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Gamba's Dilemmas

When there are not many options, it is easier but when there are resources and a high quality workforce ...

The Day of Reckoning Has Come

Since the end of the World Championships in Hungary the calculators were out, each coach and each athlete ...

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Drysdale-Daley Makes History with Tokyo 2020 Olympic Spot

For every single athlete on the World Judo Tour getting the precious ticket to go the Olympic Games is ...

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A Swedish Fairytale

Swedish fairy tales have been said to be straightforward and sincere, with those of good heart, quick ...

Tokyo 2020
The IJF Celebrates Olympic Day

We are getting closer and closer to the Olympic Games, Tokyo 2020.

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Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List

Today, 22nd June, the International Judo Federation published the official list of athletes qualified ...

Olympic Games Playbook for Athletes and Officials

The International Olympic Committee just published the last version of its Playbook with just over one ...

Interview
Nomura: I Want to Learn More

Tadahiro Nomura, born 10th December 1974 in Nara, Japan, is one of the most famous judoka in the world. ...

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What I Believe

Some record pictures or make live programmes, others take care of health protocols, plane tickets or ...

Olympic Qualification
For a Few More Points

Everything you wanted to know about Olympic qualification.

Tokyo 2020 Qualification Match
ABE vs MARUYAMA

Planet Judo has been waiting for that moment for months.

Tokyo2020 Interview
Where is Tokyo?

We aren’t asking about geography! Tokyo, the centre of the sporting universe, the focus of more than ...