In the world of judo, few stories are as captivating as that of 27-year old Mariana Esteves. Born in Lisbon (POR), Esteves discovered her love for judo at the tender age of five. Introduced to the sport by her mother Teresa, who believed it would teach her self-defense and independence, Esteves quickly found herself drawn to the discipline, challenge, and camaraderie that judo offered. The discipline led to another African title on Thursday in Cairo in her category U57kg ..read more

In the last final of the first day of the European Championships in Zagreb, Kaja Kajzer of Slovenia faced off against Daria Bilodid of Ukraine. Bilodid, known for her accomplishments at -48kg, was competing in the -57kg category and aimed to regain her dominance on the international stage. Despite Kajzer's strong performance and previous win against Bilodid, the Ukrainian judoka controlled the contest, leading Kajzer to accumulate three shidos and securing Bilodid her first title in her new category ..read more

In the -52kg final of the European Championships in Zagreb, it was a showdown between Distria Krasniqi of Kosovo and Odette Giuffrida of Italy. Krasniqi capitalized on Giuffrida's mistake of exiting a seoi nage attempt, seizing the opportunity in golden score with some ashi waza. Despite the hard-fought nature of the contest, Giuffrida faced pressure with two shidos against her, ultimately leading to Krasniqi's victory. This marked Krasniqi's first title in the -52kg category, following a silver medal in 2018 before transitioning to -48kg. With this win, Krasniqi secured her sixth victory out ..read more

Francisco Garrigos of Spain secured his third European Championship title by defeating Balabya Aghayev of Azerbaijan in the -60kg category at the European Championships in Zagreb. This victory establishes Garrigos as the most successful Spanish man in the history of the European championships ..read more

In the -48kg category at the European Championships, 19-year-old Kristina Dudina of Russia surprised everyone with a gold medal victory. Despite being the bronze medalist at last year's Junior World Championships, Dudina clinched the gold by defeating France's Blandine Pont in the final. Dudina follows in the footsteps of the Individual Neutral Athletes' Daria Kurbonmamadova, who won the European title last year. The last Russian lightweight to achieve this feat was Irina Dolgova in 2018 ..read more

As the European Judo Championships reach their climax on the third and final day of individual competition, it's the leading ladies from Israel who are stealing the spotlight in the -78kg and +78kg categories ..read more

World Ranking leader Inal Tasoev leads the pack by a significant margin, boasting over 1300 points more than fellow world champion Andy Granda (CUB) and 1500 points ahead of Japanese contender Tatsuru Saito. Despite this, the competition in this category remains fierce, especially with one of the sport's greatest judoka, Teddy Riner (FRA), setting his sights on securing his third Olympic title ..read more

As the European Judo Championships reach their climax on the third and final day of individual competition, it's the leading ladies from Israel who are stealing the spotlight in the -78kg and +78kg categories ..read more

The International Judo Federation (IJF) commends all referees for their hard work and commitment. The path to reaching this level is arduous, requiring unwavering dedication and a relentless pursuit of improvement. The fact that these individuals have reached this stage is truly remarkable and deserving of recognition ..read more

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