Warsaw European Open 2022 - Warsaw, Poland
The men opened the final block with the -81kg category, and Spain were the ones to celebrate as Alfonso URQUIZA SOLANA stole the show after four and a half minutes in golden score. World ranked #34, the 27 year-old from Valencia took his second continental open gold, defeating grand prix…
27 February 2022Warsaw European Open 2022 - Warsaw, Poland
The first day of the Warsaw European Open 2022 was a great success, and the spectators could be pleased to support their athletes in the final block. The -73kg category was strong for the Polish men with four competing in the final block, two medals guaranteed to be added to…
26 February 2022Due to the current international situation the European Judo Union announces with regret that the following two events have been cancelled: Tula Cadet European Cup 2022 – scheduled for 2nd and 3rd of April Orenburg Senior European Cup 2022 – scheduled for 14/15th of May
26 February 2022Warsaw European Open 2022 - Warsaw, Poland
This weekend, the city of Warsaw in Poland is set to host almost 500 athletes from 34 nations, an incredible amount of competitors who we will see compete over the two days in the Zerno Zavolzhya European Judo Tour – Warsaw European Open 2022. Since 2008, this city has alternated between…
24 February 2022The International School Sports Federation (ISF) have, in agreement with the Union National du Sport Scolaire (UNSS) decided to extend the registration date for the 19th ISF Gymnasiade School Summer Games in Normandy 2022. It will take place between the 14th and 22nd of May this year and is the largest…
23 February 2022EJU Partners
As always, the European Judo Union are delighted to build new partnerships, strengthening the ties between judo and the wider community. This year we can celebrate a unity with ‘Zebra’, a brand for high quality martial arts mats and equipment that operates under the REGUPOL BSW GmbH company. The aim…
22 February 2022Fuengirola Cadet EJU Training Camp 2022 - Fuengirola, Spain
It has been almost two years since the cadet athletes have found themselves in a training camp setting. We last saw participation in Fuengirola, Spain (17th-19th February) and Antalya, Turkey (2nd-4th March) in 2020 before the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic was realised. So now it is with great joy…
21 February 2022Fuengirola Cadet European Cup 2022 - Fuengirola, Spain
Spain may have entered a colossal team in the Fox Fly Film European Judo Tour – Fuengirola Cadet European Cup 2022, and with it placed third on the medal table, but it was Azerbaijan that finished in first place taking home five gold, three silver and seven bronze medals. Incredibly…
20 February 2022Tel Aviv Grand Slam 2022 - Tel Aviv, Israel
Ilia SULAMANIDZE (GEO) has arrived. Already he has been donned with the great responsibility of replacing judo legend Varlam LIPARTELIANI, but it seems that this is only enforcing his place on the circuit. He took a bronze in Tel Aviv last year as well as a grand slam silver in…
19 February 2022Tel Aviv Grand Slam 2022 - Tel Aviv, Israel
The second day of the Tel Aviv Grand Slam 2022 was as action packed as day one and with many of the Israeli athletes competing, gave the sell-out crowd plenty to shout about. Though the women’s -63kg and -70kg gold medals went to the Japanese team, in the -73kg and…
18 February 2022Tel Aviv Grand Slam 2022 - Tel Aviv, Israel
Shirine BOUKLI (FRA) © Emanuele Di Feliciantonio (IJF) Opening the first day in Tel Aviv, she began France’s chase for gold medals, beating Italy’s Francesca MILANI with an O-Soto-Gari in the final. Second gold for 23-year old Shirine BOUKLI in Israel, but even more important she is officially World Ranked #1…
18 February 2022Tel Aviv Grand Slam 2022 - Tel Aviv, Israel
The most popular sport event in Israel has finally started to the delight of the local audience. From Thursday to Saturday, all eyes are on the IJF Grand Slam in Tel Aviv. Today, in the Shlomo Group Arena, where the 2016 U23 European Championship was also held, more tickets were…
17 February 2022Fuengirola Cadet European Cup 2022 - Fuengirola, Spain
Coming right off the back of the Fox Fly Film Cadet European Judo Tour – Lignano Cadet European Cup 2022 we are heading to the south of Spain for the Fox Fly Film Cadet European Judo Tour – Fuengirola Cadet European Cup 2022. There will be 16 nations including the…
16 February 2022Tel Aviv Grand Slam 2022 - Tel Aviv, Israel
The IJF Tour is moving swiftly now and we are heading to Tel Aviv, Israel for their second grand slam since it’s promotion from grand prix status in 2021. President of the Israel Judo Association, Mr Moshe Ponte Last year we met here under restrictions of COVID 19, and we…
15 February 2022Lignano Cadet European Cup 2022 - Lignano, Italy
Over the past weekend, Lignano, Italy, staged the first event of the Fox Fly Film European Cadet Judo Tour. The tournament was dominated by the host country, that topped the medal table with 5 gold medals, 3 for girls and 2 for the boys team. The competition was attended by two councillors of Italian national judo…
14 February 2022Sarajevo European Open 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Prior to this European Open, the first in the Zerno Zavolzhya European Judo Tour, we have already seen many athletes return in the Almada Grand Prix and Paris Grand Slam to find their footing following the Olympic Games. Though we saw the likes of Olympic champion Distria KRASNIQI and Akil…
13 February 2022Lignano Cadet European Cup 2022 - Lignano, Italy
The 17 years old Michela TERRANOVA (ITA) gained today her first gold medal in -52kg category at the Cadets international circuit in home soil. Coming from the small, dreams island of Ischia, close to Naples (Italy) today she was clearly in a mission for gold. After a hard final with…
12 February 2022Sarajevo European Open 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
It was a very successful first day of the Zerno Zavolzhya Trading House European Judo Tour here in Sarajevo. Four of the #1 seeds made it on the podium in bronze medal positions but it was the underdogs that managed to snatch the first European Open titles of 2022. Binta NDIAYE…
12 February 2022