Judoka of the week: Urska Zolnir (SLO)

Urska Zolnir (SLO) won the EJU Continental Cup Celje last weekend. The 2009 European champion has won the tournament five times in a row since 2005, all U63kg. Zolnir didn’t lose since the 28th of February 2009 when she lost in the final of the... Read more

Austrian Claudia Heill retires

She became Olympic finallist in 2004 in Athens and fifth at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games. Claudia Heill retires from judo. In her career she won five European Championships medals (2 silver, 3 bronze). Now her career is over.
The 27-year old... Read more

Review EJU Continental Cup Celje (SLO)

Urska Zolnir (SLO) set an unbelievable record of five historic wins in a row at the EJU Continental Cup Celje. The 2009 European champion has won the tournament five times in a row now since 2005, all U63kg.
By beating Russian Marta Labazina,... Read more

Continental Cup in Celje (SLO): More than 400 judoka from four continents!

More than 420 competitors from 32 Nations are competing at the EJU Continental Cup in Celje, Slovenia.

At the same time a Continental Refereeing Examination will take part.

Slovenian Urska Zolnir is the undisputed historic winner of this... Read more

Judoka of the week: Antonio Ciano (ITA)

Antonio Ciano won a gold medal for Italy last weekend in Tallinn (EST) U81kg. Elio Verde won the silver U60, in Madrid Elena Moretti was able to win a bronze medal U48kg.

Ciano seems to be a logic choice for the World Championships in Rotterdam... Read more

Nine European leaders in new IJF World Ranking

In the new IJF World Ranking Europe has nine leaders in all 14 weight categories. Athletes can gain points at another 11 events in 2009 for Olympic qualification. The next event is the IJF Grand Slam of Rio de Janeiro.

Jeroen Mooren (NED-1)... Read more

World Cup Tallinn Review

Some spectacular results at the EJU World Cup in Tallinn. With a quality field of participants and some spectacular finals, some good champions were crowned.
Under 81 kilogram Italian champion Antonio Ciano won his third World Cup ever by... Read more

World Cup Madrid Review

The EJU World Cup in Madrid showed a very strong participants list. Perhaps not in quantity but the quality was clear when watching the finals.
Under 63kg Elisabeth Willeboordse took the first of two gold medals for The Netherlands. In the... Read more

World Cup Madrid Draw

Exactly 128 competitors will start at the EJU World Cup in Madrid this weekend.
Last week Sarah Menezes from Brazil won the World Cup in Lisbon. On Saturday she will start against Spanish Maria Gomez Lopez of she can beat Belgium Amelie Rosseneu.... Read more