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World Cadets 24
Day 3: Japan and Azerbaijan Head to the Top

We have become accustomed to seeing Japan claim the lion’s share of gold medals at the big events but ...

Athlete Stories
The USA’s First Cadet World Champion Ever!

Jonathan Yang (USA) doesn’t compete often but when he does he makes it count.

World Cadets 24
Day 3: Morning Summary

At -81 kg none of the top 4 seeds made it to the final, only one of them reached the semi-finals.

Athlete Stories
Giorgi Givishvili (GEO), World Cadet Champion

Year on year Giorgi Givishvili (GEO) is getting stronger, moving towards his long term goals, step by ...

World Cadets 24
Olympic Referees at the Cadet Worlds

The Lima World Championships Cadets 2024 is taking place right now, the first global event after the ...

Interview
Julien Goes Around the World (22)

For once, Julien was not on the other side of the world, but almost at home.

World Cadets 24
Day 2: Brazil Storms to First Place

Day two was an absolute whirlwind of judo, attacks of every description coming thick and fast throughout ...

World Cadets 24
Day 2: Morning Summary

Day 2 of the Lima World Championships Cadets 2024 is awash with ippon judo, with both tachi-waza and ...

Athlete Stories
Patricia Tomankova: a Judo Family in Every Sense

Patricia Tomankova (SVK) became world cadet champion on day one in Lima, an incredible achievement, but ...

World Cadets 24
Australia's Cadets Are Staying Connected in Lima

Australia’s National Cadet Coach Kerrye Katz has arrived in Peru with a team of 6 young judoka looking ...

World Cadets 24
Day 1: The World’s Best Cadets Have Brought their A-Game to Lima

In Latin America we have been treated to all the energy and enthusiasm expected from not just the cadet ...

World Cadets 24
Day 1: Morning Summary

Watching Aleksei Toptygin (IJF) perform a perfect tai-otoshi in his first round contest, it could be ...