Japanese judokas were on fine form on the opening day of the International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Slam in Düsseldorf as they earned three of the five gold medals on offer.

One of the final International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Slam Olympic qualifying events is set to come to Düsseldorf in Germany this weekend with it being one of the last chances to book a place at Tokyo 2020 this summer through this quota.

One of the longest unbeaten runs in the history of sport was finally ended here today when Teddy Riner suffered his first defeat for nearly 10 years at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Paris Grand Slam.

A stirring rendition of La Marseillaise sent a happy French crowd into the evening Paris rain on a high dreaming of Olympic success after Clarisse Agbegnenou defeated one of her main rivals for Tokyo 2020 gold, Nami Nabekura, to win the women's under-63 kilograms at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Slam here tonight.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the International Judo Federation (IJF) and the Crans Montana Forum, a Non-Governmental Organisation whose mission is to promote dialogue between key decision-makers to help improve the lives of the less-privileged. 

International Judo Federation (IJF) President Marius Vizer is set to ask for an increase in the sport's quota for this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo to ensure that Chinese competitors are not disadvantaged by the coronavirus crisis which is having a major impact on sport, he revealed here.

France's Teddy Riner will continue his campaign for a record-equalling third Olympic gold medal when he competes in the International Judo Federation (IJF) Paris Grand Slam here tomorrow.

Chinese athletes will not take part in this weekend's Paris Grand Slam judo competition as the coronavirus outbreak continues to disrupt sporting events across the globe.

Brazil's Olympic judo champion Rafaela Silva is set to fight her two-year doping ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Tel Aviv’s hosting of the International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Prix ended in a blaze of glory tonight as home male judoka Peter Paltchik and Or Sasson finished with gold medal performances in the Shlomo Arena.

Italy's Olympic champion Fabio Basile topped the podium at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Tel Aviv Grand Prix.

Japan and South Korea won two gold medals each on the opening day of the International Judo Federation Tel Aviv Grand Prix.

Israeli heavyweight Or Sasson will lead the home charge at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Tel Aviv Grand Prix, which begins tomorrow.

A new agreement to expand the "Judo in Schools" project has been agreed in Uzbekistan - a day after the country's capital Tashkent was awarded next year's World Championships.

Tashkent in Uzbekistan is to host next year's World Judo Championships following the withdrawal of Vienna, it was announced today.