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IBSA WC 2025
Two First-Timers!

The 2025 IBSA World Judo Championships Astana began on Tuesday 13th May and among the delegations present ...

IBSA WC 2025
Sara Alvarez: Problem-Solving on the Move

World medallist and double European champion Sara Alvarez of Spain knows exactly what it takes to get ...

Athlete Stories
Nekoda Davis is Ready for New Challenges

Taking the decision to retire is among the biggest decisions of any athlete’s career, perhaps the biggest. ...

IBSA WC 2025
Janos Tardos: How I Arrived Here

IBSA Judo Chair Janos Tardos has been instrumental in the modernisation and popularisation of Para Judo, ...

The Olympic Champion Series
The Olympic Champions (54): Irakli Tsirekidze (GEO)

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

Athlete Stories
Xinran Hui is Ready to Work!

Twenty-one year old Xinran Hui is a new star in world judo, just emerging on the senior scene.

Referee Stories
Denis Amelin: Learning and Sharing Will Always be my Priority Over Material Things

Being invited to referee on the World Judo Tour is not a casual occasion.

Athlete Stories
Yuri Alvear: The Same Drive and Work Ethic

The name ‘Yuri Alvear’ is a very special one in the world of judo.

Interview
Julien Goes Around the World (28)

Julien Brulard continues his world tour, travelling from dojo to dojo and from judo session to judo session. ...

Pan-America
The PJC Has a New Secretary General

Dr Antonio Castro has been a highly active member of the IJF team for many years as an IJF Ambassador ...

Interview
Panam is Ready!

Carlos Zegarra Presser is the newly re-elected president of the Panamérican Judo Confederation.

Interview
Chile Demonstrates Its Capacities

Marcelo Simian is the President of the Chilean Judo Federation and as such he has been at the forefront ...