Georgian Irakli Tsirekidze retires at the age of 27

Georgian judoka Irakli Tsirekidze will retire at the Grand Slam of Paris next month at the age 27 years.
The World Champion of 2007 and 2008 Olympic Champion U90kg will take part in Tbilisi at the World Cup that will be held on the 30-31 of... Seguir leyendo

IJF allows two athletes per weight/nation in all World Championships

The International Judo Federation Technical Committee meeting held in Tokyo in the last days of December 2009 decided that starting in 2010, two athletes per weight category are allowed to represent a nation.
The suggestion was made by the IJF... Seguir leyendo

Olympic Heroes join 70 Years Anniversary of Dutch Federation

Anton Geesink, Willem Ruska and Mark Huizinga this afternoon received the first copies of the anniversary of 70 YEARS Dutch Judo Federation. This happened during the New Year reception of the Dutch federation. Along with League President Jos Hell... Seguir leyendo

Book of 50 Years Portuguese Judo Federation released

As part of the commemorations of the 50th Anniversary of the Portuguese Judo Federation, a book entitled “50 years of the Portuguese Judo Federation” was recently published by this federation on the 20th December 2009.
This book is a... Seguir leyendo

The Royal Prince Albert wants a EJU World Cup in Monaco

At the international judo tournament of Monaco Mr. Franco Capelletti was guest of Albert II, the Sovereign Prince of Monaco, current head of the House of Grimaldi and the current ruler of the Principality of Monaco.
The Prince found the time to... Seguir leyendo

New referee rules available online

For the new referee rules there’s a new website giving many examples of allowed actions. The website is based on the latest IJF referee DVD, but also available online for all interested people of our community.

You can find the informative... Seguir leyendo