3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1672+ words) There was a time when she could seemingly train forever. Now, her body occasionally asks different questions. For a fiercely competitive person, accepting that was anything but easy. “I had some periods when I thought I would stop judo because…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (589+ words) The -100 kg category did not take long to tear up the predictions. Pool A descended into absolute chaos, beginning with Micha Welter (LUX), who delivered the first shock by eliminating top seed Giorgi Bendeliani (GEO). Suddenly, the route through the…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (371+ words) Kevin Nzuzi Diasivi (FRA) had other ideas. The French judoka stopped the top seed at the semi-final stage, removing the category favourite and securing his place in the final. There he would find someone he knew particularly well. His team-mate…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (296+ words) Add junior world bronze from Lima 2025, Junior European silver from Bratislava 2025, cadet world silver and a cadet European title, and there was little doubt who carried the greatest weight of expectation. She handled it accordingly. Victories over Coulibaly Toure (ESP)…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (551+ words) Yet, the Junior European Championships rarely follow predictions. In the quarter-final, Abdula Suleimanov (RUS) produced the first major upset, eliminating Rutovic and sending the Serbian into repechage. Suddenly, the top half of the draw was wide open. Suleimanov, the 2025 cadet…...

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1+ week, 6+ day ago   (996+ words) On the competitive front, there was little time for sentiment. The race towards LA28 is already gathering pace and the final five categories, women’s -78kg and +78kg, and men’s -90kg, -100kg and +100kg, brought some of the biggest names in world judo to the tatami. For…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (310+ words) European Judo Union A 'Ground-Game' Specialist in His Element: Lithuania’s Kestas Vitkauskas on Ragauskaitė’s Silver His sole athlete at the championships, Viktorija Ragauskaitė, took second place in the cadet women's -70 kg category, and she came to Latvia in form. "Today…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (477+ words) The competition represents another important chapter in a weekend designed to demonstrate that inclusion within judo can extend far beyond words. Adapted judoka, deaf athletes and the elite competitors pursuing qualification points towards the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games are all…...