BRITAIN'S Peter Cousins, who last year overturned a lifetime Olympic ban, claimed a silver medal after losing in the final of the World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro.

BRITISH JUDO has announced its senior squad for 2009 as it begins its build-up to the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.

BRITAIN'S Euan Burton claimed a bronze medal in the -81kg weight category at the European Judo Championships in Belgrade today.

JUDO, which has failed to win a medal at the last two Olympics despite receiving £11 million in public funding, have criticised the decision by UK Sport to award them a raise of only £1.2 million to help them prepare for London 2012.

BRITISH JUDO ASSOCIATION (BJA) chairman Densign White (pictured) has been re-elected as a sports director of the European Judo Union (EJU), at the 60th EJU Congress held in Athens.

SEPTEMBER 5 - BRITISH JUDO has launched a £1 million programme in partnership with G4S Security Services (UK) in an effort increase children’s participation in the run-up to London 2012.

SEPTEMBER 19 - THE Judo World Cup will return to the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham tomorrow for the third consectutive year.

SEPTEMBER 19 - FRENCHMAN Patrick Roux (pictured) has today been appointed by the British Judo Association (BJA) in the newly created role of head coach as the sport seeks to end a run of Olympics without a medal in London 2012.

MAY 3 - BRITAIN'S preparations for the 2012 Olympics could receive a boost after one of the sport's all-time greats announced he is to base himself here during the build-up.

August 19 - The British Judo Association have officially launched its new centralised training centre, based in Dartford, which is aimed to ensure the sport delivers medals at London 2012 and beyond.