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Portrait
From the Mongolian Steppes to the World Judo Tour

Nearly ten years ago, when the first edition of the Mongolian Grand Prix had just ended, we met a very ...

Tel Aviv 2022
Japan Back in the Race

The Tel Aviv Grand Slam is in full swing. For this second day of competition, four categories were engaged: ...

Tel Aviv Day 2: Technical Analysis
More Feeling, Less Strategy Please!

IJF Referee Supervisor and 1992 Olympic champion Cathy Fleury of France is a judo fan, a real judo fan. ...

Athlete Stories
Mary Dee Vargas Ley: A Portrait of Patience

Mary Dee Vargas Ley is 25 years old and has been competing for her home country, Chile, on the World ...

Portrait
Kiyoshi Murakami: One Life

It is often said that we only have one life but that if it is short, it is also broad and that we must ...

Tel Aviv Day 1: Technical Analysis
Najafov’s Sasai Wasn’t Today’s Only Wow!

Sabrina Filzmoser is becoming something of a judo legend.

Tel Aviv 2022
A Peaceful Success

Israel is a country of judo, no doubt. For years both the women's and men's teams have been performing ...

Tel Aviv 2022
Both Tori, Both Uke

The number of coaches on the mat, sweating, training, working hard with their judoka seems to be rising; ...

Potential Fireworks in Tel Aviv

The 2022 Tel Aviv Grand Slam is now only hours away.

Editorial
The Generosity of our Emotional Education

Just one of the many reasons we stay in judo for our whole lives is the depth of emotion that we feel ...

MOU between IJF and Hungary
Hungary and Judo: The Bridge that Promotes The Future of Athletes

Today the International Judo Federation has formalised an agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...

Story
Anna-Maria's Lesson

The career of a top athlete is made up of extraordinary victories and sometimes hard-to-digest defeats. ...