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World Judo Day
World Judo Day 2024 - WELLBEING

Every year, the International Judo Federation and the judo community celebrate World Judo Day on 28th ...

Judo for Peace
Motivation and Inspiration in Mantapala

On Friday 16th August Roberto Orlando, IJF Judo for Peace Deputy Director, IJF Academy alumnus and leader ...

Judo for Peace
Zambia Launches 3rd Judo for Peace Programme in Mantapala

The Judo for Peace programme is already well established in Zambia, with the presence of judo in two ...

Willi Lemke Passed Away

We learned with great sadness of the death of Wilfried ‘Willi’ Lemke, who for many years was a friend ...

Judo for Peace
Roberto Orlando and Judo for Peace Awarded by ICM

On 1st August the International Judo Federation was informed that Roberto Orlando, leader of the Judo ...

Paris OG 2024
Mohammad Rashnonezhad Is the First

Mohammad Rashnonezhad was the first of the six members of the refugee team to compete at the Arena Champ-de-Mars ...

Judo for Peace
The Judo Family Shows its Solidarity on World Refugee Day 2024

Each year on 20th June, the world celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced ...

Interview
Mother, Athlete and Member of the Refugee Team, Barbari Zharfi Mahboubeh Manages it All

Barbari Zharfi Mahboubeh is the last representative of the IJF Refugee Team who will be present this ...

Judo for Peace
From Hell to Normality

Farhad Hazrati and Qudsia Khalili saw their lives turned upside down after the Taliban took power in ...

Interview
I Want to Help Refugees Achieve their Own Dreams

Arab Sibghatullah will compete this summer at -81kg at the Paris 2024 Games, as part of the IJF Refugee ...

Judo for Peace
UNHCR, Ministry of Home Affairs and Judo Association of Zambia Sign Tripartite MoU

This is a direct consequence of the recent Judo For Peace Commission visit to southern Africa that took ...

Interview
Through Judo we Can Learn to Have a Better Life

Mohammad Rashnonezhad will be competing in the -66kg weight category this summer in Paris as a member ...