Between the 12th and 14th of December the top 36 ranked athletes in each weight category will be invited to compete at this highlight event. Following the World Championships in Tokyo this year, it will be great to see…
Read moreAn International Education Seminar was held over the entire weekend led by 6th Dan, Tomas Rundqvist . This was specifically organised for Special Needs Judo which brought in 25 coaches from Sweden; Romania and neighbouring Finland and was attended by approximately…
Read moreThe days are growing shorter and the weather becoming cooler, forcing us to reflect on our summer, and in particular for the European Judo Union, the incredible Judo Festival in Porec. Only a few months ago, families from across…
Read moreThe German Judo Federation has elected a new president. 30:28 delegates voted for Daniel Keller in the DJB congress in Potsdam. The president of the region Brandenburg will now hold this position until 2023. The former president Peter Frese has…
Read moreThe third and final day of the Osaka Grand Slam saw Beka GVINIASHVILI (GEO) take the gold medal in the -90kg category when he defeated Davlat BOBONOV (UZB). Once again competing in Japan posed a myriad of problems for visiting…
Read moreThe second day of the Osaka Grand Slam saw several Europeans battle to the medal podium. But with four Japanese in each weight category the prize of a gold medal proved elusive. This really comes as no surprise. Indeed, prior…
Read moreThe opening day of the Osaka Grand Slam promised a wealth of action as well as the daunting prospect of a clean sweep of gold medals by host nation Japan. In the end, only the first of these possibilities was…
Read moreThere were some surprises on the second day of the Cadet European Judo Cup in Győr 2019. By the end of the weekend, the host nation earned four gold, two silver and four bronze medals, allowing them to finish on…
Read moreThe Europa League tournament witnessed the return of Fighter Tbilisi after they missed out last year in Bucharest. Due to their absence, they missed out on qualifying for the Champions League and the renowned team then had to compete today…
Read moreThe 2018 Champions League gold medallists came up against the 2018 Europa League Champions, Golden Gori of Georgia in the first men’s quarter final of the day and were put under pressure immediately. Just 24 seconds in to golden score,…
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