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CHO (KOR) and HAMADA (JPN) win gold on day six
Japan and South Korea excel as two new champions are crowned

Japan claimed the -78kg title while South Korea earned -100kg gold on a day where defending world champion ...

Story & Video
Against all Odds

Imagine you’re ripped out of your comfort zone as a young child.

Day 6 morning session
New world champions will be crowned

WOMEN -78kg:

VIDEO
The heir to the Judo Heavyweight throne

Preview of the +100kg category at the Baku Worlds 2018

The Boisterous Bunch

No major event without the athletes. No major event even without the volunteers.

Mingle in the Mixed Zone

The Mixed Zone. Some athletes love it, some profoundly hate it.

Day 5 in Baku
A Spanish first and Japanese repeat

Japanese retains while Spanish makes history on day five as Japan maintained their incredible medal rush ...

Worlds hosts look to the future
IJF President inaugurates new Azerbaijan training centre

The IJF President Mr. Marius L .VIZER and Mr. Azad RAHIMOV, Minister of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan, ...

VIDEO
The Abe's Dynasty

Abe Uta and Abe Hifumi won the world title the same day, writing a new page of the history of judo.

The Technicians' Corner
The Technical Analysis of Cathy Fleury

Since five days, I am happy. I am attending a very high level World Championship, with exceptional pure ...

VIDEO
Fairplay in Baku

Judo is more than a sport.

Judo for Peace
Friendship at the Summit

The individual World Championships are not over yet as everyone already talks a lot about the team tournament ...