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Astana 2025
-52 kg: Ballhaus Led From the First ‘Hajime’

Mascha Ballhaus (GER) arrived as the number one and she did not disappoint her team but she did disappoint ...

Astana 2025
-60 kg: Three Medals for Kazakhstan But the Gold is Saaev's

We saw it last week in Dushanbe, the ability of the crowd, how they cheer and drive their home athletes ...

Astana 2025
Kazakhstan Invests in Sport and Promotes Solidarity

At 16:15 on day one of the Qazaqstan Barysy Grand Slam, the stunning opening ceremony took place in front ...

Astana 2025
-48 kg: Xinran Hui Earns Her First Grand Slam Gold

Three of the four top seeds of the category made their way dominantly to the semi-finals but even where ...

Astana 2025
Kazakhstan Has Opened its Doors to the Judo World

The IJF World Judo Tour is laying this week’s roots in Astana in Kazakhstan for what promises to be ...

Astana 2025
Kazakhstan Becomes the World’s Judo Hub

With Dushanbe already packed away in our recent memory, the World Judo Tour moves across Central Asia ...

President of Kazakhstan Visits International Judo Federation Headquarters in Budapest

On 19th November 2024, the International Judo Federation (IJF) Headquarters in Budapest had the distinct ...

Kazakhstan’s Head of State Receives IJF President Marius Vizer

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev expressed gratitude to Marius Vizer for his contribution to the development ...

Kazakhstan Set to Host World Judo Championships Seniors Individuals and Teams in 2027

On Tuesday 8th October 2024, in a landmark moment for sport development, Mr Yerbol Myrzabossynov, minister ...

Athlete Stories
Yeldos Smetov, Olympic Champion

Yeldos Smetov first came to the World Judo Tour, competing in the Warsaw World Cup, as it was then, at ...

Refereeing and Coaching
A Week of Great Commitment for an Educational Seminar and Exams in Almaty

Another objective was achieved at the educational seminar in Almaty, organised by the IJF in collaboration ...

Qasaqstan Barysy GS
It Was the Last Grand Slam, for the Moment

At the dawn of the third day of competition at the Qazaqstan Barysy Grand Slam 2024, it was still difficult ...