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Junior Worlds 2024
A Celebration of Judo

On the fourth and final day of the Dushanbe World Championships Juniors 2024 the heavyweights were in ...

Junior Worlds 2024
+100 kg: Denis Batchaev Holds for Gold

John Messe A Bessong of Canada has been a formidable force all season, getting stronger and stronger. ...

Junior Worlds 2024
+78 kg: Hyeonji Lee is the Junior World Champion

Celia Cancan (FRA) is twice a world medallist at cadets and is the current junior European champion.

Junior Worlds 2024
-78 kg: Olaya Follows in Alvear's Footsteps

On day 4 of the Dushanbe World Championships Juniors 2024 the -78 kg group leader was Shirinjon Yuldoshova ...

Junior Worlds 2024
-100 kg: Sodikov (UZB) Shocks All Challengers

Joes Schell (NED) had high hopes at the beginning of day 4 at the Kasri tennis Arena in Tajikistan.

Junior Worlds 2024
Dr Antonio Castro: Education and Wellbeing

Dr Antonio Castro of Cuba is a surgeon, a good one! He is an IJF Ambassador and has also been working ...

Athlete Stories
Noor Makes History for Pakistan

The junior world championships always attracts a diverse athlete population.

Junior Worlds
Melkia Auchecorne (FRA), a Double World Champion

In Odivelas, at the junior worlds of 2023, we met a new junior world champion, a young French woman with ...

Junior Worlds 2024
-90 kg: Kawabata Takes His Second World Gold

On day three of the 2024 Dushanbe World Championships Juniors, with Akita out early at -81 and Maeda ...

Junior Worlds 2024
Third Day Golds For Georgia, Austria and Japan

For this third day of the Dushanbe World Championships Juniors Individuals 2024, three new categories ...

Junior Worlds 2024
-70 kg: Dengg Takes Gold in an All-European Category

In the -70 kg category, pole position was held by Kaillany Cardoso of Brazil, junior Panamerican champion ...

Junior Worlds 2024
-81 kg: Javakishvili Collects Georgia's First Gold

It is day 3 in Dushanbe and the juniors are maintaining an incredible level across all categories.