European Judo Championships Seniors Podgorica 2025 - Podgorica, Montenegro
There is a good mix of experience in the -52kg category competing for the European title in 2025, from an Olympic Champion to the current Junior European Champion. The latter, Nikolina NISAVIC (SRB) will be returning to Podgorica with a good feeling after securing the gold medal in the Senior…
15 April 2025European Judo Championships Seniors Podgorica 2025 - Podgorica, Montenegro
It is a real who’s who in the -60kg line up in Podgorica! With the top four seeds within the top ten of the world ranking list, we can expect some ballistic judo and perhaps it is too close to call… who will become the 2025 European Champion? At the…
14 April 2025European Judo Championships Seniors Podgorica 2025 - Podgorica, Montenegro
The -48kg category is 22-strong for the 2025 Senior European Judo Championships in Podgorica, Montenegro, with a host of Olympic and World medallists as well as rising stars desperate to make their mark on the senior circuit. One of those destined for greatness is Patricia TOMANKOVA from Slovakia. Debuting on…
14 April 2025European Judo Championships Seniors Podgorica 2025 - Podgorica, Montenegro
The Judo Federation of Montenegro has officially unveiled the national roster set to represent the country at the Senior European Judo Championships Podgorica 2025. With the event taking place on home soil, expectations are sky-high as the team prepares to face Europe’s best in front of a passionate local crowd. The…
14 April 2025Velika Gorica Get Together Tournament 2025 - Velika Gorica, Croatia
The Velika Gorica Get Together Tournament 2025 is fast approaching, and so is the entry deadline for this exceptional international judo event. Set to take place in Velika Gorica, Croatia, the tournament continues to build its reputation as a welcoming and inclusive event, celebrating the values of friendship, respect and…
14 April 2025Lignano Junior European Cup 2025 - Lignano, Italy
France once again confirmed its dominance at the end of the second day of the Junior European Cup in Lignano Sabbiadoro, collecting the highest number of gold medals. The French team secured five victories, for a total of fifteen medals. Italy, the host country, followed with three golds and twelve…
14 April 2025Sarajevo European Judo Hopes Tournament & Technical Session Kodokan Experts 2025 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
In judo, we have many teachers, coaches, sensei. These people have a huge impact on the future of children, shaping them not only as athletes but as human beings. We pride ourselves on our judo values and the way in which they create a better society, modelling the dream of…
13 April 2025Celebrating Sensei Kiyoshi Kobayashi
The “Father of Portuguese Judo,” Sensei Kiyoshi Kobayashi, would have turned 100 years old on April 9, 2025. His former students, along with many others who wished to take part in the celebration, began the day of tribute at 7:00 a.m. At the Judo Clube de Portugal Dojo—long recognized as…
13 April 2025Tbilisi "Millennium Team" Cadet European Cup 2025 - Tbilisi, Georgia
This weekend, on April 12–13, Tbilisi is hosting another prestigious international tournament — the Tbilisi ‘Millennium Team’ Cadet European Cup 2025. This marks the third international competition held in Georgia this year, following the Tbilisi Grand Slam and the Tbilisi Veteran European Cup. A total of 340 athletes from 15…
13 April 2025Sarajevo European Judo Hopes Tournament & Technical Session Kodokan Experts 2025 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
In Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the European Judo Hopes Tournament will run alongside education from Kodokan Expert, NAKAMURA Misato and European Hero, Maria CENTRACCHIO. In this edition of the event, we are offering you the chance to follow both the tournament and seminar on the European Judo Union YouTube channel.…
13 April 2025Lignano Junior European Cup 2025 - Lignano, Italy
The opening day of the Junior European Cup in Lignano Sabbiadoro saw France take centre stage. The French delegation claimed three gold medals, along with three silvers and three bronze, for a total of nine medals. Italy followed with seven medals, including one gold. Other top categories were won by…
13 April 2025Sarajevo European Judo Hopes Tournament & Technical Session Kodokan Experts 2025 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Opening Ceremony for the Sarajevo European Judo Hopes Tournament was a star-studded event, welcoming the President of the European Judo Union, Dr Laszlo TOTH, Vice President of the European Judo Union, Ivan TODOROV, President of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Judo Federation, Ognjen PAVLOVIC and European Judo Union Development Director,…
12 April 2025Sarajevo European Judo Hopes Tournament & Technical Session Kodokan Experts 2025 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Following the Kodokan Technical Sessions on Saturday 14th of April in Sarajevo, the attending children had the opportunity to sit down and learn even more about Kodokan Expert, NAKAMURA Misato and European Hero, Maria CENTRACCHIO by having a Q&A segment. Question: What is your favourite technique to take someone off…
12 April 2025Sarajevo European Judo Hopes Tournament & Technical Session Kodokan Experts 2025 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Judo Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina spear-headed the Hopes Tournament and Kodokan Seminar project in 2024 and now we have come full circle, not only inviting U15 judoka, but U13 as well. With this extended invitation, the numbers have grown exponentially, and after the seeing the potential over the…
11 April 2025Lignano Junior European Cup 2025 - Lignano, Italy
More than 500 athletes from 29 countries are getting ready to step onto the tatami for the Junior European Cup in Lignano Sabbiadoro. Commenting on the great turnout is Event Manager, Gianluigi PUGNETTI, The attendance trend is more than positive, the numbers are approaching pre-Covid records, and we are very…
11 April 2025Play True Day, established by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in 2014, is an annual event dedicated to promoting clean sport and raising awareness about doping prevention. Celebrated every April, it unites athletes, organisations and the public worldwide in a collective commitment to fair play and integrity in sports. The 2025 theme,…
11 April 2025Sarajevo European Judo Hopes Tournament & Technical Session Kodokan Experts 2025 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The European Judo Hopes Tournament and Technical Sessions with Kodokan Experts will restart in 2025 on the 12th and 13th of April in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. After claiming great success in 2024, the European Judo Union have opened up the event to be inclusive of not only U15, but…
11 April 2025Tata EJU OTC 2025 - Tata, Hungary
The Olympic Training Camp (OTC) routine has long been established in the European Judo Union calendar, becoming a tradition to gather several times a year at various locations. How does this contribute to the development of judo in Europe and why is it important? As the Tata OTC comes to…
10 April 2025
EJU Ne-Waza Trophy 
European Judo Championships Seniors Podgorica 2025