souza

A major surprise punctuated the +78kg category. It was the world number 2 Raz Hershko (ISR) who paid ...

White Suits Girls Shone on the Baku Stage

During the break before the last final block of the Heydar Aliyev Baku Grand Slam 2023, the aisles of ...

-100kg: Sulamanidze Confirms his World Ranking

Although he is already world number one, Ilia Sulamanidze (GEO) is only 22 years old and has his whole ...

-78kg: Wagner Scores the Points

The day started with a bang with the early elimination of Inbar Lanir (ISR). The reigning world champion, ...

-90kg: Igolnikov Dominates the Category

It is the indestructible Krisztian Toth (HUN) who opened the ball in the -90kg category, with victories ...

Heroes and Champions

Azerbaijan struck a big blow today by adding two gold medals to their harvest from the day before, propelling ...

Unforgiving

There are things judo will not forgive you for. There are things that training will forgive where performance ...

-81kg: With Tckaev, Azerbaijan Found Their New Hero

This does not happen often and therefore it deserves to be underlined, Matthias Casse (BEL) will not ...

-70kg: Consistency Is Called Teltsidou

The moment that we will remember from this second day, or even from the tournament, will perhaps be the ...

-73kg: The Crowd Got What They Wanted with Heydarov

If there was a judoka awaited by the public, who came in large numbers to attend the competition, it ...

-63kg: Szymanska Wins for the First Time in Baku

World number two and recent winner of the World Judo Masters Budapest 2023, Laura Fazliu (KOS) had serious ...

Orujov, Safarov and Mehdiyev Under the Spotlight

The second day of competition in Baku offered the Azerbaijan Judo Federation the opportunity to celebrate ...

-57kg: Gjakova Is Strong and Proves It

What a category! When you start the day with the early elimination of the 2022 world champion and 2016 ...

-66kg: Najafov Wins Gold for the Host Country

He believed in it almost until the end. Denis Vieru, seeded number one, knew when arriving in Baku that, ...

-52kg: Kisumi Omori Dominates Olympic Champion

Distria Krasnoqi (KOS) had a boulevard in front of her, at least on paper. The Olympic champion in the ...

-60kg: Ramazan Abdulaev Takes Gold

Everything should have been good for Balabay Aghayev and Azerbaijan, in a category where we know that ...

-48kg: World Number One, Scutto, Stays Number One

Starting as the number one seed in the competition, Assunta Scutto had a clear advantage to reach the ...

Baku Grand Slam 2023 Is Open

The Heydar Aliyev Baku Grand Slam 2023 was officially opened on day 1 of the event at the National Gymnastics ...

Ledo, you said Ledo?

There was a special spectator today in the National Gymnastics Arena, a spectator that for sure caught ...

The Show will be Incredible!

With three events on the World Judo Tour calendar between now and the end of the year, the pace is picking ...

It's Going to be Close

Heavyweight day always feels different, on the World Judo Tour, at the biggest championships and also ...

The Olympic Champions (14): Elnur Mammadli (AZE)

Interviewing an Olympic champion is something special and always delivers thought-provoking words and ...

Azerbaijani Judoka Made Debut at European Kata Championship and Attended Kodokan Kata Seminar

In an exciting development, Azerbaijani judoka participated in the European Kata Championship for the ...

White Suits Girls

Azercell Telekom, in collaboration with the Azerbaijan Judo Federation, has launched a new project, ‘White ...

Orujov Takes on New Roles

Rio 2016 Olympic silver medallist Rustam Orujov (AZE) has been appointed to the European Judo Union Athletes’ ...

Day 5: The Medals Don't Lie

We have reached the halfway point in Doha with 4 days of individual competition behind us and 3 still ...

Teplice Hosts 1000 Attendees for Their European Cadet Cup

Czechia was the destination for almost 1000 cadets this past weekend, depending on the town of Teplice ...

Azeri Coaches Benefit from The IJF Academy

The Azerbaijan Judo Federation (AJF) continues to take a series of actions to develop judo in the country. ...

Azerbaijan Judo Federation Celebrates Successful Year

Last year marked the 50th anniversary of judo in Azerbaijan. It is for this very reason that 2022 was ...

Solutions and Alternatives

Kamal Mammadov, Assistant to the President of the Azerbaijan National Paralympic Committee, is in Baku ...

Resting on Each Other's Shoulders

The IBSA World Judo Championships for Teams is different from other team events. Accommodating athletes ...

Day 2: Brazil Makes a Dash For the Lead

Day 2 of the IBSA Judo World Championships has gone off with a bang. There has been big ippon judo, plus ...

Day 1: Ukraine Come Out on Top

From the first contests of day one at the IBSA World Judo Championships, the action came thick and fast ...

2022 IBSA World Championships is Declared Open

With the opening ceremony on day one of the 2022 IBSA World Judo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, all ...

#JudoKids: Baku Grand Slam Final

Here in Baku among some of the best judoka in the world, there are many serious moments, Olympic ranking ...

-48kg: Boukli Will Not Take No For an Answer

Boukli (FRA) and Milani (ITA) might have been your pick at the beginning of the day and you’d have ...

IJF Academy Experts in Azerbaijan Level Up

The Azerbaijan Judo Federation (AJF) is taking a number of measures to prioritise the development of ...

Presidential Meeting in Azerbaijan

On Tuesday 19th July 2022, the President of the International Judo Federation, Mr Marius Vizer, was received ...

