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Megan Fletcher: A medal for Ireland at the inaugural Tel Aviv Grand Prix

Did we hear correctly? A medal for Ireland at the inaugural Tel Aviv Grand Prix? Megan Fletcher, now ...

IJF awards $220,000 bonus
Prize money bonus for year-end leaders

IJF President Mr. Marius L. VIZER has announced that for the third year in a row, judo’s world governing ...

The Judo Family Mourns the Passing Away of Touhami Chniouer

It is with great sadness that the international Judo community learned of the passing away, on 29 January, ...

Judo in Schools
Judo Roots: It’s great to see that judo is spreading in Israel

Ahead the first GP of the year, the IJF arrived in Israel to visit the country’s Judo in Schools program. ...

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Australian Judo Coaches Come Back from Japan like Heroes

When the Australian Junior judo team went to Japan, the coaches of the delegation did not expect to end ...

HISTORY - Kano's Early Years
From Martial Art to Olympic Sport - PART 1

On the road to Tokyo 2020, we will publish on a regular basis a series of articles about the history ...

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Venezuela: 2019 Will Be the Year of Development

A Refereeing Seminar and the General Assembly open the calendar of activities.

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#JudoParis2019 Promo

The world-famous Paris Grand Slam will take place from 9-10 February at the AccorHotels Arena in the ...

Tel Aviv Grand Prix 2019 - Day 3
Heavyweight SASSON ends extraordinary Grand Prix with gold for Israel

Heavyweight star SASSON ends extraordinary Grand Prix with gold for Israel

For Israel and judo, with high expectations: now the order is for more

By Alan Abrahamson

Analysis of #JudoTelAviv2019 by Dr. Lisa Allan

IJF Competition Manager and IJF Executive Committee member Dr.

Day 2 at #JudoTelAviv2019
Technical Analysis by Sheldon Franco-Rooks

Israel's success on the IJF World Tour, confirmed here in Tel Aviv, writes IJF commentator Sheldon Franco-Rooks.