Ecuador
Guayaquil World Cadet Mixed Team Medallists, in Pictures
The Guayaquil World Mixed Team Championship for Cadets capped two great weeks in Pan-America in style. ...
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The Ecuadorian Adventure Has Ended With a Spectacular Cadet Mixed Team Final
The World Judo Tour has been in Pan-America for the last two weeks, first at the Lima Grand Prix and ...
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+90 kg: Adilzhan Zhaudinov Wins Kazakhstan’s Third Gold in Guayaquil
Adilzhan Zhaudinov (KAZ) began his day as the second seed, a position which should have given him a calm ...
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+70 kg: Anna Zheleva Has the Gold
Kazakhstan, Canada and Japan all put barriers in the path of top seed Hatice Tuana Balci (TUR) but she ...
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-90 kg: Nikulin Surprises Everyone!
Jurabek Eshpulatov (UZB), the current Asian cadet champion, arrived as the number one seed. Despite a ...
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-70 kg: Vallim's Victory
The top two seeds in this category gave not a single thought to the possibility of not reaching the final. ...
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The Individual Medals are Decided - Make Way for the Mixed Teams!
As the three days of individual competition come to a close in Guayaquil, Ecuador, we can only be impressed ...
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Former Champions Guide Next Generation at Guayaquil Worlds
With phenomenal clashes, the IJF World Championships for Cadets in Guayaquil, Ecuador, has begun, marking ...
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Day Two Closes With Diversity in the Spotlight
The judo on day one in Guayaquil, Ecuador, was exciting and rich delivering the 6 gold medals to 6 different ...
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Why is it Important to be Here?
The World Championships Cadets is well underway in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Fifty-nine delegations have made ...
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-60 kg: Gabit’s Golden Gambit
Rassulkhan Gabit of Kazakhstan arrived in Guayaquil unseeded but was certainly no stranger to international ...
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-48 kg: Ella Bar Lev is the World Cadet Champion
African cadet and junior champion Fatima Ezzahra Nidaoui (MAR) had high hopes of taking her recent success ...
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-55 kg: Teran’s Title Triumph
Sebastian Teran (USA) arrived as the man to beat in this category. The 2026 Pan-American cadet champion ...
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Ecuador's Minister of Education, Sport and Culture - "This is a Country That is Capable, Organised and Committed to Sport"
Highlights for global events often include opening ceremonies, dedicated to welcoming participants and ...
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Roberto Danin - “Judo is Part of an Education System”
There are always many components which have to come together for a World Judo Tour event to open at the ...
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The Cadet Worlds is Ready in Guayaquil
The cadet flagship event of 2026 is about to get underway in the Pan-American city of Guayaquil in Ecuador. ...
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Roberto Ibáñez, A New Chapter for a Pioneer of Ecuadorian Judo
Roberto Ibáñez made history in 2006 when he became the first Ecuadorian judoka ever to win a South ...
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Inauguration of the ‘Arena José Desimavilla’ in Ecuador
The Guayas Sports Federation and the Ecuadorian Judo Federation inaugurated the ‘José Desinavilla ...
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Gracias Guayaquil! #JudoJuniors
Junior World Highlights
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Mixed Teams: Japan, Who Else? Hats Off to Türkiye
The last day of the Junior World Championships, devoted to mixed teams, began with a beautiful symbol: ...
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Guayaquil 2022: It's Team Time
The Guayaquil 2022 World Junior Championships ended on a high note with the mixed team tournament, which ...
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WJD 2022: Kimberlie and Valentine, The Desire to Learn
Running an event like the world junior championships is not a simple affair. It requires a lot of preparation ...
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+100kg: Nakamura Wins a Sixth Gold for Japan
We know how important the heavyweight category is for Japan, the country where judo was created in 1882, ...
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+78kg: Pure Japanese Style for Arai
We can say that Japan was a central theme of the day, since at +78kg a Japanese athlete qualified for ...
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-100kg: Liveze Dominates Clearly for France
After a day without, the Japanese came back in force on the last day of the individual competition of ...
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-78kg: Aki Kuroda Relaunches the Japanese Machine
Japan opened proceedings for their finals of the day with Aki Kuroda who did not leave the slightest ...
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Guayaquil 2022: Japanese and French Comeback
The Junior Judo World Championships Guayaquil 2022 have come to an end; to be exact, the individual phase ...
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Literally the Spirit of Judo
The end of the individual competition of the Guayaquil Junior World Championships marks the moment to ...
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WJD 2022: Binta Ndiaye, The Force of Youth
She is only 17 years old and yet her way of expressing herself and sharing her passion for judo is already ...
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-90kg: Mamatrakhimov Throws for Ippon and Gold
There was no doubt that Peter Safrany (HUN) was the heavy favourite in the competition. He had already ...
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-81kg: Flamboyant Win for Moldovan Latisev
Among seniors the -81kg category is one of the most open on the circuit, with a large number of athletes ...
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-70kg: Tsunoda Roustant, the Only One!
Who could honestly hope to defeat Ai Tsunoda Roustant, double world champion, a gold in cadets and then ...
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Guayaquil 2022: A Firework of Judo Techniques
For this third day of competition, the Japanese delegation completely disappeared, leaving the doors ...
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WJD 2022: A Social Opportunity
Carlos Zegarra is the President of the Pan American Judo Confederation and he is a happy president. We ...
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-73kg: Tanaka Adds One More Gold for Japan
We cannot say that things were easy for Ryuga Tanaka who had to struggle hard through a long golden score ...
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-63kg: Joanne Van Lieshout Keeps her Title
Like the first day of competition, arriving in Guayaquil being seeded number one was a good guarantee ...
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-57kg: Top Seed Yildiz Wins for Türkiye
Number one seed, Ozlem Yildiz (TUR) had a lot of pressure on her shoulders, especially since after the ...
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-66kg: Emomali Thwarts All Plans
In the last category of the day, the Uzbek Azizbek Ootikiv, reigning Asian junior champion, but without ...
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-60kg: Nakamura Adds Another Gold for Japan
In the men's lightweights, like their female counterparts, the bonus went to the outgoing incumbents, ...
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-52kg: A Well Deserved Gold Medal for Carna
History, for the third time of the day after the -48kg and the -60kg, repeated itself, since the reigning ...
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-48kg: Yoshioka Opens the Scoreline for Japan
For the first final of this first day of competition at the Guayaquil World Judo Championships Juniors ...
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Guayaquil 2022: Remember Those Names
The first day of the Guayaquil World Judo Championships Juniors 2022 ended with the awarding of the first ...
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Envy and a Lot of Will
The emotion was palpable in the words of Roberto Ibáñez, the President of the Ecuadorian Judo Federation, ...
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Guayaquil 2022: Guaranteed Success!
Roberto Ibáñez, President of the Ecuadorian Judo Federation, announced, "In judo, out of respect, we ...
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Equador Will Be the Centre of Planet Judo
From 10th to 14th August 2022, Ecuador will be at the centre of planet judo, with the coastal city of ...
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Complete Guide to #JudoWorlds2018
Part 1 of our Complete Guide to #JudoWorlds2018 covers Teams A-F and 270 judoka from 46 countries!
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