World Championships Juniors Indiv. & Teams - Dushanbe, Tajikistan
For almost 13 years, since 2011, when Bernadette Graf won Junior World Championship gold in Capetown, Judo Austria had to wait for a World Championships Juniors title. 4,717 days later, Friday afternoon, redemption came in DUSHANBE (TJK) and the Austrian national anthem finally rang out again. “I cried on the…
4 October 2024World Championships Juniors Indiv. & Teams - Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Europe have fought their way back in to the Junior World Championships 2024 on day three by claiming two gold medals, one silver and four bronze, Georgia and Austria finding victory with Luka JAVAKHISHVILI and Elena DENGG. The -81kg men were up first and securing the first bronze medal was…
4 October 2024World Championships Juniors Indiv. & Teams - Dushanbe, Tajikistan
The *TENNIS* ARENA claimed more spectators on day two of the Junior World Championships, as well as a sea of flags and drums. As each athlete of Tajikistan stalked to the tatami, the arena erupted, the noise deafening, and with it brought another sensational day of world class judo. Top…
3 October 2024World Championships Juniors Indiv. & Teams - Dushanbe, Tajikistan
It was a tough first day in the Junior World Championships in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, for the European entries. Finalising the medals in the -60kg category, FUKUDA Yamato (JPN) defended his world title, defeating the home hope, Loiq KUDBUDINOV (TJK), an incredible athlete throughout his preliminary rounds, absolutely carried by the home…
2 October 2024World Championships Juniors Indiv. & Teams - Dushanbe, Tajikistan
It is finally here, the week of the Junior World Championships 2024, which will be held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. With many of the lighter weights already arriving, acclimating to their competition grounds, their chance for a world title is but a day away, but for those competing on the fourth…
30 September 2024World Championships Juniors Indiv. & Teams - Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Aleksandre LOLADZE (GEO) settled for a bittersweet silver medal in the 2023 Junior World Championships but the number one seed in Tajikistan will be hoping to best his previous result and take the -81kg title. Motivating him even more will be his recent silver medal in the Junior European Championships…
29 September 2024World Championships Juniors Indiv. & Teams - Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Day two of the Junior World Championships 2024 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, will surely test the competitors on the international stage. Firstly, the -57kg women will be challenged by the leading three; Bianca REIS (BRA), 2023 World bronze medallist, Beatriz COMANCHE (BRA) and HONDA Riko (JPN). The latter missed out on…
28 September 2024World Championships Juniors Indiv. & Teams - Dushanbe, Tajikistan
The IJF World Tour has already hosted Grand Prix events in the judo stronghold of Dushanbe, Tajikistan, a city known for its love of the sport, with an atmosphere that rivals that of the Paris Grand Slam, even leaving hoards of fans unable to squeeze in to the Kasri Tennis…
27 September 2024
World Championships Juniors Indiv. & Teams