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Junior Worlds 2024
Vladimir Barta: The Organisation Has Been Amazing Here

The Head Sport Director of the IJF, Mr Vladimir Barta, carries a lot of weight on his shoulders.

Athlete Stories
Yeldos Smetov, Olympic Champion

Yeldos Smetov first came to the World Judo Tour, competing in the Warsaw World Cup, as it was then, at ...

2024 Continental Championships
The 2024 Asian Championships

Each of the continental unions has spent recent weeks making final preparations for their respective ...

Huge Numbers at India’s National Championships for Seniors

On 13th and 14th March 2024 at the Jadhav Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, judo took centre stage for the ...

Asia
IJF Asian Region Refereeing and Coaching Seminar Open in Shanghai

Between the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam and the Tokyo Grand Slam, the judo planet doesn't stop turning.

Athlete Stories
Madina Qurbonzoda (TJK)

On day one of the Dushanbe Grand Prix a 15 year Tajik girl stepped on to the mat to compete at her first ...

The 32nd SEA Games

While much of the judo world has been focussed on the Doha World Championships, not too far away the ...

Obaid Al Anzi Re-elected as JUA President

As the congress of the International Judo Federation, which will soon take place in Qatar as a prelude ...

Judo on the Beach

There is folklore at the root of the Madhavpur National Fair, organised annually on the seashore close ...

Cadet Worlds
India, Making History

Day 3 of the Cadet World Championships in Sarajevo was a very special day.

IJF President Meets President of Kyrgyz Republic

On the final day, the mixed teams day of the Asia-Oceania Senior Championships 2021, held from 6th-9th ...

Mixed teams of Asia and Oceania Championships

Six teams were fighting for the title of ‘Mixed Teams Champion’ today in Bishkek.