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Astana GS
-57kg: Explosive Cysique to Win Gold

We knew it from the draw, the -57kg category was going to be particularly tough.

A Busy Santiago Open

While the World Judo Tour is enjoying the exuberance of the Tajik judo fans in Dushanbe, Santiago in ...

Upper Austria GP
-90kg: A Fairly Played Final That Goes to Toth

It was a final of experienced judoka that we attended in the -90kg category.

Michael Leigh: A 9th Dan at 90

Michael (Mick) Leigh is 90 years old today, a party is deserved! Maybe some of the global judo community ...

WJC -DOHA 2023
France Came Close But Japan Are the World Mixed Team Champions Again

The team event has long been a highlight of the world judo championships, especially so since the mixed-team ...

WJC - Doha 2023
In With the Old and in With the New

Day 6 of the World Judo Championships – Doha 2023 has come to a close and it was another day full of ...

WJC - Doha 2023
Let's Talk About Art, Judo and Development

Naser Al Tamimi has been the IJF General Treasurer since 2007 and he has just been re-elected, at the ...

WJC - Doha 2023
-90kg: Georgian Greatness

The -90kg weight category is one full of clashing styles.

WJC - Doha 2023
The Crystallisation of Greatness

Day 4 of the World Judo Championships – Doha 2023, was one of the most eagerly awaited days of competition, ...

WJC - Doha 2023
WJC 2023 Day 1: Throwing with Style

The World Judo Championships – Doha 2023 has burst into life, as on day 1 of the competition 82 athletes, ...

Women’s Day
Laura Di Toma: I Fought With My Elbows

Despite a silver medal in New York at the first Women’s World Championships in 1980, there was no Olympic ...

Tashkent GS 2023
-90kg: Bobonov Wins Tactically and Sends Uzbekistan to Heaven

The public came in large numbers, for him. Davlat Bobonov is the reigning world champion in the category ...