The IJF Academy Steps Into Uzbekistan

The recent OTP Group Tashkent Grand Slam provided an opportunity for the IJF Academy to continue its ...

+100 kg: Batchaev Earns His First Grand Slam Gold

The last category to assign medals on this last day of the OTP Group Tashkent Grand Slam was, as always, ...

+78 kg: China Dominates in a Strong Category

The heavyweight women’s category ran at a fast pace in Tashkent, delivering big throws, skilled transition ...

-100 kg: An Unshakable Kanikovskiy Wins

At -100 kg there were a number of powerful performances through the morning session of the third day ...

-78 kg: Ma Leaves With the Biggest Prize

The -78 kg category of the World Judo Tour has been fascinating in recent years with a number of domestic ...

-90 kg: Sharipov Raises the Roof in Tashkent

The last final block of the OTP Group Tashkent Grand Slam 2025 opened with music, lights and a special ...

The Preliminaries, Day 3

The last day of competition at the Yunusobod Sport Complex sees the heavyweights grace the tatami. Big ...

-81 kg: Arbuzov Obeys the Ranking

In the last weight category of the day, 3 exciting line-ups awaited the spectators who were enjoying ...

Judo Continues to Be a Vehicle For Change

At the beginning of the second day of the OTP Group Tashkent Grand Slam 2025, spectators arrived early ...

-70 kg: Maeda Arrives on Top

Giovanna Scoccimarro (GER) hasn’t reached a World Judo Tour podium for almost two years but in Tashkent ...

-73 kg: Galstian Wins His First World Judo Tour Title

The second category of the day at the OTP Group Tashkent Grand Slam 2025 was dynamic from the earliest ...

-63 kg: Yamaguchi Wins Her First Grand Slam Gold

The Yunusobod Sport Complex was again full as the final block began. Day 2 delivered powerful judo, as ...

Tradition and Spectacular Sport Meet in Tashkent

The first day of the OTP Group Tashkent Grand Slam 2025 included not only great judo, proud medallists ...

-57 kg: Japan Takes the Two Top Spots

In the last category of day one at the OTP Group Tashkent Grand Slam 2025, 3 continents and 5 nations ...

-66 kg: Uzbekistan Places All Four Contenders in Medal Contests and Abdulaev Wins

This second men’s category of the OTP Group Tashkent Grand Slam 2025 has been energetic and entertaining ...

-52 kg: Japan and Spain Share the Podium

Yuanli Zhang (CHN) and Mireia Lapuerta Comas (ESP) faced off for the first bronze medal of the category, ...

-60 kg: Bliev Throws His Way to Gold

The second category of the day, the first men’s division of the OTP Group Tashkent Grand Slam 2025, ...

-48 kg: Japan Closes Out the First Category in Tashkent

The first medal contest of the OTP Group Tashkent Grand SLam 2025 saw Sabina Giliazova (IJF) face new ...

Incredible School Dojo Opens in Tashkent

Uzbekistan has been investing heavily in judo at all levels, from clubs to the elite and from education ...

Presidential Award in Tashkent

At every World Judo Tour event, a great deal of work goes on behind the scenes, laying the foundations ...

The OTP Group Tashkent Grand Slam Draw

On Thursday 27th February, final preparations are being made by all sectors involved in the organisation ...

The OTP Group Tashkent Grand Slam 2025 Opens a New Era

The OTP Group Tashkent Grand Slam 2025 is set to take place in the vibrant city of Tashkent in the coming ...

Uzbekistan Will Continue to Welcome the Judo Family

Over many years Uzbekistan has become an important judo development centre that plays a crucial role ...

Great Success at the World Military Championships in Tashkent

In the second week of October 2024, Uzbekistan, which hosted the senior world championships in 2022, ...

The Junior World Mixed Team Crown Stays in Japan

Boltaboev's Fast Transition

Sharofiddin Boltaboev has been a consistent face in the Uzbek national team for a decade but at 28 something ...

Role Models Help to Change Society

There were many personalities present in the Arena Champ-de-Mars throughout the day, including the daughter ...

Building an Olympic Champion and Changing the World

On day two of the 2024 Olympic Games, Diyora Keldiyorova broke all records when she defeated the best ...

