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Judo for Refugees
Judo Gave Us a Family

There is Muna Dahouk, Arab Sibghatullah, Adnan Khankan, Nigara Shaheen, Mohammad Rashnonezhad.

Refereeing and Coaching
Ambition and Realism During the Refereeing and Coaching Seminar

Prior to Grand Prix Portugal 2024, the judo calendar of this important Olympic year began in Gyor, Hungary, ...

GP Portugal 2024
-57kg: Huh Takes Gold With a Recipe of Pace and Precision

Three of the top 4 seeds did what their ranking suggested and made it to the quarter-final stages.

GP Portugal 2024
-66kg: Abuladze Reaches the Top Again

The level of the category was high throughout the day, offering us very high quality contests with a ...

GP Portugal 2024
-52kg: Keldiyorova Shows Precision and Determination

The -52kg category showed a face fairly consistent with what one could imagine, based on the world ranking. ...

GP Portugal 2024
-60kg: Baratov Wins His first Grand Prix Gold

Youssri Samy (EGY) has believed in his good luck for a long time.

GP Portugal 2024
-48kg: 100% for Japan

There was a classic scenario at play in the first final of the first day of the first World Judo Tour ...

GP Portugal 2024
In Odivelas, Everything Is Possible

The start of the season is never trivial. It is not simply a competition after the last one of the previous ...

Maricet Espinosa Will Shine in the Sky

The news of the death of a member of the judo family is always heartbreaking.

Judo for Peace South Africa
First Black Belts for Judo For Peace South Africa

There was a lot of pride in the recent announcement by Roberto Orlando who runs the Judo For Peace South ...

GP Portugal 2024
The 2024 Season Is Launched!

That's it, we can now say it, the 2024 season of the IJF World Judo Tour is launched! If the first contests ...

Athlete Stories
Shohei Ono: Reflecting on Retirement - Part One

Shohei Ono, with two Olympic golds and 3 world championship titles, stepped back from competition after ...