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Refereeing: The New Gestures

Together with the new refereeing rules, implemented for the first time on the occasion of Grand Prix ...

Judo: A Living Being

There is always a certain excitement that arises when the doors of a World Judo Tour event open and the ...

Grand Prix Portugal Draw
Serious Business

Organising a tournament at the highest level is serious business, reserved for professionals.

The Calm Before The Storm

It sounds like a cliché, the calm before the storm, but it is also true.

Editorial
Not a Copy Paste

This year looks like a copy of the previous one; the same virus, the same pandemic, the same fears and ...

10,000 USD for each World number 1
Top Ranked Rewards

Finishing the year as world number one always means a lot.

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Future of judo in Mongolia

HE Mr Battulga Khaltmaa, former President of Mongolia and the President of the Mongolian Judo Association, ...

Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2021 Highlights

Watch the best moments from the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2021.

Story
Japan and the Others

With or without a pandemic, there are things that do not change.

Abu Dhabi Grand Slam - Day 3
So Long Everyone

We can draw a handful of conclusions after the last day of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam: Germany and Great ...

Abu Dhabi, Day 3
Technical Analysis: When Timing Meets Power

The team of judo experts who make up the IJF Referee Commission and the panel of supervisors ensuring ...

Athlete Stories
Vieru: More Than Everyone’s Favourite Technician

There are athletes we can recognise simply from a movement, from a style, those who strike us because ...