Inside News
New type of judogi being tested by IJF
It is a source of irritation for the IJF that athletes stretch time or get an artificial break because their judogi let loose. The IJF is now working on an experiment that should hold the judogi a lot firmer. JudoCrazy did some research. Read more
Antoine Valois-Fortier on forced rest for the next few months
The beginning of the selection process for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo will have to wait a little longer for Antoine Valois-Fortier. The Quebecois judoka, who underwent surgery on Sunday for two disc herniations, is now back home. Read more
Many winning countries at Junior European Cup in Prague
Eight different countries have won the women’s titles at the European Cup for Juniors in Prague. The host nation was proud to be among the winning countries since Vera Zemanova won the gold U57kg on Saturday. Another Czech female talent who grabs a European Cup this year. Read more
IJF takes action, IJF Tour in UAE and Tunis suspended
The International Judo Federation is committed to promoting the moral principles and values of Judo, Olympism and sport in general, thus making an active contribution to the promotion of peace and equality between nations, races and genders. At those Grand Prix the national anthem of Israel wasn't allowed to be played. Read more
Germany claims the first European mixed title
The team of Germany has taken the first European Mixed title. In the final Germany was too strong for the Netherlands winning by 4-2. The city of Jekaterinburg hosted the first Europeam mixed event at senior level. At Junior and and Cadet level mixed team title were already introduced. The Mixed team events will be introduced at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Read more
Netherlands and Germany in the final of Mixed Europeans in Ekaterinburg
Germany and The Netherlands have qualified for the finals at the European Mixed team Championships in Ekaterinburg. The Dutch defeated number one seed France. On the other side of the sheet Russia got spanked by the German team. The Home team Russia was impressive with two 4-0 victories, but lost 4-1 to the Germans. Read more
Bad timing for European Mixed Team Championships
This week on Wednesday the European Mixed Team Judo Championships will take place in Ekaterinburg, Russia. A city that just co-hosted the FIFA World Championships, a city of located on the geographical borderline of Europe and Asia, and at the foot of the Ural Mountains, Ekaterinburg with a population of 1.4 million. Read more
- 16 Jul 2018Juniors ad history to European Cup in Paks
- 15 Jul 2018European Cup in Saarbrücken useful test for top athletes
- 13 Jul 2018New IJF World Tour events planned for 2019
- 8 Jul 2018The Netherlands shows its talent at European Cup Gdynia
- 6 Jul 2018Training Camp in Castelldefels moves to Alicante in 2019
- 4 Jul 2018Frank Wieneke successful judoka even more successful as coach
- 3 Jul 2018Hidehiko Yoshida is an all-time legendary stylist
- 1 Jul 2018All about Polish double Olympic Champion Waldemar Legien
- 1 Jul 2018Sipocz regains title but Russian cadets rule in Sarajevo
- 30 Jun 2018Cadet European Champions have to be patient for senior transition
- 28 Jun 2018Historic medal for Kosovo at Cadet European Championships
- 26 Jun 2018Sarajevo again proud host of Cadet European Championships
- 25 Jun 2018Trendy throw: floating elbow morote-seoi