-52 kg: Uzbekistan's Prodigy Confirms Her Trajectory

The new Olympic champion is Diyora Keldiyorova! It is a first ever Olympic medal for a woman in Uzbek ...

Diyora Keldiyorova: If We Don’t Think About Doing our Best, There is Nothing More to Say

Diyora Keldiyorova of Uzbekistan has been collecting great results over the last couple of years but, ...

We Have Seen Performance and Humility

The Tashkent Grand Slam 2024 has just ended and the World Judo Tour caravan is already heading to Austria ...

Technical Analysis, Day 3: Rivalries and Passion Push Excellence

Hedvig Karakas (HUN) is a recent retiree of the World Judo Tour having competed at 3 Olympic Games and ...

+100kg: Ota Reigns Supreme

Upsetting the top order is always a delight to watch and fans couldn’t have hoped for a better end ...

In Tashkent We Talk About the Past, the Present and the Future

The past is already the Grand Slam of Tashkent 2024, which has just ended in the Uzbek capital. It's ...

+78kg: Xin Su (CHN) Dominates on Day 3

The final of the women’s heavyweight category is certainly not one we have seen before on the grand ...

-78kg: Takayama Wins For Japan

This has become one of the most hotly contested categories of recent years, several world champions from ...

-100kg: Turoboyev Lights Up the Humo Arena

Twenty-two year old Kanikovsky (AIN) has become one of the men of the moment having won gold in his last ...

-90kg: Thunderous Tselidis

Theodoros Tselidis (GRE) surprised one and all at the Humo Arena in Tashkent, emerging as the winner ...

What Makes A Champion

It is the little things that make the champions stand out. For some, it could be the discipline and determination ...

What to Follow on Day Three of the Tashkent Grand Slam

A power-packed list of judoka means we won’t want to take our eyes off the mats for a single second ...

-81kg: Second Triumph Of Year For Unstoppable Casse

There are not many judoka as consistent as Matthias Casse (BEL). After the grand slam in Paris, the world ...

The Tashkent Grand Slam is Supported at the Highest Level

Lights, Action, Camera! What an opening ceremony it was, the hosts putting every effort into entertaining ...

-70 kg: A Second Grand Slam Gold for Butkereit

Miriam Butkereit (GER) has done it again! After gold in Paris this year, five silvers and three bronzes, ...

-73 kg: Lombardo Fights a Strategic Day

The hosts were hopeful of a positive finish on day two with no less than 3 of the top 8 seeds being Uzbekistan. ...

-57kg: Priscilla Gneto Continues to Win Big Medals

2013 junior world champion Arleta Podolak (POL) hasn’t had a medal on the World Judo Tour since 2016 ...

In Tashkent, We Love Surprises

What better way to open the weekend than with a first day of competition? This is what we were treated ...

-66kg: Nurali Emomali Scores for Tajikistan

We announced it in yesterday's preview, Willian Lima (BRA), being seeded and with the momentum from his ...

-52kg: Buchard On Top

Amandine Buchard (FRA) had to work hard but eventually she came away victorious in the -52 kg category, ...

-60kg: Ruziev’s Joy for Hosts Uzbekistan

Doston Ruziev (UZB) was not fazed by the sight of Giorgi Sardalashvili (GEO). The local hero was not ...

-48kg: Giliazova Takes the Top Medal

Beginning at the beginning, there is a clear upset, a reversal of predictions which strikes as soon as ...

What to Follow on Day Two of the Tashkent Grand Slam

Another day, another stellar line-up. In the world of judo, one can predict all they want but in the ...

Values and Culture at the Heart of the Draw

It’s draw time; the moment in every competition schedule when conjecture begins to be replaced by honest ...

What to Follow on Day One of the Tashkent Grand Slam

There will be action all weekend at the Tashkent Grand Slam 2024; that's a given! At the end of the draw ...

Uzbekistan on Top at 2023 Asian Cadet and Junior Championships

Tashkent has just hosted another competition at the international level. This time, cadets and juniors ...

Uzbekistan Wins the World Combat Games

The least we can say is that the mixed team tournament of the World Combat Games Riyadh 2023 reserved ...

