Two-time world champion Daria Bilodid is one of two judoka who will travel to California to promote the sport in the run-up to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

The International Judo Federation (IJF) Executive Committee has banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from its global events until January 2023.

French triple Olympic champion Teddy Riner has withdrawn from the upcoming Judo World Championships set to take place in Tashkent in Uzbekistan as he wants to be in perfect health for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. 

Russian judoka will not compete at the World Judo Championships in Tashkent despite the International Judo Federation (IJF) being one of few Olympic International Federations allowing Russian athletes to appear in its events as neutrals.

African judo referee Jean-Claude Djimbi officiated at the Junior European Championships in Prague as part of efforts to bring the continents closer together.

France Judo has collaborated with Infront, naming it as its exclusive marketing partner as part of an updated strategy before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.

Cameroon National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSC) President Hamad Kalkaba Malboum was among the dignitaries who attended the inauguration of a new national judo dojo in Soa, on the outskirts of capital Yaoundé.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld a four-year suspension of Iran handed down by the International Judo Federation (IJF) over judoka Saeid Mollaei being ordered to lose at the 2019 World Championships to avoid facing an opponent from Israel.

Panam Sports worked with the Pan American Judo Confederation and the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee to stage a nine-day training camp for judoka from across the continent.

The Spanish Federation of Sports for the Blind and Royal Spanish Federation of Judo and Associated Sports have entered an agreement to promote judo for people with disabilities at all levels.

USA Judo is eyeing a podium spot at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games after David Leiva won the nation's first-ever medal at the Cadet World Championships in Sarajevo last month.

The Australian College of Physical Education (ACPE) has partnered with Judo Australia to help students "gain valuable learning opportunities" in the sport.

France were victorious in a best-of-seven thriller against Azerbaijan in the mixed team event at the World Judo Cadets Championships, finishing the competition on a high note in Sarajevo.

France's Grace-Esther Mienandi Lahou won an all-French final in the women's over-70 kilogram category at the World Judo Cadets Championships in Sarajevo, beating Celia Cancan on the last day of individual competition.

Linthoi Chanambam made history for India when she downed Brazil's Bianca Reis to win women's under-57 kilograms gold at the World Judo Cadets Championships in Sarajevo.