Rustam Orujov bids for Baku glory

Olympic silver medallist Rustam Orujov (AZE) will be the man to beat at home at the Baku Grand Slam this ...

JudoWorld2018: Top 5 Pictures around the tatami

The Baku World Judo Championships 2018, Azerbaijan are over, but we still have zillions of images in ...

JudoWorld2018: Top 5 Action Pictures

The Baku World Judo Championships 2018, Azerbaijan are over, but we still have zillions of images in ...

Judo Makes History

Take two teams that know each other without really knowing each other, two teams that everything could ...

Technical Analysis by Lucie Decosse

It was really a beautiful World Championships. We saw a lot of amazing judo techniques and the vast majority ...

Champions

The Baku World Judo Championships 2018, individuals, have come to an end. Relive the emotion of the 14 ...

When security is polite and discreet

At any Olympic-connected event, security is priority No. 1. It has to be that way, given realities in ...

Technical Analysis By Vladimir Barta

It is difficult to arrive on the last day of the individual World Championships, knowing that we still ...

Meet Babir

You can’t have a big sporting event without a mascot now, can you? The 2018 IJF World Championships ...

A fight for life

Ali Khousrof (YEM) is in Baku. He was invited by the International Judo Federation, along with four of ...

Technical Analysis By Juan Carlos Barcos and Jan Snijders

Since the beginning of these World championships, we have the incredible chance to see great and beautiful ...

Against all Odds

Imagine you’re ripped out of your comfort zone as a young child. Your father is imprisoned, your mother ...

The Abe's Dynasty

Abe Uta and Abe Hifumi won the world title the same day, writing a new page of the history of judo.

Technical Analysis By Cathy Fleury

Since five days, I am happy. I am attending a very high level World Championship, with exceptional pure ...

Friendship at the Summit

The individual World Championships are not over yet as everyone already talks a lot about the team tournament ...

The Technical Analysis of Jeon Ki-Young

Once again, we attended an extraordinary day with amazing champions. Every day we discover sparkling ...

Baku over the many, many centuries

It rained Sunday in Baku, a reminder that we live in a natural world. Sunday, moreover, marked the first ...

The Day After

How do you feel the day after? That day when you climbed on the highest step of the world podium. This ...

Former Referee honored by IJF

After the third day of competitions at the Judo Worlds in Baku, Azerbaijan, former referee Mrs. Nurdan ...

JudoWorlds2018: The Technical Analysis of Loretta Cusack-Doyle

The third day of the Baku World Judo Championships was a very interesting day and it was totally different ...

Baku Postcard: Martyrs’ Lane

Ilham Allahverdiyev was 27 years old when he was shot and killed during what, here in Azerbaijan, is ...

Baku World Judo Championships officially opened by the President of Azerbaijan

On September 21, the Baku World Judo Championships 2018 were officially opened by the highest authority ...

JudoWorlds2018: The Technical Analysis of Neil Adams

All judo enthusiasts were eagerly awaiting this second day of competition at the Baku World Judo Championships ...

Meet the Green Brigade

If you’re watching the 2018 Judo Worlds, be it live or via TV or even livestreaming, you’ve probably ...

Daria Bilodid: The Youth Flag Bearer

If you cross Daria Bilodid (UKR) in the street, it's a safe bet that you will not believe your eyes on ...

Hall of Fame 2018 Celebration

Relive the excitement of the 2018 edition of the IJF Hall of Fame Gala.

A celebration of Art and Sports - The Artists

This year, the IJF Art Exhibition in Baku displays works of familiar painters who have been permanent ...

Exhibition brings Art and Judo together

Name two activities that definitely bring people together … Right. Art and sports. What if you join ...

Where to watch the World Judo Championships 2018?

The eyes of the world will be on #JudoWorlds2018 as the IJF is pleased to announce our TV partners for ...

Vienna will host the 2021 World Championships

A few days prior to the start of the competition at the 2018 Judo World Championships in Baku, the International ...

Baku’s Bustling Beehive

That unmistakable smell and feel of the tatami ... The texture of rough cotton fibers of the judogi in ...

Baku Postcard

The first thing almost everyone says when they visit Baku for the first time is — wow, I had no idea. ...

Complete Guide to #JudoWorlds2018 Part 2

Part 2 of our Complete Guide to #JudoWorlds2018 covers Teams G-K and 27 countries!

#JudoWorlds2018: Get Ready for the Show

The 2018 Judo World Championships are approaching. Discover or watch again all the promo films that the ...

#JudoWorlds2018: 10 Days to Go

10 days, 10 short days before the start of the 2018 Judo World Championships taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan ...

Azerbaijan, a Country of Fire... and Judo

On September 20th, the Judo World Championships will start in Azerbaijan in the heart of the capital ...

Complete Guide to #JudoWorlds2018

Part 1 of our Complete Guide to #JudoWorlds2018 covers Teams A-F and 270 judoka from 46 countries!

Abe siblings aim to conquer the world together

Discover below the latest promo for #JudoWorlds2018 featuring the Abe siblings, Abe Hifumi and Abe Uta, ...

IJF partners with Eurosport to broadcast world-class judo in lead-up to Tokyo 2020

The International Judo Federation has partnered with Eurosport, the number one destination for sports ...

Judo Worlds 2018: The countdown has started

September has finally arrived and the clock continues to run while there is less than 20 days left before ...

A Land of Fire, A Land of Judo

The 2018 IJF World Judo Championships will come to you live from 20 - 27 September in Baku, Azerbaijan. ...

World Championships Seniors Baku 2018 - competition overview

Ilham Zakiyev: An Exemplary Colossus

The man is a true colossus, of those who impose respect just by entering a room and whose sports record ...

Special phone wallpaper released for #JudoWorlds2018

To mark 50 days to go until the World Judo Championships 2018 in Baku, Azerbaijan, we have produced a ...

World Judo Championships 2018 promo released

The World Judo Championships 2018 take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 20 - 27 September.

Paula Pareto: An iron-will

'La pequeña' is how everyone calls her in Argentina, 'The Small One'. Yet behind this nickname, there ...

Elnur Mammadli: From Reality to Dream

Elnur Mammadli (AZE) was one of those children who started judo around the age of seven and who quickly ...

Interview Express: Tonaki Funa (JPN)

As we are getting closer to the 2018 edition of the World Championships, which will be held in Baku, ...

Interview Express: Shishime Ai (JPN)

The next reigning world champion to be invited to answer the questions of the interview express was Shishime ...

Interview Express: Wolf Aaron (JPN)

Last summer, Wolf Aaron became world champion in Budapest. We asked him five questions about his feelings ...

A simple hero: Nazim Huseynov

Nazim Huseynov. This name may not tell you much. Yet he is a true legend in his country, Azerbaijan, ...

Media accreditation open for World Judo Championships 2018

Media accreditation is now open for the IJF's blockbuster event in Baku.

Interview Express - Teddy Riner (FRA)

There is no need to present Teddy Riner (FRA), ten-time world champion, two-time Olympic champion. He ...

FIRST TICKET OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS OFFERED TO PRESIDENT ALIYEV

In May 2018, the Olympic qualification will start at the Hohhot Grand Prix in China, and it is certain ...