On 7th February 2025, President Dr Sanda Corak was re-elected as President of the Croatian Judo Federation (CJF). The decision to become the ‘new old’ president was made during the HJS electoral assembly in Zagreb, where she was confirmed by the members of the federation, reflecting the enormous support and trust in her leadership and contributions to judo.

Achieved sporting results at important international competitions is the primary criterion for assessing the success of any sports federation. Over the years, the results have been improving from cadets to the senior national team, leading to European and world medals and the most recent, historic, gold medal for Barbara Matic in Paris 2024.

Speaking after her re-election, Sanda Corak said, “I am glad that our clubs continue to support me and thus support the teamwork in the federation. We are entering a new period in which even greater organisational efforts will be needed to ensure the continuity of our sports results from cadet to senior national teams. I am also looking forward to working with the new members of the CJF Executive Committee and I hope that we will encourage as many children in the country as possible to take up judo.”

Dean Bogic was re-elected as the Vice-President of the HJS. The following were elected as members of the CJF Executive Committee: Maks Dimov, Slaviša Bradic, Aldo Rojnic, Klara Mitrovic, Branko Crnov.

President Dr Čorak also holds the position of Vice President of the Croatian Olympic Committee (CRO NOC) and is a member of the IJF Executive Committee as the IJF Education Director and head of the IJF Gender Equality Commission.

Sources: Croatian Judo Federation (Mario Krvavac - Spokeperson) Images: Tino MARIĆ (CJF)

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