WJD 2022: Judo Promotes Good Habits and a Healthy Lifestyle

The Azerbaijan Judo Federation just launched a campaign to remind everyone about the importance of sport ...

WJD 2022: The Path to Success Through Obstacles

Hussein Ismayilzadeh is a young judoka from Azerbaijan. The story begins like any other: once upon a ...

Mr No Problem Passed Away

Elnur Shukurov, also known as Ashraf Oglu (The son of Ashraf) has passed away at the age of 47, after ...

Japan will be the team to beat at #JudoBaku

Japan's eight-strong team for Baku includes three world champions.

Rustam Orujov bids for Baku glory

Olympic silver medallist Rustam Orujov (AZE) will be the man to beat at home at the Baku Grand Slam this ...

Interview - Alexandra-Larisa FLORIAN (AZE)

Azerbaijan newcomer Alexandra-Larisa FLORIAN (AZE) returned to IJF duty for the first time in a year ...

Judo In Schools Azerbaijan

JudoWorld2018: Top 5 Pictures around the tatami

The Baku World Judo Championships 2018, Azerbaijan are over, but we still have zillions of images in ...

JudoWorld2018: Top 5 Action Pictures

The Baku World Judo Championships 2018, Azerbaijan are over, but we still have zillions of images in ...

Technical Analysis by Lucie Decosse

It was really a beautiful World Championships. We saw a lot of amazing judo techniques and the vast majority ...

Champions

The Baku World Judo Championships 2018, individuals, have come to an end. Relive the emotion of the 14 ...

When security is polite and discreet

At any Olympic-connected event, security is priority No. 1. It has to be that way, given realities in ...

Meet Babir

You can’t have a big sporting event without a mascot now, can you? The 2018 IJF World Championships ...

The Technical Analysis of Jeon Ki-Young

Once again, we attended an extraordinary day with amazing champions. Every day we discover sparkling ...

Baku over the many, many centuries

It rained Sunday in Baku, a reminder that we live in a natural world. Sunday, moreover, marked the first ...

Baku Postcard: Martyrs’ Lane

Ilham Allahverdiyev was 27 years old when he was shot and killed during what, here in Azerbaijan, is ...

Baku World Judo Championships officially opened by the President of Azerbaijan

On September 21, the Baku World Judo Championships 2018 were officially opened by the highest authority ...

JudoWorlds2018: The Technical Analysis of Neil Adams

All judo enthusiasts were eagerly awaiting this second day of competition at the Baku World Judo Championships ...

Meet the Green Brigade

If you’re watching the 2018 Judo Worlds, be it live or via TV or even livestreaming, you’ve probably ...

Daria Bilodid: The Youth Flag Bearer

If you cross Daria Bilodid (UKR) in the street, it's a safe bet that you will not believe your eyes on ...

Azerbaijan

On September 20th, the Judo World Championships will start in Azerbaijan in the heart of the capital ...

Vienna will host the 2021 World Championships

A few days prior to the start of the competition at the 2018 Judo World Championships in Baku, the International ...

Baku Postcard

The first thing almost everyone says when they visit Baku for the first time is — wow, I had no idea. ...

#JudoWorlds2018: Get Ready for the Show

The 2018 Judo World Championships are approaching. Discover or watch again all the promo films that the ...

#JudoWorlds2018: 10 Days to Go

10 days, 10 short days before the start of the 2018 Judo World Championships taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan ...

Azerbaijan, a Country of Fire... and Judo

On September 20th, the Judo World Championships will start in Azerbaijan in the heart of the capital ...

Complete Guide to #JudoWorlds2018

Part 1 of our Complete Guide to #JudoWorlds2018 covers Teams A-F and 270 judoka from 46 countries!

Judo Worlds 2018: The countdown has started

September has finally arrived and the clock continues to run while there is less than 20 days left before ...

Ilham Zakiyev: An Exemplary Colossus

The man is a true colossus, of those who impose respect just by entering a room and whose sports record ...

Elnur Mammadli: From Reality to Dream

Elnur Mammadli (AZE) was one of those children who started judo around the age of seven and who quickly ...

A simple hero: Nazim Huseynov

Nazim Huseynov. This name may not tell you much. Yet he is a true legend in his country, Azerbaijan, ...

FIRST TICKET OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS OFFERED TO PRESIDENT ALIYEV

In May 2018, the Olympic qualification will start at the Hohhot Grand Prix in China, and it is certain ...

20 key storylines for #JudoWorlds2017 with 20 days to go

20 for 20 – The IJF presents 20 key storylines for #JudoWorlds2017 as Tuesday 8 August marks 20 days ...

Baku Grand Slam 2017, Azerbaijan – DAY TWO

All change on day two as all nine gold medals have now been won by different countries at #JudoBaku2017

IJF and SOCAR reception launches Paris Grand Slam 2017

The International Judo Federation (IJF) and SOCAR welcomed distinguished members of the judo family on ...

$50,000 award for end-of-year world leaders

The International Judo Federation has awarded all 14 judoka who ended 2016 as the world number ones with ...

25 champions look ahead to #JudoParis2017 with 25 days to go

1. Majlinda KELMENDI (KOS) -52kg Rio 2016 Olympic champion For me the Paris Grand Slam is the most beautiful ...

Judo embarks on positive road to Tokyo 2020 and beyond

Judo ushered in a new area on Friday and Saturday in the 2018 World Championships host city of Baku in ...

Live Twitter Q and A with IJF President Marius Vizer

IJF President Marius Vizer will be answering your questions on Saturday 7 January in a live Twitter question ...