Uzbek Judo Champions Receive Presidential Honours for Elevating the Sport

In a prestigious ceremony held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, judo champions Diyora Keldiyorova and Muzaffarbek ...

Abdullo Muradov: Community Foundations

Abdullo Muradov is the Secretary of the IJF Sport Commission, a role he has held for the last 5 years, ...

Japan Dominates, But the Hosts Shine

The Tashkent Grand Slam 2023 concluded in style today, with tremendous judo from the first contest to ...

Day 3 Technical Analysis: Old Techniques, New Wins

The Tashkent Grand Slam 2023 came to close today and with the quality of the judo improving with each ...

+100kg: Pure Magic for Alisher Yusupov and Uzbekistan

In the first part of the draw, Temur Rakhimov (TKJ), as the world number one, was the top seed of the ...

+78kg: Tomita Secures the Gold Medal

Two strong women's heavyweight nations qualified for the day's final. On one side we had the Japanese, ...

-100kg: Liparteliani Is Still Here

If the Uzbek fans came to see their hero Bobonov at -90kg, up close, they also came to admire another ...

-78kg: Rika Takayama Shows Skills and Wins

It was not good to be one of the top favourites of the competition today at -78kg. Anna-Maria Wagner, ...

-90kg: Bobonov Wins Tactically and Sends Uzbekistan to Heaven

The public came in large numbers, for him. Davlat Bobonov is the reigning world champion in the category ...

Emotion at All Levels

Since the beginning of the season, we can say that we have been spoiled by the return of the public. ...

Day 2: Patience Rewarded

Day 2 of the Tashkent Grand Slam 2023 has come to a close, with the middleweight judoka entertaining ...

Tashkent Grand Slam Preview, Day 3

After 2 days of dynamic judo, plenty of surprises and many valuable Olympic qualification points gained, ...

Day 2 Technical Analysis: Leg Day

The judoka competing on day 2 in Tashkent upped the ante from day 1, producing even more spectacular ...

-81kg: Ungvari Dominates in Tashkent

In the absence of the main animators of the category and the winners of the recent World Judo Tour events, ...

-70kg: Polleres Takes Advantage Over Matic

By being the reigning world champion, Barbara Matic occupied the privileged place of being the number ...

-73kg: Yuldoshev Pleases the Public With gold

Whichever country organises one of the World Judo Tour events, there is always a special expectation ...

-63kg: Horikawa Watches the World from the Top of Her Mountain

It can't be said that reigning world champion Megumi Horikawa (JPN) struggled much during the morning ...

Day 1: The Rise and The Return

Day 1 of the Tashkent Grand Slam 2023 reminded us of the appeal and strength of judo worldwide, with ...

Day 1 Technical Analysis: Turning the Tide

The first day of the Tashkent Grand Slam 2023 has come to a close and as expected there was plenty of ...

-57kg: Tamaoki Concludes With Gold for Japan

In the last category of the day, we expected a big performance from Eteri Liparteliani (GEO), junior ...

-66kg: Nurali Emomali Scores for Tajikistan to Announce the Upcoming Grand Prix in the Country

Walide Khyar (FRA) firmly believed that today he had all the weapons needed to reach the final. Seeded ...

-52kg: Mascha Ballhaus Builds her Victory

Ranked third in the world and seeded number one, Reka Pupp (HUN), second in Paris a few weeks ago and ...

-60kg: Kim Wins in Style

Cédric Revol (FRA) remained on a good run. Bronze medallist in Portugal at the start of the season, ...

-48kg: Premiere for Andrea Stojadinov

Winner of the first Grand Prix of Portugal, at home, last year in 2022, Catarina Costa (POR) endured ...

Passion Will Be at the Heart of the 2023 Tashkent Grand Slam

The Tashkent Grand Slam 2023 is about to start. Today the draw of the competition was held in the presence ...

Tashkent Grand Slam Preview, Day 1

The IJF World Tour 2023 continues this weekend with the Tashkent Grand Slam, as we return to the Uzbek ...

How is it That You Don’t Know Tashkent?

For those who are familiar with the world judo circuit, Tashkent is a well-known destination which each ...

Fan Club Uzbekistan

There has been a rousing buzz at the Humo Arena for the last 8 days, led in no small part by Fan Club ...

