EJU Executive approves event calendar 2023
The 5th European Judo Union Executive Committee Meeting in 2022 was held on Wednesday and Thursday in Istanbul. “The EJU is backing up the decision of the International Judo Federation, that Russian and Belarus athletes will not participate at Judo events until January 2023, this counts for our events too”,…
22 September 2022European Judo Championships Juniors Prague 2022 - Prague, Czech Republic
After a wonderful week of judo hosted by the Czech Judo Federation, we look back on the major comebacks and surprises of the week. After finishing 10th overall in the medal table, collecting only four medals from their women’s side, France made a miraculous comeback on the final day in…
21 September 2022No Russian, Belarus athletes at EJU events
The Executive Committee of the International Judo Federation decided on Thursday, 21st September 2022, considering the current international circumstances and in order to ensure the protection of all athletes in the sport of judo, to not allow the participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus in international judo events until…
21 September 2022European Judo Championships Juniors Prague 2022 - Prague, Czech Republic
Arguably, the mixed team event is the most exciting of the tournament. Today was no different in the Junior European Championships 2022. The atmosphere was incredible as always, the team support carrying their compatriots to glory. After some brilliant matches, the potential medallists were decided. Azerbaijan were able to celebrate…
18 September 2022European Judo Championships Juniors Prague 2022 - Prague, Czech Republic
It was a very different journey for the French and Turkish teams as they made their way to the final of the Junior European Mixed Team Championships, closing out the tremendous week of judo in Prague. To some it might come as little surprise that Team Türkiye will be in…
18 September 2022European Judo Championships Juniors Prague 2022 - Prague, Czech Republic
As we sit in Prague, celebrating the new junior European champions, we can look back over yesteryear, 15 years ago to be exact when there were junior athletes battling it out for their continental titles in this very city. So where are they all now? It is no secret that…
18 September 2022European Judo Championships Juniors Prague 2022 - Prague, Czech Republic
This week during the Junior European Championships in Prague, we welcomed referee, Jean Claude DJIMBI of Gabon within the African Judo Union. It is in fact the first occasion where the EJU have hosted a referee from outside of the EJU roster for a continental championships. Since the instatement of…
18 September 2022European Judo Championships Juniors Prague 2022 - Prague, Czech Republic
Already we have been impressed by Yelyzaveta LYTVYNENKO (UKR) this year, after a stunning win in the European Youth Olympic Festival to go along with her cadet continental title in 2021. The young athlete has also had experience on the senior circuit, placing fifth in the Tbilisi Grand Slam and…
17 September 2022European Judo Championships Juniors Prague 2022 - Prague, Czech Republic
The -90kg final was over incredibly quickly, Vugar TALIBOV (AZE) has grown exponentially in the past few years, developing from a successful cadet at -73kg and today taking the gold medal in the -90kg category, defeating Ivan KUTENKOV (UKR) in only 27 seconds with a variation uchi mata. His team…
17 September 2022European Judo Championships Juniors Prague 2022 - Prague, Czech Republic
Vulgar TALIBOV (AZE) seems to be on top form and unsurprising given the results of his team mates this week. He took on EYOF champion, Miljan RADULJ (SRB) in the semi final and a waza ari score sent him through to the final. There was potential for an all-Azerbaijan final…
17 September 2022European Judo Championships Juniors Prague 2022 - Prague, Czech Republic
Yesterday, double Olympic champion, Lukas KRPALEK was present in the Junior European Judo Championships in Prague, awarding the medallists and congratulating the Czech medallist, Adam KOPECKY. The great success and growth of the sport in the Czech Republic has attracted attention from their national Olympic Committee and today we had…
17 September 2022European Judo Championships Juniors Prague 2022 - Prague, Czech Republic
Though Eljan HAJIYEV (AZE) was not the number one seed in the -81kg category today, there were huge assumptions that he would be on the podium. He ensured that became fact and took the junior European title, the second of the day for his country. I feel so happy right…
16 September 2022European Judo Championships Juniors Prague 2022 - Prague, Czech Republic
-63kg The first of the junior European finals on day two was in the -63kg category. Number one seed Laura VAZQUEZ FERNANDEZ (ESP) was faced with the unseeded Adelina NOVITZKI (ISR). With a target on her back, Vazquez was being chased down by the relentless Israeli, desperate for this golden…
16 September 2022Whilst we are still in the midst of the Junior European Championships 2022, we are delighted to announce that next years edition will take place in The Hague. From the 7th till the 10th of September 2023, the Junior European Judo Championships will take place at the Sportcampus Zuiderpark in The Hague, the Netherlands. This…
16 September 2022European Judo Championships Juniors Prague 2022 - Prague, Czech Republic
Spain delivered in the women’s categories today in Prague, number one seeds Laura VAZQUEZ FERNANDEZ (-63kg) and Ai TSUNODA ROUSTANT (-70kg) did not waver on their journeys to the final and held up their positions of top ranked. Tsunoda managed to continue her reign as junior world champion following success…
16 September 2022European Judo Championships Juniors Prague 2022 - Prague, Czech Republic
So far he has only one result this year, a seventh place at the Grand Prix in Zagreb (CRO). Not the kind of success double Olympic champion Lukas KRPALEK (CZE) is used to. Because of an ellbow injury the 31-year-old had to slow down in training, but now he is…
16 September 2022European Judo Championships Juniors Prague 2022 - Prague, Czech Republic
Already the first wave of junior European titles have been claimed in Prague, Czech Republic on day one of the championships. -48kg France already took the two bronze medals available, and the final head to head was an all-Türkiye affair. Competing against a team mate in any contest is difficult,…
15 September 2022European Judo Championships Juniors Prague 2022 - Prague, Czech Republic
Unseeded Pihla SALONEN (FIN) took everyone by surprise on the first day of the junior European championships here in Prague and stormed through to take the title in the -52kg category. I’m feeling very good, today I was really fighting to the best of my level and I won the…
15 September 2022