We Are Ready to Make History

The month of April promises to be rather quiet for the World Judo Tour, since the next event of the world ...

IBSA Judo Grand Prix Antalya 2024 - Results Day 2

Full results of the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Antalya 2024 - Day 2

With Love and Passion for Para-Judo

Eniko Csokasi and Arpad Pfeffer are workers in the shadows, their calibre making this sporting event ...

India Makes History and Wants More

The first day of competition of the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Antalya 2024 was marked by the victory of Kapil ...

Africa Turns to Para-Judo

IJF Education and Coaching Director, Mohamed Meridja followed the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Antalya 2024 with ...

IBSA Judo Grand Prix Antalya 2024 - Results Day 1

Full results of the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Antalya 2024 - Day 1

In Türkiye, There Is Something Different that Erases the Differences

After three days of the Antalya Grand Slam and while the IBSA Grand Prix Antalya 2024 has just begun, ...

Did We Tell You that the Games Are Approaching?

There are many signs to remind us that the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are fast approaching. It's always ...

+100 kg: Riner Shaken But Not Stirred

We're not going to tell any lies; the final that everyone was secretly waiting for was a final between ...

+78kg: Tolofua Tops the Podium

Shiyan Xu (CHN) has now been in the upper echelons of the category for some time. The closer the Games ...

-100 kg: Fonseca, What a Powerhouse!

All day long we witnessed clashes of titans in a category which strongly resembled a major championship ...

-78kg: Malonga Takes a Big Step Towards Paris 2024

The -78kg category is undoubtedly one of the most exciting to follow, as there are so many domestic battles ...

-90kg: Murao's Mastery

Ivan Silva Morales (CUB), a world medallist from 2018, looked determined from the beginning of the day, ...

2024 IBSA Judo Grand Prix Antalya - The Preview

Over 200 competitors from 42 nations are presently in Turkiye for the 2024 IBSA Judo Grand Prix Antalya. ...

Judo, a Trans-Generational Sport

Judo is a generational sport. By this we mean that it is perfectly suited to all ages. Whatever your ...

-81kg: Nagase, a Real Champion

He may not be the number one seed in Antalya but the current Olympic champion in the category demands ...

-70kg: Polleres Looked a Cut Above the Rest in Antalya

Two of the top 4 seeds made their way to the semi-finals after 5 of the top 8 reached the quarter-finals. ...

-73kg: A Second Premiere for Osmanov

With a seventh place in Tashkent at the beginning of March and a Tbilisi Grand Slam that he will not ...

-63kg: An Underdog Day for Kim

With four World Judo Masters gold medals, two world silver medals and seven grand slam victories, to ...

Turkish Judo Celebrates its Champions

As the day 2 final block was about the start, the official opening of the Antalya Grand Slam 2024 took ...

Michael Tamura Shows His Optimism

Michael Tamura has been on the frontline for a few weeks now. IJF Sport Director for the Tbilisi Grand ...

Bowing and Being a True Judoka, Same Fight

It is an element which is an integral part of the attitude of a judoka, an element which cannot be dissociated ...

We Want More of That!

Only one day has passed of the Antalya Grand Slam 2024 and we can already say that it is a great success ...

-57kg: Pan American Domination

Christa Deguchi hasn’t missed an opportunity to medal since the Masters in 2023 and before then she ...

-66kg: There’s No Stopping Hifumi Abe

Well before the day of competition began, there was no doubt that the overwhelming favourite would be ...

The Abes’ Legend Status is Written in Golden Letters

The first day of competition at the Antalya Grand Slam 2024 has just ended with the indisputable victories ...

-52kg: Uta Abe Answers Swiftly

The original top seed was Keldiyorova (UZB), a workhorse of a judoka who has been picking off the highest ...

-60kg: Bliev Outclasses Mkheidze

Yung Wei Yang's 2024 season does not live up to his expectations, much less his results. 3rd in Portugal, ...

-48kg: Who Else Other Than a Three-Time World Champion?

The tournament could not have begun under better conditions for the host country, as from the first final ...

It’s Happening in Antalya!

A week ago the World Judo Tour stopped in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, a country of judo. It is now ...

Judo Brings Smiles Back to Children

The city of Kilis has been the scene of an extensive IJF Judo for Peace and Judo for Children programme ...

The Power of Resilience

A few weeks ago, after the Antalya Grand Slam 2023, the International Judo Federation and the Turkish ...

How Can I Go to the Earthquake Zone and What Can I Do?

A few days ago we published a first article about our recent visit to the areas affected by the earthquake ...

Rebuilding the Future: Where to start?

How to tell a catastrophic story? I could talk about what I saw, the destruction, the piles of rubble, ...

