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Masters Day 2 Report - Casse, Polling, Nabekura and Hashimoto prevail
Belgium and the Netherlands join the honours reel in China

Belgium, the Netherlands and runaway leaders Japan shared the spoils on day two in Qingdao, China.

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Who is the best judoka of the decade?

We asked judo personalities at #JudoMasters for their judoka of the decade at the final event of the ...

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World Judo Masters Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony for the 2019 Masters was an efficient event, with gentle speeches and a short judo ...

Technical Analysis - IJF Masters, Day 1
Maintaining the Highest Level is Never Easy: Technical Analysis - Day 1, 2019 Judo Masters

At the end of the first day of the Judo Masters in Qingdao, I spoke with Cathy Fleury about her observations. ...

Judo for Refugees
IJF pledge Support for Refugees Ahead of First-ever Global Refugee Forum

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) AND UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, announced ...

Masters Day 1 Report - Four nations strike gold
NAGAYAMA and SHISHIME at the double for Japan

Japan lead the medal table after the first day of the World Judo Masters in Qingdao, China ahead of Italy ...

World Judo Masters - Preliminaries
The Spectacular is Driven By the Details

The Masters provides us with the most concentrated view of elite judo.

World Masters Draw
Can Anyone Stop The Unstoppable?

The 2019 World Judo Tour is set to close in Qingdao, China, with the World Masters; a spectacular season ...

Distinguished guests’ honour Caribbean pioneer
Judo makes the grade in Barbados

The Barbados Judo Association was established in 1966 with beach goers watching in awe as men and women ...

Judo for the World
Judo Values promoted in Nepal

7 judokas, from different countries (France, Japan, Nepal), just came back from Nepal, where they spent ...

Judo for Peace
Judo for Ethiopians celebrates 10 years in the cradle of mankind

„Ethiopia is a great African country with multiple challenges but a huge potential“, say immediately ...

VIDEO - MASTERS PREVIEW
World champ Deguchi eyes first Masters title

World champion Christa Deguchi (CAN) will be wearing her red backpatch for the first time when she takes ...