News

IJF Academy Recognized as an Autonomous Higher Education Institute

Today was an historical day for the International Judo Federation as its Academy was officially recognized ...

Ilham Zakiyev: An Exemplary Colossus

The man is a true colossus, of those who impose respect just by entering a room and whose sports record ...

DEVELOPMENT
Namibia Believes in Judo

Namibia is located in the south part of Africa. Well-known for its incredible landscapes and wildlife, ...

Amazing adventure for the Judo for the world Judoka

In July, the members of the Judo for the World program (South Africa) let by IJF coach, IJF academy graduated, ...

Zagreb 2018
Four gold medals awarded to different countries on day two

The second day of the Zagreb Grand Prix produced winners from Kosovo, Germany, France and Japan as the ...

Japanese world beater and Russian tyro eye Zagreb titles

We have picked out two judoka to follow at #JudoZagreb2018 this weekend.

PORTRAIT
Paula Pareto: An iron-will

'La pequeña' is how everyone calls her in Argentina, 'The Small One'.

VIDEO
Judo for the World in Iran

In April 2018, the International Judo Federation and the Iranian Judo Federation, with the support of ...

Road to Tokyo 2020
The Big Day is Approaching

It is unequivocally, indisputably the case that the International Judo Federation runs a world-class ...

Special Feature
Jamaican Judo Reaches a Turning Point

Through a very emotional film, Rio 2016 Olympian Szandra Szogedi tells us the story of judo in Jamaïca, ...

Once of Japan, now conquering for Canada
Judo’s Dream Chasers - Part 1: Christa Deguchi

We present the first of our new Judo Dream Chasers series with the first edition of Canada's Christa ...

Judo for Peace
Life is back to Somalia

For many years it was the most dangerous country in the world.