Baku Grand Slam 2025 - Baku, Azerbaijan
A quick glance at the entry for the Baku Grand Slam 2025 and you can immediately be excited, with a slew of Olympic medallists and legends, it will be a tough feat for the European entries. The Paris Grand Slam was a tough event, but now that Japan have sent…
12 February 2025With plans in place for an independent EJU Ne Waza tournament to be held in Rijeka in May this year by the European Judo Union, it has inspired other nations to include the same in their own calendar. The Latvian Judo Federation held a National Ne Waza Championship on 8th…
12 February 2025Adapted Judo
The primary objective of the adapted judo workshop in Budapest in mid-January 2025 was to review the rules and make any necessary adjustments. Following extensive deliberations, the attendees reached conclusions on several aspects, resulting in the European Judo Union updating the rules to the current version. The new adapted judo…
11 February 2025Two-time Olympic medallist, Distria Krasniqi, has been appointed as a member of the Executive Board of the Kosovo Olympic Committee (KOC) to represent the athletes commission. Krasniqi’s appointment comes as part of the recent General Assembly and Electoral Assembly, where Ismet Krasniqi was re-elected for another four-year term as the…
10 February 2025e-Platform
The European Judo Union is launching a unique initiative aimed at developing high quality online courses in collaboration with national judo federations. This project offers federations the opportunity to propose their ideas for educational online courses and have them published at no cost. Three projects will be selected in the…
10 February 2025A new week means new chances to chase our goals, and since it’s Monday, let’s put this in a judo context as there are some key locations to watch out for. Camps and competitions are in full swing across Europe and beyond. First Things First: Training Camps From 10-12 February, two…
10 February 2025Genova Cadet European Cup 2025 - Genova, Italy
Day one of the Genova Millennium Cadet European Cup 2025 didn’t go how the hosts, Italy, would have liked, though collecting silver and bronze medals, the golds had evaded them. However their luck changed on day two, as two of their young men stood on top of the podium to…
10 February 2025On Saturday, 8 February 2025, Portuguese judo star Patrícia Sampaio received a prestigious honour in her hometown of Tomar as the local sports hall was officially renamed in her honour. The ceremony took place during the junior national judo championships and was attended by the Mayor of Tomar, Mr. Hugo Cristóvão; the President of the Portuguese…
9 February 2025Sarajevo Junior European Cup 2025 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Author: Dino STAMBOLIC The second competitive day of the Sarajevo Junior European Cup 2025 was marked by a great atmosphere in the stands hotel Hills sports hall. A good reason for that was many high-quality and interesting fights. The first gold medal on the second day went to Mihailo SIMIN,…
9 February 2025Ljubljana European Open 2025 - Ljubljana, Slovenia
It was a huge commitment from Igor TSURKAN (UKR) in the -81kg final of the Ljubljana European Open 2025 against, scoring waza ari with uchi mata in the first half of the contest against Pawel DRZYMAL (POL). It looked like it could be a steep mountain to climb to bring…
9 February 2025Ljubljana European Open 2025 - Ljubljana, Slovenia
She might not be back on the tatami competing, but the 2024 -63kg Olympic Champion, Andreja LESKI from Slovenia couldn’t be kept away from the first ever European Open in her country. Ljubljana became the host city to debut the continental open of 2025 and so far it has welcomed…
9 February 2025Ljubljana European Open 2025 - Ljubljana, Slovenia
Kaja SCHUSTER of Slovenia is no stranger to success, holding a Junior European title and World bronze medal, but at the -70kg category. For many it was a surprise to see her compete at a weight category above at the Ljubljana European Open, but she assured us it was not…
9 February 2025Ljubljana European Open 2025 - Ljubljana, Slovenia
Since winning his Cadet European title in 2021, Yehonatan VEKSLER (ISR) showed great potential with his dynamic judo and fighting spirit. On day one of the Ljubljana European Open 2025, he transferred all of that energy in to a continental gold medal, his first as a senior athlete. At 21…
9 February 2025Ljubljana European Open 2025 - Ljubljana, Slovenia
During the debut European Open of 2025 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, the European Judo Union were pleased to announce a continued partnership with Zebra Athletics. The official announcement came during the opening ceremony, when André KRÜGER, Sales Director of Zebra Athletics and Dietmar NOWAK, founder of DAX-Sport, were thanked for their…
8 February 2025Genova Cadet European Cup 2025 - Genova, Italy
Author: FIJLKAM The first day of the Genova Millennium Cadet Cup ended with eight Italian men and women on the podium: four silvers and four bronzes are the loot that the young Italians have put in their home basket. The silver medal went to Flavia CRESI in the -40kg category,…
8 February 2025Sarajevo Junior European Cup 2025 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Author: Dino STAMBOLIC Eighth of February is a special date in the history of Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The opportunity to organize a sports event on the same day the Olympic flame was lit 41 years ago is very special and emotional, admitted Predrag PUHARIĆ, the Mayor of Sarajevo,…
8 February 2025Ljubljana European Open 2025 - Ljubljana, Slovenia
In Slovenia’s first ever European Open, held in the capital of Ljubljana, the host athletes put on a great show with some even testing new categories, but the one to get the crowd on their feet was Junior European Champion and World bronze medallist, Kaja SCHUSTER. Today she competed in…
8 February 2025Croatian Judo look forward to another term with Corak
Source: Mario KRVAVAC, Croatian Judo Federation On February 7, 2025, President Dr. Sanda ČORAK was re-elected as President of the Croatian Judo Federation (CJF). The decision to become the “new old” President was made during the HJS electoral assembly in Zagreb, where she was confirmed by the members of the…
7 February 2025
Baku Grand Slam 2025