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Astana 2025
-60 kg: Three Medals for Kazakhstan But the Gold is Saaev's

We saw it last week in Dushanbe, the ability of the crowd, how they cheer and drive their home athletes ...

Astana 2025
Kazakhstan Invests in Sport and Promotes Solidarity

At 16:15 on day one of the Qazaqstan Barysy Grand Slam, the stunning opening ceremony took place in front ...

Astana 2025
-48 kg: Xinran Hui Earns Her First Grand Slam Gold

Three of the four top seeds of the category made their way dominantly to the semi-finals but even where ...

Athlete Stories
Yuri Alvear: The Same Drive and Work Ethic

The name ‘Yuri Alvear’ is a very special one in the world of judo.

Astana 2025
Refereeing: Details, Discussion and Development

The main function of the referee meeting which happens on location ahead of every event on the World ...

Obituary
Kazimierz Jaremczak Passed Away

It is with deep regret that the international judo community was informed that on 7th May 2025, at the ...

Astana 2025
Kazakhstan Has Opened its Doors to the Judo World

The IJF World Judo Tour is laying this week’s roots in Astana in Kazakhstan for what promises to be ...

Book
In the End, It All Pays Off: Anna-Maria Wagner’s Road to the Olympics

With 2025 marking her final year on the competitive judo mat, Anna-Maria Wagner is making one last powerful ...

Judo Australia Invests in Adaptive Judo

The Judo Federation of Australia are making a big investment in their adaptive judo provision.

Astana 2025
Kazakhstan Becomes the World’s Judo Hub

With Dushanbe already packed away in our recent memory, the World Judo Tour moves across Central Asia ...

Dushanbe GS 2025
Tajikistan, Thank You for This Amazing Event!

What can we learn from the 2024 edition of the Dushanbe Grand Slam? Many things, without a doubt.

Dushanbe GS 2025
+100 kg: Rakhimov Offers the Most Beautiful Victory to His Public

This is a final category that everyone always looks forward to with great anticipation, the heavyweights! ...