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Greek talent Theo Tselidis looks to fulfil early promise
Theodoros Tselidis burst onto the IJF scene in 2018 when he finished fifth on his Grand Prix debut in Tbilisi and then won bronze in Hohhot either side of a stunning bronze medal at the European Championships. Read more
The return of 2018 World Champion An Chang-Rim
The opening event of the season sees a return to Israel for the country's second Grand Prix in Tel Aviv. Will see the return of former world champion An Changrim of Korea. The 25-year-old has been on the sidelines since April 2019 with a neck injury and wisely waited until he’s completed recovered before returning. Read more
Record holder Majlinda Kelmendi chases 11th Grand Prix title
Olympic champion Majlinda Kelmendi (KOS) holds the record of Grand Prix gold medals which stands at 10. The world number four won the first edition of Tel Aviv Grand Prix last year and could prove to be unstoppable once again. Kosovo’s leading star has gradually been stepping up her volume of competitions and her intensity as she plots to her way to fighting to retain her Olympic crown this summer. Read more
Tel Aviv kicks off the World Tour in ultimate judo year
As soon as 2019 came to end, we all realised that 2020 is the main year in the Olympic cycle and catches all attention of world wide judo fans. Next week, IJF Tour will start its Olympic year in Tel Aviv with the Grand Prix in Israel which will host a huge number of top judokas. Just few weeks before the main plate of this first quarter of the year, the Paris Grand Slam at 8-9 February. Read more
Tashkent host city of the 2021 Judo World Championships
The IJF and Uzbekistan Judo Federation have signed an agreement to host the World Senior Championships 2021 in Tashkent in Uzbekistan. Tashkent is located in the heart of the Central Asia and has been a well-renowned stop on the World Judo Tour since 2013. The Judo Federation of Uzbekistan also has great experience in organizing other high-level judo events, such as Continental Championships and Continental Opens. Read more
IJF Referee boss Jan Snijders awarded ninth Dan
IJF Head of Refereeing Jan Snijders was awarded the ninth Dan on Sunday in his hometown Eindhoven in the Netherlands. 76-Year old Snijders started judo in 1954. During the years 1962 to 1972, he was a member of the Dutch national team. He was a referee at seven world championships and at several Olympic Games (Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992). Recently he Was in hospital for 8 weeks due to an infection and was temporarily replaced as IJF Head of refereeing by Daniel Lascau. Snijders was already ninth Dan last year but today was the official celebration. Read more
Judo Legend Yamashita Elected As IOC Member
All Japan Judo Federation President, Japanese Olympic Committee President and IJF Executive Board Member Yamashita Yasuhiro was officially elected as an International Olympic Committee member during the 135th IOC session in Lausanne, Switzerland. Read more
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- 8 Jan 2020Judo analytics starting to get traction at Federations and clubs
- 2 Jan 2020The clashes for 2020 to look out for
- 31 Dec 2019Sagi Muki concludes successful 2019 as top earner
- 24 Dec 2019The Dream matches of the year
- 24 Dec 2019Deguchi and Fonseca wrote history for their countries
- 23 Dec 2019Manuel Lombardo considered Young judoka of 2019
- 23 Dec 2019Lasha Bekauri made his impact in 2019
- 20 Dec 2019Reaching the last eight in judo is artwork
- 19 Dec 2019Female IJF referees top the rankings in 2019
- 19 Dec 2019French women lead the last World Ranking of 2019
- 18 Dec 2019Teddy Riner present in Tel Aviv for first Grand Prix of 2020
- 14 Dec 2019Hisayoshi Harasawa knocks on the door for Olympic gold
