In a category which included several world and Olympic medallists, the eventual finalists came as a surprise ...

Six names, 5 countries, 2 continents; just some of the statistics from the first weight category of the ...

He is both world number one and the reigning world champion.

The leading contenders will be headed by an experienced Odette Giuffrida (ITA).

When the current world number one exits the competition in her first contest, everyone knows it will ...

There was no shortage of anticipation as the opening contests commenced on day one of the Baku World ...

With an hour to go until the first contests of the Baku World Judo Championships 2026, media representatives ...

As world number one, Xinran Hui (CHN) has already demonstrated that she belongs among the very best.

The host nation begins strongly with an immediate contender for the world title in Balabay Aghayev (AZE), ...

The 2026 World Judo Championships is about to begin and the fervour around Azerbaijan’s host city, ...

On 3rd October, Republic of Azerbaijan President His Excellence Ilham Aliyev received the President of ...

The International Judo Federation is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Wilhelm ‘Willi’ Höfken, ...