Naohisa Takato, Ai Shishime claim titles on first day of Zagreb Grand Prix
Reigning world champions Naohisa Takato and Ai Shishime each won their respective divisions on Friday to give Japan an early lead at the Zagreb Grand Prix, a three-day judo tournament in Croatia. Takato earned a sixth straight win on the International Judo Federation circuit after ...
North, South Korea to send unified judo team to East Asian Championships
South and North Korea will unite their judo teams for the upcoming East Asian Championships, the International Judo Federation said late Wednesday evening. According to the IJF website, the two teams will compete under a single flag at the June 9-10 championships in Ulaanbaatar, "for ...
Male, female judoka to have equal representation for first time at 2020 Olympics
The number of male and female judoka at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be equal for the first time since the sport was introduced at the Summer Games in 1964, the International Judo Federation said Monday. According to the Olympic qualification process, 193 men and ...
Ebinuma nominated for key post with International Judo Federation
Masashi Ebinuma, a two-time Olympic bronze medalist in the men's 66-kg division, is among 17 judoka nominated for the nine available places on the International Judo Federation's Athletes' Commission, the organization said Wednesday. Five judoka will be elected to represent their counterparts for a four-year ...
Sixteen-year-old Uta Abe became the youngest judoka in history to earn a Grand Prix title when she won the women's 52-kg division Friday. According to the International Judo Federation, Abe, who is a first-year student at Shukugawa Gakuin High School in Kobe, is also the ...
Shohei Ono won the International Judo Federation's Judoka of the Year Award for men on Friday after capturing his first Olympic medal in Rio de Janeiro, where he triumphed in the men's 73-kg category. Ono, 24, received 2,166 votes on the IJF Facebook page, ahead ...
The International Judo Federation on Friday announced new regulations that will apply for the next Olympic cycle at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Among the new rules are the scrapping of the yuko evaluation of technique points, leaving only ippon and waza-ari, and the duration of ...
Tokyo was selected to host the 2019 World Judo Championships following an International Judo Federation executive committee meeting on Friday. IJF executive Yasuhiro Yamashita wants the championships to serve as a test event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with the event set to be held ...
Japan has once again secured berths in all 14 judo weight categories for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics as the International Judo Federation released the latest world rankings on Monday. According to the qualification guideline set by the IJF, the top 14 men and top ...
Tokyo will likely host the 2018 or 2019 World Judo Championships as part of the buildup to the 2020 Olympics, International Judo Federation President Marius Vizer said Tuesday. "Paris and Tokyo are candidates," Vizer said, when asked which cities could host the competition in the ...
