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2019 Highly Unofficial End Of Year Awards

Reflecting on the 2019 season, we honour the best judoka and pick out our favourite moments of the year.
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Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from the IJF

The IJF wishes you a great holiday season and a Happy New Year!
Season's Greetings
IJF President's End Of Year Message
Judo for the World
Judo contributes to saving the Planet and instilling Peace

It was already known that the International Judo Federation was very active in the field of peace.
Award
Judo-couple Regina and Johannes Daxbacher awarded by the German Government

Germany awarded for the first time in history the "EineWelt-Medaille" (OneWorld-medal) to Regina and ...
Technical Analysis - Day 3
The Challenge For Olympic Selection Intensifies: Technical Analysis, IJF Masters - Day 3

We have come to the end of the 2019 World Judo Tour, culminating in a star-studded Masters tournament ...
Masters Day 3 - Georgian teen Bekauri arrives
The Netherlands comes to the fore on the last day of 2019 season

The Netherlands won two gold medals on the final day of the 2019 season to secure second place in the ...
Interview
Clarisse - “I lost but I did not fail”

What do we see? Medals, robustness, professionalism. We see her breaking records.
Technical Analysis
Effortless, Maximum Efficiency: Technical Analysis, IJF Masters - Day 2

At the end of day 2 I sat down with Neil Adams to discuss trends, skills and rules.
Masters Day 2 Report - Casse, Polling, Nabekura and Hashimoto prevail
Belgium and the Netherlands join the honours reel in China

Belgium, the Netherlands and runaway leaders Japan shared the spoils on day two in Qingdao, China.
VIDEO
Who is the best judoka of the decade?

We asked judo personalities at #JudoMasters for their judoka of the decade at the final event of the ...
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World Judo Masters Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony for the 2019 Masters was an efficient event, with gentle speeches and a short judo ...