United Arab Emirates
Deadlines for the Abu Dhabi World Championships Seniors 2024
In accordance with the IJF Sport and Organisation Rules (SOR) the qualification dates will be:
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The 2024 World Championships to be Hosted in Abu Dhabi
The International Judo Federation is pleased to announce that the 2024 edition of the World Judo Championships, ...
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Veterans Worlds: Women's Results
Veterans World Championships Abu Dhabi 2023. Results of the women's categories.
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Veterans Worlds: M2 Results
Veterans World Championships Abu Dhabi 2023. Results of the M2 categories.
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A Life Dedicated to Judo
As the women were in action today during the Veterans World Championships Abu Dhabi 2023, the Veterans ...
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Oceania Builds Momentum
Peter Middleton and Luc Tournier are athletes, coaches and heads of delegation. Among veterans, wearing ...
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How Beautiful the Celebration Was!
The sequence which ended in Abu Dhabi today left its mark. In two weeks, a grand slam and two world championships ...
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Veterans Worlds: M5 Results
Veterans World Championships Abu Dhabi 2023. Results of the M5 categories.
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The World Veterans Have Launched Ahead of the Women’s Competition
The third day of the Veterans World Championships Abu Dhabi 2023 took place today at the Sorbonne University ...
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A Little History and Some Facts
Today the veterans category concerns both men and women over 30 years old, all belt colours and all levels ...
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Veterans Worlds: M4 Results
Veterans World Championships Abu Dhabi 2023. Results of the M4 categories.
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The Will to Adapt
For an event of the scale of a grand slam, the kata world championships or the 2023 edition of the veterans ...
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Veterans Worlds: M1 Results
Veterans World Championships Abu Dhabi 2023. Results of the M1 categories.
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Abu Dhabi Has More to Offer
Naser Al Tamimi is the Secretary General of the UAE Judo Federation as well as the IJF Treasurer. Very ...
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Veterans Worlds: M3 Results
Veterans World Championships Abu Dhabi 2023. Results of the M3 categories.
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Milanko Mucibabic Sets the Example
Milanko Mucibabic was twice President of the National Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2004-2005 ...
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Sewing Seeds
Jean-Luc Bartoli is responsible for the France Judo Veterans Commission. Present in Abu Dhabi for the ...
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Veterans Worlds: M7 - M9 Results
Veterans World Championships Abu Dhabi 2023. Results of the M7 and M9 categories.
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Eternal Youth
To paraphrase the author of the comic strip Tintin, the eternal traveller, it is often said that judo ...
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Veterans Worlds: M6 - M8 Results
Veterans World Championships Abu Dhabi 2023. Results of the M6 and M8 categories.
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Veterans 2.0: The Very Good Start of the Veterans Worlds
Denis Weisser is the IJF Veterans Commission Chair and as the veterans world championships get underway ...
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Kata Worlds: The Maturity
The two days of competition of the Kata World Championships Abu Dhabi 2023 ended with four new disciplines ...
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The Perfect Osmosis
Danielle and Meggie Aiko have more than judo and a love of kata in common; they are mother and daughter ...
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'Kata Friends' Gathered Together for Kata Worlds on Day One
The first day of competition at the Kata World Championships Abu Dhabi took place on the campus of Sorbonne ...
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A Competitor, a Referee and a Specialist, all in One Person
For all fans of the World Judo Tour, Raul Camacho is no stranger. An international referee on the circuit, ...
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How to Judge Kata
As the Kata World Championships Abu Dhabi 2023 begin, some explanation is helpful on how the kata are ...
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Worldwide Development Through Kata
The Abu Grand Slam has just ended and all eyes are already turning to the Kata World Championships 2023 ...
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More Judo to Come in Abu Dhabi
In three days of competition, a lot always happens, there are disappointments for some but above all ...
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-100kg: A Red Backpatch and a Gold Medal
Michael Korrel was the man to beat, starting the day at the top of the sheet. His place at pole position ...
