The tour is back in Austria! At the beginning of 2022 we celebrated Portugal opening the year with their Grand Prix event, their first on the IJF World Tour, and now we can look forward to the tour coming back to Austria, adding yet another European location to the roster. …
30 November 2022EJU Medical Seminar 2022 - Istanbul, Turkiye
Last week was an exciting one for the European Judo Union in terms of competition as we saw the the finale of the calendar take place in Gori, Georgia for the European Club Championships – Champions League. However, whilst the focus was on the tatami and the athletes, as well…
29 November 2022Anyone who is at least a little more seriously involved in sports will know that Georgia is synonymous with physically demanding sports, of course in addition to various forms of traditional wrestling styles that are still nurtured in the country, rugby, weightlifting and of course judo are the most present.…
28 November 2022European Club Championships (W&M) - Champions League in the memory of Shota Chochishvili - Gori, Georgia
Spectators and fans, the difference is extremely enormous, and what we could witness today in Gori took on all possible epithets. Yes, you guessed it right, we were greeted by fans in Georgia, eager for good fights, it doesn’t matter if you are local competitor on the mat or some…
26 November 2022European Club Championships (W&M) - Champions League in the memory of Shota Chochishvili - Gori, Georgia
Gori, a town with a little more than 45,000 inhabitants, located at the confluence of the Mtkvari and Greater Liakhvi rivers, 86 km west of the Georgian capital, Tbilisi. In comparison with others maybe it is a small city but for sure is city of great champions, Olympic champions are…
26 November 2022European Club Championships (W&M) - Champions League in the memory of Shota Chochishvili - Gori, Georgia
European Club Championships is back again in Georgia! Not so long ago, in 2015 Tbilisi hosted ECC – Europa League, which was kind of a preparation tournament, production wise, to welcome the upcoming IJF World Judo Tour in Georgia. Seven years later Sport Palace in Gori stepped up a level…
26 November 2022European Club Championships (W&M) - Champions League in the memory of Shota Chochishvili - Gori, Georgia
The city of Gori is getting warmed up for their biggest event ever so far, it is Champions League and everyone knows it. On the occasion of the European Club Championships, the delegations of the European Judo Union and Georgian Judo Federation visited the grave of the 1972 Munich Olympic…
25 November 2022European Club Championships (W&M) - Champions League in the memory of Shota Chochishvili - Gori, Georgia
It is the grand finale of 2022 for the European Judo Union, the European Club Championships – Champions League. This year it will be held in Gori, Georgia who can boast a strong home team, ‘Golden Gori’ including the likes of Lasha SHAVDATUASHVILI, Beka GVINIASHVILI, Vazha MARGVELASHVILI, Luka MAISURADZE, Vladimir…
24 November 2022European Club Championships (W&M) - Champions League in the memory of Shota Chochishvili - Gori, Georgia
We are fast approaching one of the most enthralling events of the year, the European Club Championships – Champions League. The very best of the teams come together to go head to head for the revered title, but while they’re physically and mentally preparing for battle, we stand to remember…
23 November 2022Győr Cadet European Cup 2022 - Győr, Hungary
In Győr, Hungary, it is day two of the Cadet Training Camp which has followed the final cadet event of the year. Since 2019, the city has been missing this event due to the pandemic, however the organisers welcomed almost 400 young judoka back for an incredible event. Out of…
22 November 2022On the evening of 15th November , the introductory conference “On science through sport – STEMsport” was held in Zagreb’s “Mozaik Event Center” and the exclusive premiere of the new animated film from the Professor Balthazar series. Professor Balthazar is a Croatian animated comedy series filmed from 1967 to 1978…
17 November 2022Győr Cadet European Cup 2022 - Győr, Hungary
Despite reaching the end of the year, the Cadet European Cup in Gyor, Hungary is popular as ever and back in business since the pre-pandemic days. There will be almost 400 athletes travelling to Hungary, one of the best organisers on the circuit, from 29 countries including 11 athletes from…
16 November 2022European Judo Championships Senior Mixed Team Mulhouse 2022 - Mulhouse, France
“I am very proud of our staff and all member federations. The Mixed Team European Championships turned out to be a great success, a beautiful romance with a happy end for the hosts. They earned the win. It was a dramatic final”, summarized EJU President László TOTH after France won…
14 November 2022European Judo Championships Senior Mixed Team Mulhouse 2022 - Mulhouse, France
One thing, if not many, that the French prove time and time again is that they are arguably the best crowd on the circuit. Without fail they fill arenas and today created such an atmosphere, it was one to envy the Bercy Arena. Throughout the day, the Mexican waves travelled…
12 November 2022European Judo Championships Senior Mixed Team Mulhouse 2022 - Mulhouse, France
In the final block of the European Mixed Team Championships, the bronze medals were contested by Germany and Italy, then Türkiye and Hungary. Both teams of Italy and Germany had given outstanding performances today, and both were deserving of the medal but in the end, Germany walked on to the…
12 November 2022European Judo Championships Senior Mixed Team Mulhouse 2022 - Mulhouse, France
“It was the right decision to go to Mulhouse. The East of France is an important region for judo, with a total of three academies and we have never staged an international event here, but it’s a great sports complex and great fans. I would say it is the perfect…
12 November 2022European Judo Championships Senior Mixed Team Mulhouse 2022 - Mulhouse, France
The preliminary rounds in the European Mixed Teams Championships were off to a ballistic start, in the opening contest, Oleksandr KOSHLIAK (UKR) scored ippon in only five seconds, setting the standard of competition for the day. In the end, Ukraine defeated their Polish opponents 4:1 to move in to the…
12 November 2022European Judo Championships Senior Mixed Team Mulhouse 2022 - Mulhouse, France
EJU Vice President and Executive Committee member Sergei ASCHWANDEN has proved numerous times that he can meet up to high expectations. As an athlete the 46-year-old Swiss won two World Championships medals (bronze in 2001/Munich, silver in 2003/Osaka) and two European Championships titles (2000, 2003), topping his Judo career by…
12 November 2022
Tokyo Grand Slam 2022