European Judo Championships U23 Sarajevo 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Closing the U23 European Championships in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina was the Mixed Team event. Again at this level, France were unable to secure a place in the final, losing out to Germany in a decider. Taking her team through to the semi final against Hungary was the individual -70kg…
30 October 2022European Judo Championships U23 Sarajevo 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
SIPOCZ Richard (HUN) has taken titles at cadet, junior and U23 level, making today’s win his seventh in total, and third for U23, however he could still go one step further claiming eight following an EYOF title win. I am very happy, every time I take a European title it…
29 October 2022European Judo Championships U23 Sarajevo 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Yesterday we saw a collection of new champions, but today we saw a series of athletes, who are displaying some serious consistency with two or more titles, in one case eight. There is a great deal of focus on development of athletes and the purpose of this competition, serving as…
29 October 2022On the World Judo Day, Friday 28th October 2022 President of the Republic of Slovenia, Mr. Borut Pahor, awarded two State decorations at a celebratory event marking the 70th anniversary of judo in Slovenia. The Slovenian Judo Federation celebrated the 70th anniversary of judo in Slovenia today in the Union…
29 October 2022Before the application deadline for the EUROPEAN JUDO UNION PANDEMIC AID programme ends on Monday, EJU Vice President Otto KNEITINGER announced that a major milestone has been reached already, We just transferred the one millionth Euro to our member federations. Out of 49 possible, 47 national federations have applied until…
29 October 2022European Judo Championships U23 Sarajevo 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
-81kg Number one seed Giorgi SHERAZADISHVILI (GEO) was unfortunate in his opening contest, losing out to the eventual finalist, Tizie GNAMIEN (FRA). The Frenchman will take on team mate, Arnuad AREGBA in the final, both having had a strong day and motivated by the performances of their team mates yesterday.…
29 October 2022European Judo Championships U23 Sarajevo 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The number one seed in the -57kg category, Marica PERISIC (SRB) truly dominated her category today, despite coming off the back of a bronze medal win in the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam, and no rest since the senior world championships in Tashkent. It wasn’t necessarily an easy win for her,…
28 October 2022European Judo Championships U23 Sarajevo 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Day one in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina delivered seven new U23 European champions, in the end from seven different nations. -48kg: Sila ERSIN (TUR) v Konul ALIYEVA (AZE) The first final of the day was, as predicted, an exciting head to head between Türkiye and Azerbaijan, with their team mates…
28 October 2022European Judo Championships U23 Sarajevo 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
It wasn’t quite the fairytale morning that the host nation of Bosnia and Herzegovina were hoping for as they will not see any representatives in the final block on day one of the U23 European Championships 2022, however, there were plenty of surprises and early exits for world-class athletes including…
28 October 2022Koper Cadet European Cup 2022 - Koper, Slovenia
Slovenia, the host of is waiting for you to explore it. In your own way.If you’re looking for that perfect green and safe oasis, you’ve come to the right place.Four different worlds are combined into a magnificent symphony that can be felt in culture, gastronomy and natural wonders. Whether you…
28 October 2022Judo is a very special sport and we see the examples daily and in many ways. One of which is the constant travelling of the athletes and coaches to other countries around the world in order to seek out more training partners and to improve their abilities. Following the cadet…
28 October 2022European Judo Championships U23 Sarajevo 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
In Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a press conference was held prior to the start of the U23 European Championships 2022. It will be held in Arena Hills at Ilidža, with 300 competitors from 40 countries. This event is another recognition for the Judo Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has…
28 October 2022Today we celebrate World Judo Day and the theme for this year set out by the International Judo Federation is ‘inclusion’. We don’t simply say that ‘judo is for all’, but we can be proud of our sport for practicing the values we hold. For many, inclusion will mean something…
28 October 2022European Judo Championships U23 Sarajevo 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Once again we are back in Bosnia and Herzegovina, this time in Sarajevo for their second major event of the year following the Cadet World Championships in August. This weekend, we will see two champions defend their U23 European titles, while all fourteen weight categories will have hungry athletes looking…
27 October 2022Koper Cadet European Cup 2022 - Koper, Slovenia
Slovenia continues to be a great point of interest for the European Judo Union in 2022, already with a Senior European Cup and Referee Examination, this weekend we will see the Cadet European Cup hosted in Koper and later this year, the Ordinary Congress with be held in Ljubljana. This…
27 October 2022European Judo Championships U23 Sarajevo 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Over the past couple of weeks we have seen some of Europe’s youngest hopefuls compete on the world stage in Tashkent, and for some, again in the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam. Now we circle back to the continent for the U23 European Championships and will be fortunate enough to see…
26 October 2022Ippon Gear
Since the Tokyo Olympic Games, Judo Austria have been celebrating success and rightly so, securing medals in multiple categories for both men and women, and now the return of one of their assets who we saw as a top 20 regular in the -100kg WRL, Laurin BOEHLER. Judo is of…
24 October 2022Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2022 - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
On the third and final day, China delivered for their team in the women’s categories and the gold medals went to Georgia, Czech Republic and Canada for the men. In the end, it was the team of Georgia who managed to secure the top place in the medal with two…
23 October 2022
European Judo Championships U23 Sarajevo 2022