The Remedy: Spittka and Iliadis

Modern judo, at the elite end of the spectrum, houses a number of countries as it’s furniture. We expect ...

The IJF, Uzbek Ministries and National Federation Sign MoU For Schools’ Programme

An important signing ceremony took place on the last day of the World Judo Championships Tashkent 2022, ...

The End: It Was So Beautiful But It's Not Over Yet!

With the last two categories, men's +100kg and women's +78kg, the individual competition is now over ...

The Synergy of Judo and Taekwondo

The voice is calm, the eyes sharp, Dr Chungwon Choue, President of World Taekwondo, visiting the World ...

Throw to Tashkent Winners Are Here!

Earlier in the day, the winners of the 'Throw to Tashkent' competition, organised by the International ...

Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Opens the World Judo Championships in Tashkent

Today the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, H.E. Abdulla Nigmatovich Aripov, officially opened the World ...

Technical Analysis, Day 4: Underdogs and Metamorphosis

Emanuele Di Feliciantonio is among the best in the world at what he does. He’s a sports photographer ...

-57kg: The Right time, The Right Place

The difference between a world championship and any other competition is that every match is a final. ...

Judo Smiles in Tashkent as Brazil and Mongolia Win Against All Odds

The third day of the World Judo Championships Tashkent 2022 ended with the awarding of two new titles ...

WJD 2022: Outstanding is the Word

For the past two days, Kit McConnell, Sports Director of the International Olympic Committee, has been ...

-66kg: The Abe´s Supremacy

We are going to buy flowers for ourselves because we have succeeded. We had anticipated a final between ...

The Joy of Living the Emotion of Judo, when the Abe Write History

Already there have been two days of competition at the 2022 World Judo Championships in Tashkent and ...

Smile, You Are Photographed

The first thing you hear when approaching the IJF photo booth, in the corridors of the Humo Arena, is ...

-60kg: The Fantastic 4th

Search, compare and if you find something better, buy it. That's what the advertisement said thirty years ...

When Judo Builds Bridges Between Economy and Sport

As it has evolved, judo has built a solid reputation for always being at the forefront of innovation ...

World Championships in the Starting Blocks

The days preceding a major sporting event are always synonymous with excitement and a bit of stress, ...

Buy your Tickets

You can now buy your tickets to attend the World Judo Championship Tashkent 2022!

WJD 2022: Meet Your Judoka - Diyora Keldiyorova

Meet your judoka and recent Asian champion Diyora Keldiyorova (UZB). Can she take the gold at home at ...

Throw to Tashkent!

Show us the throw that will get you to Tashkent 2022!

The Uzbek NOC Recognise Judo in Anniversary Celebration

Today, the National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan celebrated its 30 year anniversary, in Tashkent. ...

Flag Passing Ceremony - 2022 Worlds in Uzbekistan

Just before the final block of the last day of competition of the World Judo Championships Hungary 2021, ...

The Ungvari Brothers Share Their Experience With UZB Judo Children

Judo is a sport with a presence in many international settings, whether sporting, social, or even political, ...

Technical Analysis Day 3

For the last day of competition in Tashkent, we asked several coaches what were their impressions after ...

Day 3: Japan Concludes the GS with Four Gold Medals on Day 3

The third and last day of competition has just ended in Tashkent, on the occasion of Uzbekistan’s first ...

Gulnoza MATNIYAZOVA: The Generous Judoka

Yesterday Gulnoza MATNIYAZOVA made history by being the first woman to win a first grand slam medal on ...

Six Things That You May Have Missed on Day 2 of the Tashkent Grand Slam

If you were not with us on the second day of competition in Tashkent, see what you missed.

How Did the Coaches Deal with the Covid Situation

Between March and October 2020, the World Judo Tour was forced to stop, as most sports did. For many ...

Technical Analysis Day 2

For today's technical anlysis, we asked Christophe Massina (FRA) and Rosicleia Campos (BRA) to tell us ...

Day 2: Confirmation and Surprises

The host team of this first Tashkent Grand Slam awaited its first medal with the entry of Sharofiddin ...

Opening Ceremony: A Bright Future For Uzbek Judo

After an exciting second day of competition, which was as qualitative as spectacular and just before ...

