Unfortunately, 2020 has seen the cancellation of many events for the up and coming athletes at both cadet and junior level, but the continental championships is still on the horizon for these hungry competitors. During the pandemic, judoka have come…
Read moreThis international training camp is taking place until the 26th of August and is inclusive, not only of European athletes from France and Spain but further afield, accepting athletes from Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde and the Olympic Team of Brazil.
Read moreFor all those interested in keeping up to date, and testing their refereeing knowledge the EJU will be hostinga Referee Webinar on each TUESDAY . Participants will be able to view five examples from selected situations (each week a different situation).…
Read moreThe European Judo Family is looking forward to restart the calendar and is carefully weighing in all possibilities. The EJU COVID-19 Task Force team was created, comprising members from all departments under the lead of EJU President Sergey Soloveychik.…
Read moreMany will know the Kneitinger name, Otto was the president of TSV Abensburg, a very successful judo club in the German Bundesliga with an enviable roster including Olympic Champions, Lukas Krpalek, Ilias Iliadis, Ole Bischof as well as a host…
Read moreThe -70kg player - ranked #3 on the IJF WRL - has a European title as well as a number of Grand Slam and Grand Prix medals to boast and support her position on the tour, then along came Covid-19.…
Read moreIt wasn’t always like this, and for EJU Sports Director Catarina Rodrigues, there wasn’t an abundance of role models who she could aspire to be like and developed in a much different environment than the one we are all used…
Read moreHosted by our competition commentators, Sheldon Franco-Rooks and Annett Böhm, the conversation will be led on a regular basis with a variety of people from our judo family, including athletes and coaches. This week we are lucky enough to welcome…
Read moreFollowing on from a recent article regarding the growth of the World Tour, there has been some discussion regarding the place and importance of the Paris Grand Slam (or Super World Cup, Super A or as it was previously better…
Read moreKathrin Unterwurzacher has decided to retire from high-level sport after 12 years on the Austrian National team. We have seen Kathrin shine on the international world tour for many years, representing Austria in the under 63kg category. Kathrin represented Team…
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