Grand Opening of the Saudi Judo in Schools Programme

Sep 9, 2023 | IJF News, JUA News

Written by Nicolas Messner on 09 Sep 2023   Saudi Arabia has been very active in recent years developing judo in all sectors. The latest proof of that has just happened in the capital city of Riyadh, with the grand opening of the Judo in Schools programme in the...

Scotland Ensures a Judo Family for Syrian Refugees

Sep 5, 2023 | IJF News

Written by Jo Crowley on 05 Sep 2023Photographs by Charlie Gilmour   Nineteen Syrian children and teens have have been working hard in North Ayrshire, Scotland, supported by the Loretta Doyle Judo Foundation, towards earning their first judo grades. The...

The Joy of Judo

Aug 26, 2023 | IJF News

Written by Jo Crowley on 26 Aug 2023Photographs by Emanuele Di Feliciantonio, Tamara Kulumbegashvili   Judo is a physical sport, but also a sport which connects us fully with our emotions. Each feeling has an intensity that is difficult to replicate away from the...

The IOC Takes on the Spirit of Judo

Aug 26, 2023 | IJF News

Written by Nicolas Messner on 26 Aug 2023   Pedro Dias is the Gender Equality & Inclusion Manager from the Corporate and Sustainable Development Department of the International Olympic Committee. He is also a fifth dan judoka from Portugal, who achieved a...

+70 kg: Fearless Lee Throws For Gold

Aug 26, 2023 | IJF News

Written by Jo Crowley on 26 Aug 2023Photographs by Emanuele Di Feliciantonio, Tamara Kulumbegashvili   France and Japan decided that in the heavyweight women’s group they would each place an athlete in the semi-final stage. It’s an old rivalry and one which has...

Both Women’s Golds Go to Japan on Day 3

Aug 25, 2023 | IJF News

Written by Jo Crowley on 25 Aug 2023   At -57 kg Maria Silveira (POR) has had an incredible year, winning gold in Fuengirola, Teplice, Coimbra and at the Europeans in June. At EYOF she fell but not far, settling for bronze.   In Zagreb Silveira began well,...