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IJF and AJU Presidents Meet the Pope

The cozy and peaceful atmosphere of the Vatican, in the heart of Rome, was the scene of a conference ...

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+78kg: Sone's Shadow

The one who complains chooses to. There can be no regrets here, not at this level, and if the world ranking ...

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-100kg: The Thin Red Line

This is an -81kg carbon copy but with more weight, more centimetres, more power.

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-78kg: The Lock

It is probably the category that best illustrates the weight of the hierarchy and the current state of ...

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-90kg: Everyone's Wall

Right now, the way things are, this category should be called something else, maybe the Georgian cocktail ...

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-70kg: Parlez-vous Français?

Each moment is ephemeral, a temporary conjuncture, an exception in eternity, but that transitory condition ...

Medical Commission
New IJF Covid Protocol

The judo family have reached an important milestone in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The countdown begins!

It’s official: only 10 days to go until our World Judo Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

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-81kg: The List

There is the same uncertainty here as with the upcoming midterm elections between Democrats and Republicans. ...

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-63kg: Master and Commander

The proverb says that where there is a captain, no sailor commands.

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-73kg: Offer and Demand

-73kg is like the line at the butcher shop on a Saturday morning.

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-57kg: Absolute Terms

It is a weight marked by the presence or absence of the best in recent tournaments.