EJU Ordinary Congress 2025 - Las Palmas (Gran Canaria), Spain
Today Michal Vachun was awarded the ninth DAN, a distinction that reflects not only technical mastery, but a lifetime defined by excellence, leadership and service to judo. Vachun is the highest-ranked judoka in the history of the Czech Republic. His awarding of the ninth Dan at the European Judo Union…
14 December 2025EJU Ordinary Congress 2025 - Las Palmas (Gran Canaria), Spain
At the 77th Congress of the European Judo Union, held in Las Palmas, the EJU Education Sector reflected on a landmark year of progress, inclusion and innovation. Vice President of Education, Kristiina Pekkola, shares insights into the sector’s key achievements in 2025 and outlines the priorities shaping the future of…
14 December 2025EJU Ordinary Congress 2025 - Las Palmas (Gran Canaria), Spain
Aleksandr Jatskevitch, the European Judo Union’s Head Referee Director, reflects on 2025 as a year that demanded flexibility, unity, and an unwavering commitment to quality across all levels of refereeing. As he looks back on the EJU Ordinary Congress, the sense of progress is clear. Twelve new IJF International licence…
14 December 2025EJU Ordinary Congress 2025 - Las Palmas (Gran Canaria), Spain
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria became the epicentre of continental judo with the 77th Congress of the European Judo Federation, a congress that highlighted everything that has taken place during 2025 and sets out the guidelines to be followed in the coming years. In this way, the Royal Spanish Judo…
14 December 2025The European Judo Union is pleased to announce that EJU Vice President, Mr. Ivan Todorov has been elected to the Executive Board of the Olympic Committee of Serbia, receiving the highest number of votes from the members of the Assembly. His election reflects the strong trust placed in his leadership,…
11 December 2025European Judo Hopes Tournament & Technical Session Kodokan Experts 2025
As the year draws to its close, reflection becomes almost inevitable. In judo, it is as natural as bowing onto the tatami: a chance to acknowledge growth, consider lessons and quietly prepare for what comes next. For the European Judo Union, this sentiment feels especially resonant as one of its…
11 December 2025Human Rights Day, observed each year on 10 December, serves as a global reminder that dignity, equality and safety are fundamental rights belonging to every individual. In sport, and in judo in particular, these principles are not abstract ideals but lived values that shape how we train, compete, teach and…
10 December 2025Houlgate Get Together Tournament 2025 - Houlgate, France
Georgia has long been celebrated for many things but within the global judo community, one reputation has always stood above the rest, that is their extraordinary ability to produce elite judoka. Olympic champions, world medallists and European title-holders have emerged from this small but fiercely proud nation for decades. Their…
9 December 2025Erasmus +
Four partners of the new Erasmus+ project SoftPath gathered in Maribor, Slovenia, for the first kick-off meeting to launch the initiative and clarify partner roles, timelines, quality assurance, tasks for all partners as well as financial management. SoftPath is a new project in which the EJU is involved together with…
9 December 2025Judo For Children
In 2025, the European Judo Union launched a monthly initiative highlighting both the judo values and the principle of Jita Kyoei. The aim was to emphasise their significance not only in sport but also in everyday life, fostering a deeper connection to judo’s philosophy across the community. The campaign served…
8 December 2025Tokyo Grand Slam 2025 - Tokyo, Japan
The second and final day of the PARK24 Group Presents Tokyo Grand Slam 2025 concluded without a European gold medal. Instead, Europe collected two silvers in the women’s categories along with a handful of bronze medals. The action opened with the women’s -70kg division. In the final, Russia’s powerhouse Madina…
7 December 2025Houlgate Get Together Tournament 2025 - Houlgate, France
The wind off the Normandy coast carried a chill, the kind that nudges you to huddle closer to the people around you. Yet in Houlgate, as the final medals were placed around necks and the last group photos were taken, there was nothing cold about the atmosphere. Instead, warmth radiated…
6 December 2025Tokyo Grand Slam 2025 - Tokyo, Japan
The opening day of the PARK24 Group presents Tokyo Grand Slam 2025 delivered exactly what the judo world expected: uncompromising contests, roaring crowds and inevitably, fierce Japanese dominance. By the time the preliminary rounds had concluded and the schedule for the final block was revealed, Europe found itself with just…
6 December 2025Houlgate Get Together Tournament 2025 - Houlgate, France
Some young people carry a light so gentle, so instinctively kind, that it softens the world the moment they step into it. Tibor, 15, is one of those rare souls. He walks through life with the quiet grace of someone whose first instinct is always to help, to comfort, to…
6 December 2025Houlgate Get Together Tournament 2025 - Houlgate, France
As Larbi Benboudaoud walks onto a tatami, there is a certain gravitational pull that surrounds him. Perhaps it stems from his Olympic silver medal, won in Sydney in 2000. Perhaps it comes from decades spent shaping French judo, first as an athlete, then as a coach and today as one…
6 December 2025Houlgate Get Together Tournament 2025 - Houlgate, France
On the calm December morning when athletes, coaches and families began arriving in Houlgate for divisioning at the EJU Get Together Adapted Judo event, Stéphane Roost stood with pride welcoming all. As the General Manager of the Centre Sportif de Normandie, he carries both responsibility and heartfelt motivation to ensure…
5 December 2025During the Adapted Judo Workshop in Houlgate on 4 December, a rich exchange of ideas unfolded, spanning topics from autism to deaf judo, with contributions from a diverse and deeply committed group of professionals. High-school PE teachers, high-performance coaches, experts in inclusion and international officials all gathered under one roof…
5 December 2025Tokyo Grand Slam 2025 - Tokyo, Japan
The final IJF World Tour event of the year will take place this weekend in Tokyo. The traditional Grand Slam, first held in 2008 and the inaugural event of the World Judo Tour, returns once again to the Japanese capital. Ahead of the 2021 Olympic Games the tournament was temporarily…
4 December 2025
EJU Ordinary Congress 2025