The new event will debut in January 2018 and will be the season-opening
competition.
The Tunisian Judo Federation, which this month hosted the first international competition with the adapted IJF rules in Tunis, hosted an IJF Grand Prix in Tunis in 2010 and attracted 346 judoka from 50 nations but now the national federation has the resources and platform to stage an annual Grand Prix from next year.
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A delegation from one of Africa’s most developed federation’s
recently visited the IJF Presidential Office in Budapest and the IJF Training
Centre in Dunavarsany – where their team is currently training – to conclude
the deal and become the latest country to be part of the IJF World Judo Tour.
Mr. Marius Vizer, IJF President, said: “The aim of the IJF
is to develop judo in all continents and all nations and now we are at the stage
where we can host an annual Grand Prix in Africa. This has been a long-term
target for the IJF and opens the door to make judo a leading entity in Tunisia
and the continent.
“The IJF World Judo Tour truly reflects the universality of
our sport and we all look forward to the first edition of this new event in
2018.”