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Gender Equality
Promoting Equality in Judo: The Example of Benin

Benin, in West Africa, is home to an active judo federation that counts 30 clubs and 1200 judoka.

Junior Worlds 2024
African Nations Stepping Up to Junior World Level

Among the 67 countries with athletes registered to compete at the Dushanbe World Championships Juniors ...

Athlete Stories
Akira Nakajima: Getting Stronger is the Goal, For Me and For Uganda

Akira Nakajima is 21 years old and just arriving on the World Judo Tour having not had a junior career ...

2024 Continental Championships
Until the Very Last Moment

We know that in judo anything can happen up to the very last moment and that nothing is written in advance, ...

Judo for Peace
Finding Hope

Judo for Peace programmes are built over time so that they last over time and allow as many people as ...

Para-Judo
Africa Turns to Para-Judo

IJF Education and Coaching Director, Mohamed Meridja followed the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Antalya 2024 with ...

Rwanda's Judo Development Continues

On Saturday 16th March the Rwanda Judo Federation orchestrated a successful educational competition hosted ...

News
Seminar Reinforces the Presence of Judo in Ethiopia

A judo techniques and refereeing seminar for beginners and coaches was held from 11th to 15th March 2024 ...

Obituary
Omar Danga Loum Passed Away

It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of Omar Danga Loum, Honorary member of the IJF ...

Judo in Schools
Let's Do Judo!

Libya recently made the headlines following the catastrophic floods which devastated the country and ...

Para Judo
Introduction of Para Judo in Africa

Part of the IBSA (International Blind Sports Federation) judo strategy is to involve Africa as much as ...

News
The Judo Community Expresses Sympathy for the People of Morocco for Lives Lost in the Recent Earthquake

We pen these words with heavy hearts and a deep sense of empathy, as we express our heartfelt condolences ...