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Coach Stories
From Paris to Dushanbe, Olympics to Juniors

We could make assumptions about training programmes and national philosophies when we see Olympic coaches ...

Athlete Stories
Natalie Powell (GBR) Says Goodbye to the World Judo Tour

Natalie Powell (GBR) has been on the World Judo Tour since 2012; a dozen years of the highest level of ...

The Olympic Champion Series
The Olympic Champions (49): Yoshiyuki Matsuoka (JPN)

Interviewing an Olympic champion is something special and always delivers thought-provoking words and ...

Interview
Peter Safrany Enters in the Big World

Peter Safrany represents the new generation of Hungarian champions, at least judoka who want to reach ...

Interview
On the Other Side of the Mirror

One is Brazilian, the other French. They are both judoka and now occupy a new role within the IJF refereeing ...

Interview
Lutalo Muhammad: An Olympic Medallist But a New Judoka

Among the media representatives in the mixed zone of the Paris Olympic Games was a face familiar to some, ...

Interview
A New Start

An Olympic title is often seen as a culmination, that of hard work which allows an athlete to reach the ...

Paris OG 2024
The Legacy of the Paris 2024 Games

Vladimir Barta is the IJF Head Sport Director. The Paris 2024 Games were his fourth in this role.

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Paris 2024: It Was Just Spectacular

Sara Alvarez (ESP) is a triple Olympian judoka (Atlanta ‘96, Sydney ‘00 and Athens ’04).

Referee Stories
Stefan Newbury: Development and Excellence Are For Everyone

Development and excellence are for everyone, at different stages and in different ways but they are absolutely ...

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The Para-Judo Bar has Been Set High

Janos Tardos is the Chair of the IBSA Judo Committee and for many years he has been leading the development ...

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A Formidable Accelerator

Alexandre Poutout, Olympic Games and Para-Judo Sport Manager Paris 2024, has been working non-stop for ...