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+100kg: Tasoev Completes his Collection
There was muscle, a lot of muscle on the tatami today, many watts too, as the heavyweights exude power ...
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+78kg: Nunes Is Getting Stronger and Stronger
Having reached the podium on the World Judo Tour several times this year, Xin Su (CHN) had hopes of collecting ...
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-78kg: Bellandi Remains World Number 1
Some categories set the tone from the draw. We know that we will be treated to a great spectacle with ...
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-90kg: The Comeback of Majdov
The number one seed, Christian Parlati (ITA) did not imagine such a difficult opener. Thrown twice by ...
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Victor Scvortov: Coaching for the Host Nation
Victor Scvortov is a coach with a clear remit: to build a strong team of judoka, to be part of developing ...
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Abu Dhabi's Vision for Success
The second day of competition at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam ended in style with the titles flying away ...
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-81kg: Karapetyan Wins His first Grand Slam Gold
Since the start of the competition we have discovered a Canadian team in very good shape, especially ...
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Technical Analysis, Day 2: Returning to Form
Jose Manuel Cortes (ESP) is now an IJF Referee Supervisor, having completed an exemplary refereeing career, ...
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-70kg: Taimazova Takes Gold in Abu Dhabi
Michaela Polleres had the pressure of starting her day as the top seed. After a bye in the first round, ...
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-73kg: Ahadov Holds His Line
The number one seed of the day, Uzbekistan’s Nomanov, came in from his position at 11th on the World ...
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-63kg: The Consistency of Beauchemin-Pinard
The big favourite in the category, Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard, had every intention of imitating her ...
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Always Higher
Naser Al Tamimi is the Secretary General of the UAE Judo Federation and is also the treasurer of the ...
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-57kg: One Way or Another, It's Canada!
This category had the potential to showcase what it really means to be world class. Separated by just ...
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Italy Gets Off to a Strong Start
The penultimate event of the season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam, began today in the Emirati capital. 448 ...
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-66kg: Margvelashvili Brings Gold to Georgia
At 28 years old and with very little on his honours roll prior to 2020, Mongolian judoka Battogtokh just ...
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-52kg: Giuffrida Adds a Second Gold Medal for Italy
Italy has been advancing its pawns with precision and method for months. Competition after competition, ...
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-60kg: Revol Leads the French Race
Since his world title, obtained in Doha this year, Francisco Garrigos (ESP) has been looking for a second ...
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-48kg: Scutto Shows that She Is the Best
Assunta Scutto is a world number one who is well established at the top of the rankings, which gave her ...
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Abu Dhabi is Ready; Draw Complete!
Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates has hosted a World Judo Tour event since the very beginning, since ...
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Let's Talk About Art, Judo and Development
Naser Al Tamimi has been the IJF General Treasurer since 2007 and he has just been re-elected, at the ...
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The Challenge Within the Challenge
Competitive judo is a sport of rare beauty that combines strength and flexibility, tactics and technique, ...
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Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2021 Highlights
Watch the best moments from the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2021.
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A Real Treat
We will miss this. In a few days the World Judo Tour, 2021 edition, will end in Abu Dhabi and it will ...
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What’s left in 2017?
Following a blockbuster 2017 Suzuki World Judo Championships, the undoubted highlight of the IJF calendar ...
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IJF President and U.A.E Judo receive special reception from H.H. Sheikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
IJF President Mr. Marius Vizer and members of the United Arab Emirates’ Rio 2016 Olympic judo team ...
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Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2016, U.A.E - DAY TWO
SERGIU TOMA STRIKES TO BE CROWNED THE U.A.E.'S FIRST IJF GRAND SLAM WINNER
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Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2016, U.A.E - DAY ONE
FRENCH FLAIR SEES THEM OUT IN FRONT ON #WORLDJUDODAY IN ABU DHABI
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