World Championships & Teams - Tokyo, Japan

EUROPE TAKE THE CROWNS ON DAY ONE OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TOKYO

In an impressive display on the first day of competition in the Nippon Budokan, Daria BILODID (UKR) defended her -48kg 2018 World title while unseeded, European Games Champion, Lukhumi CHKHVIMIANI (GEO) stole the show in the -60kg weight category. -48kg The legend continues. The now 18 year-old Ukrainian athlete is…

26 August 2019

World Championships & Teams - Tokyo, Japan

TOKYO WORLD JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESS CONFERENCE

Following the official technical draw for the World Judo Championships 2019, assigning 841 athletes from 147 countries to their pools, a press conference was held with both the IJF President, Mr Marius Vizer and AJJF President, Mr Yamashita Yasuhiro.  Accompanying the presidents were five of the athletes competing in Tokyo…

24 August 2019

World Championships & Teams - Tokyo, Japan

NIPPON BUDOKAN WELCOMES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019

Over half of the #1 seeded athletes are representing the European Judo Union, three of these top European seeds are in fact coming to defend their red back patches and retain their World Champion title in the venue designed to hold over 14,000 spectators.  We are just over a week…

16 August 2019