Vote for the IJF awards 2023

You can still vote for the best judo performances of 2023 via the IJF Awards. The winners will be announced during the Paris Grand Slam 2024 event.

Give you vote at the dedicated IJF website for the awards and share who you think are the best athletes and coaches of this year. Check out the candidates.

Female Judoka of the Year 2023

Clarisse Agbegnenou (FRA) Becoming 6x World Champion

Inbar Lanir (ISR) World and Master's Champion

Abe Uta (JPN) Becoming 4x World Champion

Tsunoda (JPN) Becoming 3x World Champion

Christa Deguchi (CAN) Becoming 2x World Champion

Male Judoka of the Year 2023

Abe Hifumi (JPN) Becoming 4x World Champion

Luka Maisuradze (GEO) World Champion

Tato Grigalashvili (GEO) Becoming 2x World Champion

Nils Stump (SUI) Switzerland's first World Champion

Fran Garrigos (ESP) World Champion

Rising Star 2023

Joanne Van Lieshout (NED) World Bronze Medallist

Jack Yonezuka (USA) Junior World Silver Medallist

ARAI Dota (JPN) Junior World Champion

Blandine Pont (FRA) 3x Grand Slam Champion

Veronica Toniolo (ITA) Junior World Champion

Moment of the Year 2023

4 million unique users on the IJF Minecraft platform

The spectacular world mixed team final going right to the golden score decider.

3 gold medals for the host nation for Tajikistan's WJT debut.

Japanese children gripping up with their superstar heroes.

Martii Puumalainen (FIN) becomes Masters champion

WJT Ippon of the Year 2023

Chouchi BEL tai-otoshi - Tel Aviv

Bobonov UZB sasae-tsurikomi-ashi - Tashkent

Abe Uta JPN koshi-guruma - Worlds

Goz HUN yoko-gake - Antalya

Bozkurt TUR o-soto-otoshi - Worlds

Coaching Achievement of the year 2023

Laura Alejandra Martinel - Receiving IOC coaching lifetime achievement award

Canadian Coaching Team - Deguchi and Klimkait, success and rivalry

Rok Draksic - Martii Puumalainen's incredible year

Georgian Coaching Team - First all-Georgian world and Masters final

Japanese Coaching Team - Japanese Women win 4/7 world golds

Judo for Children

Azerbaijan Judo Federation - White Suit Girls project

Hiro - Ruben Houkes project in the Netherlands

Kodokan & All Japan Judo Federation - The Minecraft project

Nicaragua Judo Federation - Judo in Schools Nicaragua

Lebanese Judo Federation - Lebanon Judo in Schools Program

Judo for Peace

Judo for Peace South Africa - Full programme against xenophobia

Judo for Peace Kenya - New initiative in Kakuma refugee camp

Judo for Peace in Türkiye - Aftermath of the earthquake

IJF Refugee Team - Their participation in the World Championships and WJT

Judo for Peace in Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe - Transborder programme