European Judo Championships Cadets Sofia 2024 - Sofia, Bulgaria

FRANCE TAKE ON TÜRKIYE FOR MIXED TEAMS TITLE

During the individual competition, either the French or Turkish team performed quite as well as they have have predicted, but this is judo and anything can happen. That being said, this certainly motivated some of the individuals who missed out on medals. The first semi final was between Team France…

30 June 2024

European Judo Championships Cadets Sofia 2024 - Sofia, Bulgaria

PASSING THE BATON

With all eyes on this new generation, potential breakthrough superstars for the Los Angeles Olympic Games and beyond, it is easy to oversee the faces in the coaching chairs. In the Cadet European Championships Sofia 2024, there are many famous faces and successful athletes from yesteryear who are passing on…

30 June 2024

European Judo Championships Cadets Sofia 2024 - Sofia, Bulgaria

POLSKA! POLSKA! POLSKA!

Zuzanna BANASZEWSKA continued the trend of success for the team of Poland on day three of the Cadet European Championships, convincingly securing the gold medal in the +70kg category. The 2023 World bronze medallist went hard in her final against the 2023 European Champion Leonie MINKADA-CAQUINEAU (FRA) who was looking…

29 June 2024

European Judo Championships Cadets Sofia 2024 - Sofia, Bulgaria

UNDERDOGS PULL THROUGH

The third and final day of the Cadet European Championships 2024 saw the remaining weight categories go head to head for the five gold medals. In the -81kg category, there were some incredibly close contests leading up to the semi finals. The first of the semi finals was between Abu-Bakr…

29 June 2024

European Judo Championships Cadets Sofia 2024 - Sofia, Bulgaria

VELICKOVIC DEDICATES MEDAL TO LOVED ONE

Top seed in the -73kg category, Bogdan VELICKOVIC (SRB) had a lot of pressure coming in to the Cadet European Championships 2024, and was dealt a tough card in his final with Timur DAVIDOV (AIN) who had been sweeping through his side of the draw with huge ura nage techniques.…

28 June 2024

European Judo Championships Cadets Sofia 2024 - Sofia, Bulgaria

TOP SEEDS VELICKOVIC AND GIVISHVILI GO FOR GOLD

It was a morning full of surprises on day two of the Cadet European Championships, but two athletes managed to stick to their schedule, top seeds going in to their respective finals. Bogdan VELICKOVIC (SRB) and Giorgi GIVISHVILI (GEO) are hoping their ranking will be reflected on the podium with…

28 June 2024

European Judo Championships Cadets Sofia 2024 - Sofia, Bulgaria

JAAFAR LOOKS TO A MEDAL ON DAY THREE

On day two of the Cadet European Championships 2024, we welcomed Nadie JAAFAR of Bulgaria in to the commentary to discuss all things judo! Jaafar will be competing in the -70kg category tomorrow and is in the fifth seeding position. It is arguably one of the toughest categories this week,…

28 June 2024

European Judo Championships Cadets Sofia 2024 - Sofia, Bulgaria

"NOT ONLY A MISSION, IT IS OUR JOB"

On the first day of the Cadet European Championships 2024, held in Sofia, Bulgaria, the President of the European Judo Union, Dr Laszlo TOTH was present to welcome the champions of the future and award medals to the victorious. It wasn’t the medals that impressed the president however, but the…

28 June 2024

European Judo Championships Cadets Sofia 2024 - Sofia, Bulgaria

JOIN OUR EDUCATION SEGMENT!

Welcome to the Cadet European Championships 2024 with live commentary from Szandra SZOGEDI and Lincoln HAN! Not only can you tune in to listen to their match analysis and expert knowledge, but this week we have a new programme, discussing important matters within education that were addressed in the recent…

28 June 2024

European Judo Championships Cadets Sofia 2024 - Sofia, Bulgaria

COMEBACKS AND CONQUERING

Already we can celebrate some new and defending Cadet European Champions in Sofia, Bulgaria. The 2024 edition is off to an exhilarating start, the lightest weight categories donning the tatami first. Four of the six top seeds succeeded in their bid to compete in their respective finals, and first up…

27 June 2024

European Judo Championships Cadets Sofia 2024 - Sofia, Bulgaria

TOP SEED TAKEOVER, WITH ONE EXCEPTION

The preliminary rounds saw five of the six top seeds battle their way through to their respective semi finals, meeting the best of the best in their weight categories. It was an unfortunate affair for the team of Azerbaijan, though they could be happy that both of their -50kg medal…

27 June 2024

European Judo Championships Cadets Sofia 2024 - Sofia, Bulgaria

ALL ABOUT EDUCATION

On the eve of the Cadet European Championship 2024, the Referee Commission, led by EJU Head Referee Director, Alexandr JATSKEVITCH, held an on-tatami, practical session with the refereeing team. As always, the rules and special situations are revised, attendance of the Refereeing Seminars is always encouraged to have clarification in…

27 June 2024

European Judo Championships Cadets Sofia 2024 - Sofia, Bulgaria

TOP SEEDS WITH POTENTIAL REMATCHES

On the third and final day of individual competition of the Cadet European Championships 2024 in Sofia, we have the remaining five categories looking for glory. Three weight categories remain for the young men, first up is Konstantin DISTEL (GER), a WRL #1 athlete in this event. Distel had a…

26 June 2024

European Judo Championships Cadets Sofia 2024 - Sofia, Bulgaria

PRESSURE TO DEFEND THE TITLE

With the draw of the Cadet European Championships 2024 only one day away, we look at the potential talents on day two of the event, the top seeds who have found success already this year. Two-time Cadet European Champion and 2022 Cadet World Champion, Sinem ORUC (TUR) is the strong…

25 June 2024

European Judo Championships Cadets Sofia 2024 - Sofia, Bulgaria

NEW YEAR. NEW MEDALS.

The upcoming Cadet European Championships 2024 will see 513 athletes from 44 nations compete over the three day individual event within 16 categories. Bulgaria has already seen the senior athletes earn their European titles, and now we return to the big names of the future, who will earn their stripes…

24 June 2024

European Judo Championships Cadets Sofia 2024 - Sofia, Bulgaria

ONE WEEK COUNTDOWN TO CADET EUROPEANS

From the 27th until the 30th of June, we will see six Cadet European Champions returning to the major stage, looking to add to their 2023 titles in the Asics Arena in Sofia, Bulgaria. In only one week we will commence with the draw, deciding the fate of the rising…

19 June 2024