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Continental Championships
Continental Championships Packed to Capacity

April is always a highly anticipated month across the five continents, as it is generally the month of ...

Africa Judo Union
Egypt Dominates Day Three in Abidjan

The second day of the African Senior Championships Abidjan 2025 saw a strong performance from Egypt, ...

Africa Judo Union
First Day of the African Championships: Soumiya Iraoui Wins for the Fifth Time

The first day of the 46th African Senior Championships in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, lived up to expectations. ...

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Africa Judo Union
Delegations Arrive in Abidjan for the African Championships

The 46th African Senior and Mixed Team Championships 2025 are about to begin in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. ...

AJU Elections
Siteny Randrianasolo-Niaiko Reelected AJU President

This January, 2025, marks an important milestone in the life of the African Judo Union, as the organisation's ...

Refereeing and Coaching
Dakar Organises an Important Referee Seminar

Dakar (SEN), which in 2026 will host the Youth Olympic Games, was the scene of an important refereeing ...

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 ...