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Italy: Will the Work Pay Off? Tokyo Will be the Answer

With eight athletes qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Games, Italy has entered the big leagues.

Junior worlds
OLBIA STEPS INTO THE FUTURE

The future of judo will be associated in 2021 with the beautiful city of Olbia in Sardinia, Italy.

World Judo Day 2019
PLANT A TREE: ITALY ADOPTS A FOREST!

Last weekend could have been just one weekend like many others in this hot summer, but not for a group ...

World Judo Day 2019
Italy Fully Engaged to Save the Planet

Italy and the Friuli Venezia Giulia regional committee already showed that they were fully engaged to ...

World Judo Day 2019
Italy Makes the Difference

The Friuli Venezia Giulia regional committee in collaboration with the Unione Ginnastica Goriziana (northern ...

Judo family Mourns the passing away of Michele Monti

The international judo community mourns the passing away of 1997 bronze medallist Michele Monti of Italy. ...

Franco Cappelletti awarded by FICTS

Franco Cappelletti, judo 10th dan, in charge of the IJF Kata commission and member of the IJF Hall of ...

IJF Donation
A Smile for Amatrice

In 2016, the small town of Amatrice located in middle-Italy was completely destroyed by a devastating ...

VIDEO
JFTW Italy - On the Side of Legality

Scampia near Naples, Italy, is considered as one of the most dangerous suburb in Europe.

Video
Judo for the World Italy - Trailer

In August, the IJF met the Maddaloni's family in the heart of the popular Scampia neighborhood in the ...

5 things I learned from Judo - Anthony Carelli aka Santino Marella

Former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar Anthony Carelli, who was known as 'Santino Marella' ...

Kata makes an impression during Italian adventure

The final day of the programme in Olbia, Italy, was dedicated to KOSHIKI NO KATA, the kata of ancient ...