Japan outperforms at junior worlds

Japan was not only dominant at the lightweight categories on Thursday, at the last day of the World Junior Champions in Agadir the Japanese won another three gold medals, in the heaviest categories. On Sunday Japan improved the best ever result of... Read more

New Champ Kim Polling unloads energy at the right moment

At day three of the Junior World Championships in Agadir, three European U20 Champions were able to extend there title to a World title. U90kg Magomed Magomedov won the world title in his final against Hwang Min-Ho (KOR).
In the women’s... Read more

Teddy Riner backs Annecy 2018 Winter Olympics Bid

Four times world Champion and Olympic medallist Teddy Riner today took part in a judo demonstration for the bid of Annecy for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Teddy Riner wants to put his popularity to good use with his public backing of the bid: "I... Read more

France and Germany win world titles in Agadir

Very special finals today at the second day of the World Junior Championships in Agadir, Morocco. In the men’s U73kg final a direct confrontation between two German judoka, and another European final between two French rivals in the women’s... Read more

Japan dominates lightweights at junior worlds

Japan have won three gold medals at the first day of the Junior World Championships in Agadir, Morocco. With two participants in each category the Japanese have an amazingly strong team. Japan is ambitious to improve the record of 8 gold medals of... Read more

Time between junior world title and senior becomes smaller

Japan has a great tradition at the World Junior Championships. Since the start of the first edition in 1974, Japan won at least one world title in all 15 editions and 52 in total.
This week the next edition will take place, just one year after... Read more

Japanese World medallists take the gold in Rotterdam

The Japanese team have won five gold medals at the Grand Prix of Rotterdam, two more than host nation The Netherlands. Japan collected two first places at the last day by with victories for Akari Ogata U78kg and Hiroki Tachiyama in the men’s... Read more

Japan leads medal tally at Grand Prix Rotterdam

Dutch Elisabeth Willeboordse has won the Grand Prix of Rotterdam on Saturday. The 32-year old judoka defeated Urska Zolnir in the final and collected her second Dutch Open victory.
In the semi final Willeboordse fought a tactical match in the... Read more

Dutch Grand Prix Rotterdam deliver five different gold medallists

At the IJF Grand Prix in Rotterdam five winners of different countries at day one. A good victory for Belgium U48 where Charline Van Snick defeated Olympic Champion Alina Dumitru in the final on Friday. Van Snick also defeated Emi Yamagishi from... Read more