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Emma Reid: This Year Has Snowballed!

Emma Reid’s medal-winning performance at the Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 will be remembered ...

Athlete Stories
Christa Deguchi OLY

This is a story more than 7 years in the making. It has been followed closely by the world’s sports ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
Technical Analysis, Day 3: Full Engagement is Key

Mohamed Meridja is the Education and Coaching Director of the IJF, ever-present on the World Judo Tour ...

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Odette Giuffrida: How We Make People Feel is Something We Carry For All Our Lives

Odette Giuffrida has competed at no less than nine senior world championships.

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
Technical Analysis, Day 2: Respect and Fair Play Set Us Apart

Armen Bagdasarov is a hero in Uzbekistan, their first Olympic medallist.

Interview
Kate Corkery Sets the Example for Women in Judo

Among all the presidents of national federations and continental unions present in the Emirates for the ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
Team France: We Aren't Afraid to Participate at the Worlds

A week ago we noted that the Japanese team coming to Abu Dhabi would be an almost exclusively different ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
Catarina Costa: Responsibility and Good Vibes

Portugal’s Catarina Costa likes to travel to Abu Dhabi, it’s among her favourite destinations on ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
Assunta Scutto: I Am Patient

Junior world champion in October 2021, Assunta Scutto burst straight on to the senior scene winning gold ...

The Olympic Champion Series
The Olympic Champions (37): Marie-Claire Restoux (FRA)

Interviewing an Olympic champion is something special and always delivers thought-provoking words and ...

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Technical Analysis, Day 3: Building a Strategy Versus Collecting Points

IJF and EJU photographer Gabi Juan has been photographing judo since 2007 but has spent his life in judo, ...

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Harvest Group CEO: Our Values are for Judo and for Life

Almaz Alsenov is the CEO of Harvest Group, an IJF partner since the end of 2023.