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The official International Judo Federation website - IJF - is the judo hub for all the judo community members as well as those exploring the sport of judo. Judo is an Olympic sport since 1964. Judo is more than a sport. The IJF is present in more than 200 countries and is involved in numerous educational activities.
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Hidetoshi Nakanishi: Remembering a World Champion and Teacher of Judo
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (265+ words) IJF Hidetoshi Nakanishi: Remembering a World Champion and Teacher of Judo Born on 3rd June 1958, Nakanishi rose to the very highest level during an outstanding competitive career. Competing in the lightweight division, he became world champion at the 1983 World Judo Championships…...
Inside the Hungary Grand Slam with the IOC
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (460+ words) Accompanied by Larisa Kiss, IJF Director of Olympic Games and Olympic Movement for Judo, Mr Ducrey met the key people whose work contributes to the success of every event, from the competition and sporting operations to the many teams working…...
Women in Judo Find Their Voice in Istanbul
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (292+ words) Held from 7th to 12th September, the session combined the Academy’s practical curriculum with discussions about the realities experienced by women in judo. Three WISH sessions brought these conversations directly into the dojo. WISH, the Women in Sport High Performance Pathway programme,…...
Farewell to Yoshimi Masaki, 1985 Open Weight World Champion
1+ week, 4+ day ago (174+ words) Masaki won his world title in Seoul in 1985, defeating Egypt’s Mohamed Rashwan in the open weight final. It was a defining achievement in an era of exceptional Japanese heavyweight judo and secured his place among the leading judoka of his…...
Five Months, a Lifetime: Clarisse Agbegnenou’s Return to the Tatami
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (318+ words) Her son Dakota was born on 11th March. Less than six months later, Agbegnenou was back on the tatami at the Ecole Mont-Olivet Lausanne Grand Slam, not to make up the numbers but to fight for gold. She left Switzerland with…...
+100 kg: Tasoev’s Explosive Judo Prevails
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (276+ words) The final block concluded with the +100 kg final between Inal Tasoev of Russia and Martti Puumalainen of Finland. Tasoev arrived as world number one, a two-time world champion and the winner of 11 grand slam gold medals. His 2026 campaign had included…...
-100 kg: Sulamanidze Claims His Sixth Grand Slam Title
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (325+ words) The -100 kg final brought Simeon Catharina of the Netherlands and Ilia Sulamanidze of Georgia together. Catharina, already a grand slam winner, had reached Lausanne after a strong 2026 season, including European silver in Podgorica and bronze at the Tbilisi Grand Slam....
The Quiet Art of Passing Judo On
2+ week, 1+ day ago (625+ words) A discreet yet unmistakable figure moved through the first Ecole Mont-Olivet Lausanne Grand Slam: Joshiro Maruyama of Japan. Away from the spotlight that once followed him around the World Judo Tour, the double world champion has now made Switzerland his…...
-78 kg: Olek’s Tactical Brilliance Secures Gold
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (238+ words) Anna Monta Olek of Germany and Yelyzaveta Lytvynenko of the United Arab Emirates contested a high-level final between the world number one and number two. Olek, the 2025 world and European silver medallist, has already collected three grand slam gold medals…...
-90 kg: Bozorov’s Counter Delivers Uzbek Gold
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (207+ words) The -90 kg final featured an all-Uzbek showdown between Nurbek Murtozoev and Umar Bozorov, two judoka who produced an outstanding day of judo to guarantee their country gold. Murtozoev arrived in Lausanne as world number 20, having claimed Asian continental silver in…...