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IJF Academy
Historic Milestone: IJF Academy Hosts First Practical Session in Poland

The International Judo Federation Academy marked an historic first with the organisation of its 131st ...

Mongolia GS 2025
Mongolia's Anthem Closes Their Home Grand Slam

Through the first two days of competition at the Steppe Arena in Mongolia’s capital city, Japan extended ...

Mongolia GS 2025
+100 kg: Batkhuyag Earns Hís Anthem

Coming into the final block of the third and final day of the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam 2025, there was ...

Mongolia GS 2025
+78 kg: France’s Fontaine Fights Her Way to First Place

The Steppe Arena’s spectators enjoyed a great day of judo, especially keen to support the Mongolian ...

Mongolia GS 2025
-100 kg: Savytskiy Wins his Second Grand Slam Gold

The two finalists of the day had a great morning session at the Steppe Arena in Ulaanbaatar.

Mongolia GS 2025
Day 3, Preliminaries - Men

In the lightest of the men’s categories on day 3 in Ulaanbaatar, the path to the final was wide open, ...

Mongolia GS 2025
-78 kg: Sampaio Goes Straight to the Top Step

World and Olympic medallist Patricia Sampaio (POR) and triple world medallist Mami Umeki (JPN) laid claim ...

Mongolia GS 2025
-90 kg: Okada’s O-uchi-Gari Gets the Job Done

In an open category, the first of the final block on day 3 in Ulaanbaatar, it was Umar Bozorov (UZB) ...

Mongolia GS 2025
Day 3, Preliminaries - Women

In Ulaanbaatar, the -78 kg category was presented without too many clues as to the final podium line-up. ...

FISU
Rhine-Ruhr 2025: Student Judo Shines Under the Spotlight in Essen

As the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games are in full swing in Essen, the judo events have now ...

Athlete Stories
Sharing a Life in Judo

We speak often about the judo family, its far-reaching feeling of community and the lifelong friendships ...

Mongolia GS 2025
-81 kg: Oino’s O-uchi Earns Him the Gold

Unusually, the -81 kg category was not filled with the names we have come to expect.