Baku Grand Slam 2023 - Baku, Azerbaijan
On day one of the Heydar Aliyev Baku Grand Slam 2023, Kosovo, Japan and the hosts, Azerbaijan doubled up on their chances for gold medals. The Azeri judoka were nice surprises for the home crowd, given that their assumed chances of medals and glory saw early exits. The ultimate champion for…
22 September 2023European Judo Championships Seniors Montpellier 2023 - Montpellier, France
Last week, an EJU delegation made a preparation visit to Montpellier, France, in advance of the Senior European Championships 2023. From the 14th-16th of September, Head Sport Director, Catarina RODRIGUES, Sport Director Urška ŽOLNIR JUGOVAR, Head of Broadcasting & Venue Management, Igor VUJNOVIĆ, Assistant to President, Fanni TOTH and Assistant…
21 September 2023Vaud Générations Champions Ambassador: Binta Ndiaye
At only 18 years old, Swiss judoka, Binta NDIAYE has achieved a cadet European title, as well as a junior European bronze earlier this month, to go along with her collection of two junior world bronze medals. Not only has she been noticed by her results and repertoire of wonderful…
21 September 2023Baku Grand Slam 2023 - Baku, Azerbaijan
The Baku Grand Slam, held between the 22nd and 24th of September, is reading like a who’s who of the IJF World Tour, with six current world ranked number ones competing for the top prize, not only monetary, but the 1000 world ranking points that comes with the gold medal. …
20 September 2023Between the 20th and 22nd of September, the city of Gijon, Spain, will be the host of the European Sport Congress. This is the inaugural event dedicated to increasing the impact and visibility of sport projects. In their statement regarding what they hope to achieve, they outline the importance of…
19 September 2023Fifth two-day-working session this year
The fifth EJU Bureau two-days-meeting was held in Poreč (CRO). Considering that the competiton and events calendar is extremely demanding these weeks, a combination of a live-hybrid meeting was chosen, four members travelled to Croatia, while the remaining two members attended the meeting via conference call. The main topics of…
18 September 2023Sarajevo European Open 2023 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Often we see athletes retire from competitive judo and transition in to coaching positions, or take up roles within their federations. One of those former athletes is Elnur MAMMADLI. Mammadli is a well-known member of our judo community, in the first decade of this millennia he accomplished what many can…
18 September 2023Sarajevo European Open 2024 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The second day of competition in Sarajevo from the European Judo Tour series brought a handful of exciting fights. Again, the home crowd had the most reason to celebrate, which happily watched the victories and celebrations of the competitors from BIH at the European Open. Today, Bosnia and Herzegovina had…
17 September 2023Sarajevo European Open 2024 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The first day at the European Open in Sarajevo could not have started better for the host of the 1984 Winter Olympics. In the hall of the “Hills” hotel, a real treat for the fans from Bosnia and Herzegovina who had the opportunity to cheer on Anđela SAMARDŽIĆ in the…
16 September 2023Poland is a country in east-central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of 313,931 km². Bordered by seven nations, Poland has buffed and faded over the centuries, pummelled by the forces of regional history. Poland has a population of around 38 million and is…
15 September 2023EJU Education Commission meeting
The agenda of the EJU Education Commission Meeting in The Hague was packed. For two days, a wealth of projects and topics were dealt with. An overview of the most important topics currently occupying EJU Vice-President Sergei ASCHWANDEN and his team: o Oscar DELCASTILLO-ANDRES, professor at the University of Seville,…
14 September 2023EJU President, Dr László TÓTH went to Maribor on Wednesday to personally thank Maribor mayor Aleksander Saša ARSENOVIČ on the occasion of the European Youth Olympic Festival in July. During the visit, the European Judo Union donated 500 judogi for children and 300 m2 of tatami puzzle to help the…
14 September 2023Sarajevo European Open 2023 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
With a quick break in The Hague, Netherlands, judo returns to the Balkan states and one of our most regular hosts, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Arriving back to the Arena Hotel Hills, set on the banks of the Zeljeznica river flowing through Sarajevo, a beautiful and ideal location for the delegations,…
14 September 2023EJU Kata Judges Seminar and Kata Tournament Madrid 2023
The EJU Kata Commission is constantly working on further developments, which included hosting a Kodokan Kata seminar during the summer. The Kata family will reconvene this weekend at the Spanish capital for another edition of EJU Kata Judges Seminar and EJU Kata Tournament. EJU Kata Judges Seminar Until now, there…
13 September 202310th Stage Judo Madrid
During the past week, double Olympic Champion, SHOHEI Ono debuted his presence at an international training camp, precisely in Madrid. It is the first ever time the Japanese judo legend took part in a training camp as a guest in Europe. Over 1000 judoka from across the continent gathered to…
11 September 2023European Judo Championships Juniors The Hague 2023 - The Hague, Netherlands
The big moment. The final block of all final blocks. The Mixed Team Junior European Judo Championships. Following an incredible hour-long bronze medal contest between Germany and Portugal, there was a 3-3 result, eventually won by the -73kg Otari KVANTIDZE (POR). They were followed by Azerbaijan and France, the latter had…
10 September 2023European Judo Championships Juniors The Hague 2023 - The Hague, Netherlands
Behind every successful system there is a series of brilliantly arranged processes, so precise that even a millimeter deviation, in layman’s terms, can harm the most basic functioning. This is also the case in the IT (Information Technology) team of the European Judo Union led by Matthias FISCHER. We are…
10 September 2023European Judo Championships Juniors The Hague 2023 - The Hague, Netherlands
As we approach the close of the Junior European Judo Championships 2023 in The Hague, we are already looking to the future. President of the Estonian Judo Association, Mr Kaido KALJULAID was here in the Netherlands to accept the flag hand over. One of the most important aspects for us…
10 September 2023
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