World Championships Seniors (Individuals+Teams) 2025 - Budapest, Hungary
It was an exceedingly tough day for the two-time Olympic medallist, Sarah Leonie CYSIQUE (FRA), with each contest seemingly becoming more and more emotional. Her second round with Irina ZUEVA (IJF) was so exhausting, competing for over 10 minutes that Cysique was just about making it off the tatami. Cysique’s…
15 June 2025World Championships Seniors (Individuals+Teams) 2025 - Budapest, Hungary
Deeply moving scenes unfolded at the Papp László Arena just before the final block on day three of the OTP Bank World Judo Championships in Budapest. In a heartfelt tribute, Hungary honoured the careers of some of its most accomplished judoka, bidding farewell to these national icons with the recognition…
15 June 2025World Championships Seniors (Individuals+Teams) 2025 - Budapest, Hungary
The renewal of the IJF Athletes Commission for the period 2025-2029 is fast approaching and YOU get to decide who will represent you in the world of judo. There are 20 athletes from around the world who have been nominated to run for these incredible positions, a collection including Olympic,…
15 June 2025World Championships Seniors (Individuals+Teams) 2025 - Budapest, Hungary
Amandine Buchard didn’t come to Budapest to bow out early. She came, as always, to fight for gold, but sometimes the draw throws a cruel kind of poetry at you: an Olympic final-worthy showdown in the round of 16. When Buchard stepped onto the tatami opposite Japan’s Uta Abe, she…
14 June 2025World Championships Seniors (Individuals+Teams) 2025 - Budapest, Hungary
It wasn’t the fairytale ending she was after, but Distria KRASNIQI (KOS) definitely feels one step closer. As almost all celebrated ABE Uta’s early exit in the Olympic Games, it was a bitter disappointment for Krasniqi who had spent a great deal of time and effort to prepare for the…
14 June 2025World Championships Seniors (Individuals+Teams) 2025 - Budapest, Hungary
You can ask what difference a year can make, but for Mascha BALLHAUS (GER), it is a lot. Now she might be walking away with a medal of the same colour, but she explains she is a different athlete, and the only way is up. My confidence has grown a…
14 June 2025World Championships Seniors (Individuals+Teams) 2025 - Budapest, Hungary
After coming so close to a medal on day one of the World Judo Championships 2025, the hosts, Team Hungary were eager to place on day two. There were two strong chances in the -52kg category, and one turned out to be medal-worthy. GYERTYAS Roza is the younger of the…
14 June 2025World Championships Seniors (Individuals+Teams) 2025 - Budapest, Hungary
On day of the World Judo Championships 2025, the judo community were greatly anticipating the ABE siblings, wondering if they could return to the World stage to reclaim their 2023 titles. The -66kg category medal contests will be heavily dominated by Asia, with only one potential medal for Europe coming…
14 June 2025World Championships Seniors (Individuals+Teams) 2025 - Budapest, Hungary
Last year, Ayub BLIEV (IJF) was forced to settle for a fifth place at the Senior World Judo Championships in 2024, and today, he was committed to standing on the podium. In his opening rounds he was tasked with the likes of two-time World bronze medallist, LEE Harim (KOR), then…
13 June 2025World Championships Seniors (Individuals+Teams) 2025 - Budapest, Hungary
The -60kg category was established in the Paris World Judo Championships in 1979, and fuelled by competition on home soil, France’s Thierry REY became the first World Champion of the weight class. Since then, two bronze medals have been won by Patrick ROUX in 1987 and Philippe PRADAYROL in 1991,…
13 June 2025World Championships Seniors (Individuals+Teams) 2025 - Budapest, Hungary
Assunta ‘Susa’ SCUTTO is a gem in the crown of the Italian team. In her four times participating in Senior World Championships, she has left with four medals. First, two bronze, in 2024 a silver medal, and today on Friday 13th June 2025, she will be standing on top of…
13 June 2025World Championships Seniors (Individuals+Teams) 2025 - Budapest, Hungary
The first medal contests of the 2025 World Judo Championships was the -48kg category bronze medal bout between Sabina GILIAZOVA (IJF) and Laura MARTINEZ ABELENDA (ESP). Both judoka were looking for their first senior world medal, however given their history it was hard to predict who would come out on…
13 June 2025World Championships Seniors (Individuals+Teams) 2025 - Budapest, Hungary
What an incredibly exciting opening day we’ve had in the World Judo Championships 2025! In the men’s -60kg category, host athletes sending out the top seeds, World Champions and Olympic medallists, and in the women’s -48kg we saw the dominance of the top four, their rivals unable to supercede. There…
13 June 2025World Championships Seniors (Individuals+Teams) 2025 - Budapest, Hungary
The host nation, Hungary, set the tone on the opening day of the World Judo Championships 2025. SZELECZKI Szabina had her greatest performance to date, first defeating Eva PEREZ SOLER (ESP) who eliminated Szeleczki in the opening round of the European Championships in April. Not only did she take revenge…
13 June 2025Sabrina Filzmoser's Relentless Ascent from Skardu to Budapest and Back Again
In a world where ambition often ends with accolades, Sabrina Filzmoser is charting a different trajectory, one that loops through towering summits, forgotten villages, and the indelible hearts of those she meets along the way. Her journey is measured in nothing less then human connections, cracked roads, glacier winds, and…
12 June 2025IJF Congress Budapest 2025
Author: Jo Crowley / International Judo Federation On Wednesday 11th June, the global judo family came together for the 2025 IJF Congress, an important forum for national federations, continental unions and all judoka across the world. Part of the occasion was given over to the task of forming the new…
11 June 2025World Championships Seniors (Individuals+Teams) 2025 - Budapest, Hungary
Author: Tatjana Flade He has won it all but he feels motivated for more: Olympic Champion Hidayat Heydarov of Azerbaijan will compete again at the World Judo Championships in Budapest. Heydarov comes off a golden year. In 2024, he not only won the biggest prize, Olympic gold in Paris, in…
11 June 2025World Championships Seniors (Individuals+Teams) 2025 - Budapest, Hungary
Leading the heavyweight men on the final day of World Judo Championships 2025 is KIM Minjong (KOR), the defending champion and Olympic silver medallist, followed by Olympic bronze medallist, Temur RAKHIMOV (TJK). However first up for Team Europe is the former World and current European Champion, Inal TASOEV (IJF). Tasoev…
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World Championships Seniors (Individuals+Teams) 2025