Steven Mungandu: The Solitary Samurai

They are a somewhat separate group of athletes, although they are perfectly integrated into the great ...

Sound, Camera, Action

The world has been going through a very strange period, one that has had an impact on so many aspects ...

Tension Mounts in Tashkent

How do you know that an event of the World Judo Tour is about to take place? There are many warning signs. ...

Brave Son of the Motherland

Last night, 2019 World Championship silver medallist Sharafuddin Lutfillaev from Uzbekistan was awarded ...

President Vizer promotes judo family values during visit to Uzbekistan

IJF President Mr. Marius L. Vizer’s visit for the signing of the 2021 World Championships ignited the ...

World Senior Championships 2021 to be held in Tashkent Uzbekistan

In 2021, Central Asia will be home to the best of Judo. On Wednesday January 15, the International Judo ...

Uzbekistan tops the Medal Podium at Home

Since a few years, Uzbekistan has been investing in IBSA judo. As a result, they topped the Medal Podium ...

The Battle of the favorites

IBSA judo has produced several judo heroes the last years during world and Paralympic championships. ...

BEING NUMBER ONE IS NO GUARANTEE OF A MEDAL IN TASHKENT

Everyday of Tashkent Grand Prix, we propose you the technical analysis of an IJF expert. Today, Sheldon ...

The Trumpet

Someone once said that without music, life would be a mistake because music is the soundtrack of life. ...

Cathy Fleury: A Taste of Top Level

Everyday of Tashkent Grand Prix, we propose you the technical analysis of an IJF expert. Today, Cathy ...

The 2-second Man and Co.

It was a great performance from the Uzbek team on home soil, a day that the public, who came in large ...

2 seconds

Experts say judo is magical. For its esthetic, its intensity and the values it transmits. Because it ...

A Fresh Wind in Uzbekistan

A fresh wind coming from the steppes of Central Asia is blowing over Uzbekistan. You only have to wander ...

Esther Stam: New faces, New generation

Everyday of Tashkent Grand Prix, we propose you the technical analysis of an IJF expert. Today, Esther ...

NA ZDOROVJE

It is high-flying judo that spectators and tv-viewers had on display on this first day of the Tashkent ...

A Man in a Hurry

It's nine in the morning, Friday, September 20th. It's already hot in Tashkent and the streets present ...

Tashkent GP: The Age of Reason

Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, is preparing to live on the World Judo Tour as the competition will ...

Judo In Schools Uzbekistan

Fireworks in Tashkent

The Tashkent Grand Prix has just ended in a superb overall performance of the heaviest categories (Men ...

Tashkent Grand Prix - DAY 3 Results

On the last day of the Tashkent Grand Prix in Uzbekistan, the five last categories were in action with ...

GP Tashkent: The Power of the Public

Uzbekistan can already be proud of its Tashkent Grand Prix. For this sixth edition, the contract is already ...

Tashkent GP DAY 3 PREVIEW

Sunday November 11th will be the last day of competition at the Tashkent Grand Prix. Discover the preview ...

Tashkent Grand Prix - DAY 2 Results

Four weight categories were in action on day 2 of the 2018 edition of the Tashkent Grand Prix, in Uzbekistan ...

Tashkent GP DAY 2 PREVIEW

On day two of the Tashkent Grand Prix, four categories will be in action. Read hereafter the preview ...

KOSOVO AT THE DOUBLE ON DAY ONE

It is a fact that Kosovo, in the space of just a few years, has become a major player on the world judo ...

Tashkent Grand Prix - DAY 1 Results

The first five weight categories of the 2018 edition of the Tashkent Grand Prix were in action today ...

Uzbekistan is ready for its 6th Grand Prix

After a rainy day yesterday, a radiant sun settled over the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, which hosts from ...

The IJF World Judo Tour Goes to Grip the Uzbek Citadel

There is no small tournament, there is no more small tournament. While the Olympic qualifications for ...

Tashkent Grand Prix 2017, Uzbekistan – PREVIEW

The IJF World Judo Tour has arrived in Asia for the second senior event following the 2017 Suzuki World ...

What’s left in 2017?

Following a blockbuster 2017 Suzuki World Judo Championships, the undoubted highlight of the IJF calendar ...