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OTP WJC 2025
-100 kg: King Kanikovskiy Claims the Crown

Matvey Kanikovskiy (IJF) was in a different league from any of the others during the preliminary rounds. ...

OTP WJC 2025
-78 kg: Bellandi is the Only One!

An all-European final pitted 22-year-old Anna Monta Olek, never before present in a world championship ...

OTP WJC 2025
Day 6 - Preliminaries, -78 kg

Patricia Sampaio (POR) was at the top of the roster but there were no foregone conclusions in the -78 ...

OTP WJC 2025
Day 6 - Preliminaries, -100 kg

On day 6 of the OTP Bank World Judo Championships Hungary, one of the biggest names of the event was ...

Athlete Stories
Shirlen Nascimento: Living in the Moment

Back in October 2024, Shirlen Nascimento arrived on the podium of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam, a newcomer ...

OTP WJC 2025
-70 kg: Tanaka Reaches Her Goal

The - 70 kg final at the OTP World Judo Championships Hungary was a real clash of styles, despite both ...

OTP WJC 2025
-90 kg: Murao Breaks the Glass Ceiling

In an all-Japanese final, the -90 kg category crown would either go to the 2024 Olympic silver medallist ...

OTP WJC 2025
Japan Confirms Top Position

With the fifth day of competition at the OTP Bank World Judo Championships Hungary, the second half of ...

OTP WJC 2025
Day 5 - Preliminaries, -70 kg

Lara Cvjetko (CRO) was the athlete with the target on her back, sitting at the top of the -70 kg draw. ...

OTP WJC 2025
Day 5 - Preliminaries, -90 kg

Sanshiro Murao (JPN), last year’s Olympic silver medallist and a world bronze medallist in 2023, is ...

Athlete Stories
Joan-Benjamin Gaba - "Mentali-TÉ"

At the Olympic Games in Paris, a 23-year old Frenchman blew the roof off the Champs du Mars when he won ...

Gender Equality
Together We are Building a Better Future

The World Championships offer a multitude of opportunities to meet and mingle to discuss judo, of course. ...