All eyes were on Abu Dhabi at the second day of the IJF World Judo Championships. Inside the Mubadala arena, the tatami played host to a number of historic moments from the stars of world judo. Marius ...

Judoka Yang Yung-wei has made history by becoming the first athlete to win a medal for Taiwan at this year's World Judo Championships. Yang, 25, competed in the men's extra-lightweight (60 kg) event ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Iran was banned from international judo competitions Tuesday for refusing to let its athletes fight Israeli opponents. The International Judo Federation imposed an ...

When Jack Yonezuka boards a plane bound for Paris as part of the U.S. Olympic Judo team, he’ll be competing for more than national pride and personal glory. Because the 21-year-old West Long Branch ...

The International Judo Federation (IJF) celebrated World Judo Day (WJD) on 28 October, placing the spotlight on the theme of wellbeing. Since 2010, the International Judo Federation has launched the ...

HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee and Chairman of the Local Organising Committee, graced the opening ceremony of the World Judo Championships – Doha 2023 ...

The World Judo Championships - Doha 2023 is set to commence this week and a total of 679 male and female athletes from 99 countries will compete for a total prize money of €1mn, this was announced by ...

The IBSA World Judo Championships for visually impaired athletes kicked off this Tuesday in the Kazakh capital. More than 40 nations are competing at the Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov Wrestling Palace, with ...

Dr. Lisa Capriotti, a chemistry professor at The Citadel Military College, has traveled the world representing the United States in search of a gold medal in the Olympic sport of judo. The journey has ...

With a tear of his right calf muscle, Yasuhiro Yamashita’s lifelong dream was surely over. The Japanese heavyweight judoka had envisaged himself atop the Olympic podium ever since he was “deeply moved ...