JUDO NEWS

Rotterdam 2023: Bologa headlines Para judo champions on day one
Para judo takes centre stage on the opening day of the first European Para Championships in Rotterdam

Rotterdam 2023: First European Para Championships begin
The European Para Championships take place between 8 and 20 August 2023, featuring 1,500 athletes competing across 10 Para sports

How a special relationship with judo helped Azerbaijan make history at Tokyo 2020
‘We believed in our triumph, it began from spirit and soul’ - Sevda Valiyeva, Paralympic champion in the women's up to 57kg class

Two years until Paris 2024: 24 things to look forward to
Dynamic sports? Iconic venues? Unforgettable arts performances and initiatives to make society more inclusive? There is so much to look forward to as we count down two years until the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

Top 5 tips to get started in judo from comeback champion Alana Maldonado
Paralympic and world champion Maldonado wants everyone to know it is never too late to start practising judo
Paralympic champ Gwang-Geun Choi relieved to sign-off on a high
'Retiring from the sport after winning bronze at Tokyo 2020 as my last competition, there would be no better way to finish my sporting career'

Takeaways from judo
The home of judo received athletes from across the globe at the legendary Nippon Budokan

Tokyo 2020 only first step to spreading judo message in Peru
Fred Villalobos Corrales planning to go from strength to strength

Alana Maldonado claims coveted Paralympic gold
Brazilian beats Georgia’s Ina Kaldani to win the women's -70kg gold

Valiyeva takes gold on Paralympic debut
Khanim Huseynova wins the women's -63kg and Huseyn Rahimli takes men's -81kg gold

French stalwart Sandrine Martinet goes down fighting to Shahana Hajiyeva
'It's so great to have this kind of medal in my life. I love it. I'm very proud'

Love in the air for Ben Goodrich and Nicolina Pernheim
Somewhere between the grappling and the throws, Goodrich ended up with more than a new training partner

Tenorio targets medal in seventh consecutive Games after winning Covid battle
Brazil legend was hospitalised for 18 days and says " being in Tokyo is already a very big victory"

Theador Subba on a mission to bring Jamaica vibe to judo
'On the mat, off the mat, everywhere - I bring a little bit of Jamaica. I try my best to teach other people the Jamaican culture'
German judo twins Ramona and Carmen Brussig are reunited
‘We always need each other because we are very close. We cannot be alone, and the older we get, the closer we become’

Bologa and Gergely form golden partnership in judo
Romanian Paralympic medallist guided by wisdom from coach

Ones to watch for judo
Judokas will compete in 13 men’s and women’s medal events at the legendary Nippon Budokan at Tokyo 2020.

10 things to know about judo
The original Paralympic martial art, judo will return to its roots at Tokyo 2020

For Canada's Priscilla Gagné, the impossible is possible
With the support of her coach, the world no 2 Canadian judoka intends to redeem herself at Tokyo 2020 after narrowly missing bronze in Rio

Henry Borges and Mariana Mederos united by judo
Uruguayan judo couple hopes to qualify for the Paralympic Games together for the first time