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Judo for Children
A Wind of Youth Blows Over the World Championships

The second day of the World Judo Championships Abu Dhabi 2024 saw a breath of youthful air blow through ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
Odette Giuffrida: How We Make People Feel is Something We Carry For All Our Lives

Odette Giuffrida has competed at no less than nine senior world championships.

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
Sporting Legend Helmut Duckadam Enjoys the Judo in Abu Dhabi

Helmut Duckadam is an international sporting legend, whose name is inscribed in the Guinness Book of ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 – Day 3 Preview

Day two of the Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 provided yet more thrills, drama and suspense as three ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
Technical Analysis, Day 2: Respect and Fair Play Set Us Apart

Armen Bagdasarov is a hero in Uzbekistan, their first Olympic medallist.

Abu Dhabi Worlds 2024
The UAE Welcomes the Judo World with Open Arms in Abu Dhabi

The Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 were officially opened on day two of the competition as the opening ...

Para-Judo
100 Days to Go: Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

With just 100 days remaining until the beginning of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, anticipation is building ...

Abu Dhabi Worlds 2024
-73kg: Heydarov and Azerbaijan's Dream Comes True

At -73kg, world number 1 Hidayat Heydarov (AZE) was in the form of his life heading into the Abu Dhabi ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
-66kg: Tanaka Continues Japan's Winning Streak

Such was the level on show in the -66kg category at the Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024, only three ...

Interview
Kate Corkery Sets the Example for Women in Judo

Among all the presidents of national federations and continental unions present in the Emirates for the ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
-57 kg: Mimi Huh Intervenes

There is no elephant in the room, it’s the subject everyone has been talking about since the beginning ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
Team France: We Aren't Afraid to Participate at the Worlds

A week ago we noted that the Japanese team coming to Abu Dhabi would be an almost exclusively different ...