Relive the Excitement of the Antalya Grand Slam 2023

Antalya Grand Slam is over, but relive the excitement of the event with the top ippon!

Black and White Emotion

Gabriela 'Gabi' Sabau is an IJF photographer, who has been covering tonnes of events all over the world ...

Technical Analysis, Day 3: Grip, Throw, Hold, Repeat

Among the judo experts present in Antalya is Akinobu Osako Sensei, in Turkiye as a member of the team ...

+100kg: A Dutch Story and a Very Young Medallist

We saw it with Guusje Steenhuis and Noel Van T End, the Netherlands were counting on a strong and united ...

+78kg: Kayra Sayit Makes the Crowd Explode With Joy

After her flamboyant victory at the 2022 Tashkent World Championships, it seemed almost incongruous to ...

-100kg: Fara-bulous!

Aaron Fara impresses not only the public and observers but also his opponents. For two years, he has ...

-78kg: Tcheumeo Overdominates the Category

After her very good demonstration in Tbilisi a week ago, we could expect to see Anna-Maria Wagner (GER) ...

-90kg: Van T End Will Have to be Looked at

The last two significant results from Alex Cret (ROU) are two seventh places at the Warsaw Continental ...

Day 3, How it Started…

Mehdiyev (AZE), number one at -90kg: out in round 2. Elnahas (CAN), number one at -100kg: out in the ...

Technical Analysis, Day 2: Precision, That’s All!

In 1992 a young French athlete threw her way to the top of the Olympic podium, in Barcelona. Cathy Fleury ...

-81kg: The Belgian Evens the Tally

If you like to see big judo, judo from all angles, from any distance and with immaculate displays of ...

-70kg: Never Ever Forget Japan!

Fifth in Paris at the beginning of February, then a finalist in Tashkent at the beginning of March, Barbara ...

Day Two is all About Being Together

The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) is held on 6th April annually with the ...

-63kg: Quadros Produces the First Big Bang of the Final Block

We know the extent to which high-level judo is a demanding sport, one which requires great strength, ...

Technical Analysis, Day 1: A Day of Pace and Variation

Day 1 in Antalya brought wave after wave of athletes, with more than a third of the total entry registered ...

-57kg: Brazil, Brazil and the Rest

The number one seed arrived ready, very ready. Today Christa Deguchi was simply unshakable. All contests ...

-66kg: Gobert Sings the Fourth Marseillaise for France

For the fourth time on the day there was a French competitor in the final and that was a bit of a surprise ...

Day One Brings Solidarity in Turkiye

The opening ceremony, held between the preliminaries and the final block of day one, was a moment of ...

-52kg: Buchard, Like a Cat

Looking at the draw in the opening hours of the day, a final between No. 1 seed Chelsie Giles (GBR) and ...

-60kg: Super-active Mkheidze Wins for France

Starting from pole position, the Belgian Jorre Verstraeten could not maintain the pace until the finish ...

-48kg: Pont Keeps Dreaming

At 24 Blandine Pont feels good in her head and good in her body and it is visible. A student to become ...

A Special and Emotional Grand Slam in Antalya

The draw for a World Judo Tour event is always a highly anticipated moment, one that sets the tone for ...

The Final Pre-Event Meeting

Sitting round a coffee table in the hotel foyer, is an increasingly large group of the IJF team who will ...

Support the Castaways of the Earthquake

Southern Türkiye and northern Syria have been hit hard by a devastating earthquake that has claimed ...

Message of Support Following the Earthquake in Türkiye and Syria

The Earth shook and it shook hard in Türkiye and Syria, in an area that the IJF and the Judo for Peace ...

IJF Academy Practical Session in Istanbul, Türkiye

Istanbul is indeed one of the best centres for the IJF Academy practical sessions. 60 students from 25 ...

Solidarity is Actually the Name of the Game

Konya in Turkiye is the host city for the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games but we can see the obvious anomaly, ...

Judo for Peace Turkey-Syria - The film

A few weeks ago, in April 2022, the IJF Judo for Peace and Judo for Children commissions visited Kilis ...

WJD 2022, A Fresh Start for VI Judo at Grand Prix in Antalya

Just three weeks after the IJF Antalya Grand Slam, Turkey again opens their doors to top judo. This time ...

WJD 2022: Peace and Fraternity - From Words to Actions

Just 48 hours ago we were in Syria, some 45km from Aleppo, sadly famous for having been almost wiped ...

Antalya Grand Slam 2022 - Highlights

Antalya Grand Slam 2022 - The highlights

Antalya Grand Slam: A Fantastic Development Tool

The Antalya Grand Slam 2022 concluded today with the last five categories: Women -78kg and +78kg and ...

