Judo

When we are talking about small Judo Federations, it’s about the following nine countries: Andorra, Cyprus, Iceland, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and San Marino. “Of course our sources are limited, but that is why […]

France was by far the strongest country at the Cadet European Cup in Bielsko Biala in Poland. The French captured 50% of all available gold medals. Georgia was second best with three titles. Latvia was […]

A budding star for the Georgian Judo Federation is 18 year-old Giorgi SARDALASHVILI. In 2021, the -60kg athlete first took silver in the Junior European Championships before advancing to the Junior World Championships and topping […]

“The Khabareli” technique stands out as a unique throw in judo because it is the only throw to have been recognised by the IJF that didn’t have a Japanese name. It’s named after the former […]

Driton ‘Toni’ Kuka is already an established coach and has received much recognition for his achievements with Team Kosovo, and in 2021 was awarded by the IJF, by public nomination, the Coaching Achievement Award following […]

Russia’s Natalia Kuziutina was one of the top fighters in the U52kg category. She has an Olympic bronze medal, a world silver medal (plus three bronzes), four European gold medals and seven IJF World Tour […]