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Abu Dhabi WC 2024
-78 kg: Wagner Dominates Every Single Round

An in-form Anna-Maria Wagner is very special indeed.

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
-90kg: Tajima Takes World Title Back to Japan

The -90kg category at the Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 was typically stacked, with a whole host ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
-70 kg: A Golden Day for Pinot

The category leader, Elisavet Teltsidou (GRE) is a big thrower, favouring the koshi-waza range.

IJF Store
The IJF Store Is Online

At the beginning of March 2024, during the Upper Austria Grand Prix, we announced the launch of the IJF ...

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 Worlds 2024
Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 – Day 4 Preview

We’ve reached the halfway point at the Abu Dhabi World Championships as day three of the individual ...

Interview
A Samurai in Abu Dhabi

Everyone remembers Shin Koyamada in The Last Samurai, an epic period action drama film directed and produced ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
Two Young Champions Claim First and Third Titles

Day three of the Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 saw the athletes in the -63kg and -81kg categories ...

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 ...

Abu Dhabi Worlds 2024
-81kg: Unstoppable Grigalashvili Writes His Name in Georgian History

The last three finals in a row in the -81kg category at the world championships have been contested by ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
-63 kg: Van Lieshout Jumps to the Top

There are top seeds and then there are the anomalies. It’s like that in several categories.

Judo for Children
A Wind of Youth Blows Over the World Championships

The second day of the World Judo Championships Abu Dhabi 2024 saw a breath of youthful air blow through ...