Organisers of next year's Olympic Games claim they are "delighted" with the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Championships, which have doubled as a test event for Tokyo 2020.
Iran has had a mixed week in the sporting world. It began with reports that the country's 40-year ban on women attending football matches is set to end in October, before culminating with an Iranian judoka causing great consternation for the International Judo Federation (IJF).
Lukáš Krpálek has become a two-weight International Judo Federation (IJF) world champion, after triumphing in the over-100 kilograms weight category in Tokyo.
The Israel Judo Association (IJA) chief has claimed that under-81 kilograms world number one Saeid Mollaei was forced by Iranian officials to throw his final two matches at the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Championships.
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A day of upsets and shocks at the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Championships ended in gold medals for Marie-Ève Gahié in the women's under-70 kilogram category and Noël van 't End in the men's under-90kg.
Israel's Sagi Muki won his first International Judo Federation (IJF) World Championships gold medal, in the men's under-81 kilogram category in Tokyo, as world number one Saeid Mollaei under-performed in both finals matches.
A special art exhibition is being held at the famous Kōdōkan during the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Championships here.
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German judo legend Klaus Glahn has been awarded the ninth dan - the second highest ceremonial honour in the sport - in a ceremony at the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Championships.
Hosts Japan won both gold medals on offer on the second day of the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Championships in Tokyo.
Daria Bilodid won her second International Judo Federation (IJF) World Championships gold medal by the age of 18 after defeating Funa Tonaki in a repeat of their under-48 kilograms final from 12 months ago.
The tagline "Judo's Coming Home" has been happily and widely employed in the months leading up to the International Judo Federation's (IJF) World Championships, which have begun in Tokyo today.
The International Judo Federation (IJF) signed up to the Brighton plus Helsinki Declaration, an international treaty supporting full gender equity in sport, here today.
Japan's Princess Tomohito of Mikasa has been appointed as an ambassador of the International Judo Federation (IJF).
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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