7+ min ago   (267+ words) The geographical reach has occasionally stretched much further. Athletes from countries including Guam and the Bahamas have also appeared in Krakow, giving the tournament a character that goes well beyond a traditional Polish club competition. The 2026 edition will be staged…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (446+ words) The connection with DR Congo was not entirely accidental. Her grandparents and uncle had worked there and her mother had spent part of her childhood in the country. Branser initially believed representing Congo could provide opportunities in both directions: a…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (598+ words) The Grand Prix in Lima returns for only its second edition this weekend, but Brazil already has every reason to feel at home in the Peruvian capital. After dominating the inaugural tournament with four gold medals last October, the Brazilians…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (269+ words) Nomura was 29 in Athens and physically hardly the most imposing figure on the tatami, but his explosive judo had made him the reference in the U60kg category for almost a decade. His speed, timing and devastating seoi-nage attacks made him exceptionally…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (664+ words) The Olympic Training Camp at Papendal got underway on Monday, bringing a major international judo camp back to the Netherlands for the first time since 2023. With almost 400 athletes from 34 countries on the tatami, the Dutch national training centre has become…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (568+ words) Shamshayev's potential was visible early. In 2018 he won the Asian U18 title in Beirut and reached number one in the IJF cadet world ranking at U60kg. His development eventually took him through U66kg towards U73kg, where he began making a serious impact at senior…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (827+ words) JudoInside.com Ole Bischof: Beijing gold and a remarkable Olympic farewell Exactly 18 years ago, on 12 August 2008, Ole Bischof enjoyed the finest day of his judo career when he captured the Olympic U81kg title in Beijing. The German was 28 years old and…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (628+ words) Her Olympic campaign began against experienced Mexican Vanessa Zambotti, already competing at her fourth Olympic Games. After clearing that opening hurdle, Andéol faced Tunisia’s Nihel Cheikh Rouhou in the quarter-final and again found the way through. It put her into…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (534+ words) But technology has truly changed sports as well, and how different groups of people experience them. Nowhere is that more visible right now than in judo, where a small wearable device has rewritten what it means to be a fan…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (815+ words) Before becoming the man beside the tatami, however, Gujejiani knew exactly what it meant to stand on it under championship pressure. As an athlete, Gujejiani competed among the heavyweights and developed a reputation for an unusually versatile uchi-mata, which he…...