Antalya Focusses on Solidarity, Friendship, Unity and Peace

Like the first day of competition, the Antalya Grand Slam offered the judo we like to see: committed, ...

A Generous Day in Antalya

The sun was generous today on the Turquoise Coast for the first day of the Antalya Grand Slam in Turkey, ...

Antalya: Big Entry and Big Expectations

The Antalya Grand Slam is one not to miss, with a host of judo stars present from all around the world, ...

IJF Academy Furthers its Development in Turkey

In December 2021 the IJF Academy selected Turkey as one of the regional centres. After the Turkish Judo ...

EJU Celebrates the Olympic Champions

2021 was an Olympic year, a year of great successes, especially for the European athletes, who were celebrated ...

Beyond Fear, Without a Parachute

Since 2015 the International Judo Federation, in partnership with the Turkish Judo Federation, has developed ...

Technical Analysis Day 3

Here in Antalya we are sticking with our theme of speaking with coaches for their impressions of the ...

The Time to Draw Conclusions is Approaching

It is always impressive how fast a World Judo Tour event unfolds. We wait for it for weeks or months, ...

Yuri Alvear's New Challenge

There are athletes who mark a generation and whom it is difficult to imagine no longer being on the tatami ...

Technical Analysis Day 2

Today’s technical analysis is delivered at the hands of coaches, current coaches who are fully enveloped ...

Basile Shines Again and Turkey Enjoys First Victory

Just before the start of the final block of day 2, the Antalya Grand Slam 2021 was officially opened ...

Just a Little Mistake

The Frenchman Loïc Pietri has made a somewhat crazy bet, a bet that sports fans love: to return to the ...

Check what you missed from day 1 of the Antalya Grand Slam

We are in the last stages of the Olympic qualification period. Only a few competitions are left and judoka ...

Technical Analysis Day 1

At the end of day 1 of the Antalya Grand Slam 2021, we met two coaches to get their impressions.

Horizon Gets Brighter in Antalya

After one day of competition in Antalya, for the 2021 edition of the Grand Slam, we have five countries ...

Antalya is Ready! Are you?

Just a week ago all judo fans' eyes were on Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. They are now aimed at Antalya, ...

The Olympic Games are the Dream of a Life Time

We are between two major events that are part of the World Judo Tour, events that lead to the Olympic ...

Flower Power

The symbol is simple and strong at the same time. While this period is hectic and all of humanity is ...

Judo mourns the passing of Ali Natik Canca

It is with great sadness that the Judo Family was informed about the passing of Mr. Ali Natik Canca, ...

Judo In Schools Turkey

Through Children, Judo Gains Popularity in Turkey

Only a few years ago, most people in Turkey saw judo as a violent and dangerous sport. It was one of ...

Day 3 Technical Analysis by Daniel Lascau

I have to underline the diversity of winers. 14 weight categories and 14 different countries won gold. ...

Fighting Talk

We spoke to one judoka from every weight category ahead of the Antalya Grand Prix 2019.

Judo invests schools in Turkey

As the Antalya Grand Prix is ​​about to begin, and just minutes before the official draw of the competition, ...

Antalya Yolspor Judo Club youngsters ready to rub shoulders with the greats

A mere two miles from the competition hall for this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix, which will host Olympic ...

Turkish team set for #JudoAntalya2019

The stars of the Turkish team are ready for their home Grand Prix in Antalya from 5-7 April.

Former Referee honored by IJF

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

Champions and contenders aim for glory in Antalya

On the eve of the Antalya Grand Prix 2018 we picked out a champion and a contender to follow this weekend. ...

Turkey-Syria border refugee camp

Antalya GP 2017 - DAY 3 - IT IS ALL ABOUT TRANSMISSION

The third and final day of the Antalya Grand Prix ended in a firework display for the host country, as ...

ANTALYA ON FIRE

The second day of the Antalya Grand Prix 2017 ended with the award of four titles to four different countries ...

Antalya Grand Prix - Day 1 - Sumptuous day for Kosovo and Kazakhstan

The first day of competition at the Antalya Grand Prix 2017 in Turkey produced some amazing judo and ...

Turkish GP Moves to Antalya

After four successful editions of the Turkish Grand Prix held in Samsun on Turkey's northern coast, the ...

New era for Turkish Judo

Turkish Judo Federation’s ordinary general congress was held in Ankara on 22th October and former national ...

Preparation of the World Championships Judo for the Deaf in Turkey from 18 to 24 July 2016

Judo has been an official sport of the ICSD since 2004 and is also a Deaflympics sport. "Olympic Games ...