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Editorial
The Privilege of Chance

Being in the right place at the right time is an art and it has a lot to do with experience, but it is ...

Tel Aviv 2021
Chelsie Giles: Throw, Win, Smile

Great Britain’s Chelsie Giles has been on a steady incline for the last couple of years.

Majlinda Kelmendi
Little Big Woman

Her destiny was to be the first. Her ambition is to do things well.

Inspiring future generations
Hero's statue inauguration

Normally, statues are made to pay tribute to those who have passed.

Sports Gala in Kosovo
Judo, the pride of a nation

It was an evening to celebrate sport. It was an evening of awards.

One Week To Go
10 key storylines for #JudoParis

The IJF presents 10 key storylines for #JudoParis, the first Grand Slam of the season, from Saturday ...

A Look Ahead
The Promised Year

It is a promised year because it is an Olympic one.

Tel Aviv GP Preview
5 Things To Look Out For at #JudoTelAviv

The opening event of the season sees a return to Israel for the country's second Grand Prix in Tel Aviv. ...

VIDEO
#JudoTelAviv 2020 Promo

Watch the season-opening Tel Aviv Grand Prix from 23-25 January at live.ijf.org

Picked by the photographers
Top photos of the decade (2010 - 2019)

We asked the leading judo photographers to select their favourite photograph from the entire decade.

Technical Analysis: Abu Dhabi, Day 1
Lombardo: a Gentleman On and Off the Mat.

Day 1 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam did not disappoint! At the end of the final block Loretta Cusack-Doyle ...

Preview
Abu Dhabi Day 1: Final Block Preview

It was an early start today in Abu Dhabi, to be able to work through such a huge entry.