Technical Analysis, Day 3: Rivalries and Passion Push Excellence

Mar 3, 2024 | IJF News

Written by Jo Crowley on 03. Mar 2024, Photographs by Tamara Kulumbegashvili, Ekaterina Polejaeva, Hedvig Karakas (HUN) is a recent retiree of the World Judo Tour having competed at 3 Olympic Games and collecting a world medal and 27 World Judo Tour medals. Having...

IJF Refereeing & Coaching Seminar 2024 in cooperation with EJU

Jan 21, 2024 | EJU News, IJF News

Written by Thea Cowen on 20 Jan 2024, Photographs by Tino Maric Both IJF Coaching and Education Director, Mohamed MERIDJA and IJF Education Director Sanda CORAK opened the afternoon session on the IJF Referee and Coach Seminar, highlighting the IJF Academy and the...

China Is Back on Track

Dec 11, 2023 | IJF News, JUA News

Written by Nicolas Messner on 11. Dec 2023 Photographs by Nicolas Messner   From 4th to 6th December 2023 an IJF delegation led by Jean-Luc Rougé, International Development and Promotion Director, visited China to assess development possibilities in a country...

What a Year that Was!

Dec 3, 2023 | IJF News

Written by Nicolas Messner on 03 Dec 2023Photographs by Gabriela Sabau, Tamara Kulumbegashvili After the second day of the Tokyo Grand Slam, the curtain fell on twelve months of competition on the World Judo Tour, twelve months which were of rare intensity and which...

IJF Asian Region Refereeing and Coaching Seminar Open in Shanghai

Nov 9, 2023 | IJF News, JUA News

Written by Nicolas Messner on 09 Nov 2023   Between the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam and the Tokyo Grand Slam, the judo planet doesn’t stop turning. European athletes have just participated in their continental championships, while others will soon participate in...

Triumph and Excellence: Aktau Asian Open 2023 Concludes as a Resounding Success

Oct 8, 2023 | IJF News, JUA News

The Aktau Asian Open 2023, held in memory of Turar Zholdybayev, attracted 217 athletes from three continents, representing Armenia, Azerbaijan, Gabon, Hong Kong – China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, People’s Republic of China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Individual...