World Judo Day 2024 – WELLBEING

Sep 13, 2024 | IJF News

Written by Nicolas Messner on 25. Aug 2024 Every year, the International Judo Federation and the judo community celebrate World Judo Day on 28th October. This day represents a lot for all the judo fans around the world as it is the birthday of the founder of judo,...

A Week of Great Commitment for an Educational Seminar and Exams in Almaty

Jul 10, 2024 | IJF News

Another objective was achieved at the educational seminar in Almaty, organised by the IJF in collaboration with the Judo Union of Asia (JUA). Working together with the JUA, exams to obtain the continental and international licences were held. The occasion saw the...

Ryoko Tani: the Importance of Judo for Women and For All

Jul 8, 2024 | IJF News, Judoka News

Written by Jo Crowley on 06. Jun 2024 Photographs by Thomas Taylor The movement towards gender equality has been a hot topic, one way or another, for centuries. Much progress has been made but this is not a settled or completed mission yet as inequality remains, both...

The Olympic Champions: Kenzo Nakamura (JPN)

Jul 3, 2024 | IJF News, Judoka News

Written by Jo Crowley on 01. Jul 2024 Interviewing an Olympic champion is something special and always delivers thought-provoking words and ideas; it’s a unique kind of education. Following the stories of the first 41 Olympic champions in the series, winners from 1976...

The Olympic Champions : Shori Hamada

Jun 10, 2024 | IJF News, Judoka News

Written by Jo Crowley on 07. Jun 2024 Photographs by Gabriela Sabau, Emanuele Di Feliciantonio Interviewing an Olympic champion is something special and always delivers thought-provoking words and ideas; it’s a unique kind of education. Following the stories of the...

Three Initiatives to Raise Awareness of Competition Manipulation

Jun 4, 2024 | IJF News

With a few weeks to go before the Olympic Games in Paris, the IOC is launching activites to raise awareness of potential competition manipulation. PMC E-Learning The Athlete365 online learning course on the prevention of the manipulation of competitions is now...