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Luka Maisuradze yesterday took sweet revenge of his compatriot Lasha Bekauri as the European title holder defeated the reigning Olympic champion in an...

Qatar is ready to host more than 660 of the globe s best judokas from 99 countries at the IJF World Judo Championships Doha 2023 that kicks off toda...

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the Doha 2023 yesterday promised Qatar will spare no effort in hosting a magnificent edition of the World Judo...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japans Saki Niizoe won the womens 70-kilogram division Saturday at the Judo Grand Slam in Antalya, Turkey, beating two-time defendi

The second day of the Tashkent Grand Slam saw middleweight judoko's perform exciting judo in Uzbekistan with Japan's Megumi Horikawa take home gold - her fourth grand slam gold medal.

Davlat Bobonov brought his President, his Prime Minister and the entire Uzbek nation to their feet as he became World Champion in the under 90kg category. And Barbara Matic won her 2nd consecutive World Title in a thrilling all Croation final.

Zagreb in Croatia is set to host the next International Judo Federation Grand Prix starting tomorrow with Olympic and world champions in action.

The first International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Slam event since the Olympic qualification period opened at the end of June has attracted 406 judoka from 61 countries to Budapest and includes some of the sport’s biggest names.

Croatia now has a world champion. Croatia has a World Judo Tour event, a strong one! Croatia has a small population but a big interest in judo, a sport which is now a mainstay in the top ten most popular sports in the country. Is this a happy accident or part of a planned strategy? Well, the answer to that is very clear.

The Japanese team, which did not include any participants from this summer's Tokyo Olympics, finished the 50th edition of the IJF event with seven gold, two silver and two bronze.