World and double Olympic medallist Richard Trautmann (GER) made a bold move exactly a year ago, becoming ...

The world's first ever non-Japanese Shidoin, for the benefit of all the judo family, continues to work ...

At every World Judo Tour event there are dozens of volunteers, on top of the core staff, referees, local ...

Tina Trstenjak, as an Olympic champion, a world champion, a European champion, is supremely qualified ...

Diyora Keldiyorova is 24 but already has a long career behind her and with no sign of stepping back.

Pino Maddaloni is one of Italy’s national treasures, an Olympic champion and now an IJF Referee Supervisor. ...

Is there a secret to the success of Georgian judo? This is the question that can be asked sincerely when ...

Her story began in Svaneti, a mountainous region of Georgia around 400km from its capital Tbilisi.

Carlos Zegarra Presser has a broad and challenging remit within the world’s judo family.

Having won two grand slams back to back, Blandine Pont has made big waves both in French judo and the ...

For the 11th episode of my journey around the world, I'll take you to Bangladesh, which is the 29th ...

It’s March 2023 and a stalwart of the Brazilian team has made the hardest decision of her career, to ...