One of the main questions of day two of Tokyo Grand Slam 2023 was if Hifumi and Uta Abes could win their next tournament. Since 2018 they have won together the 2020 Olympic Games, 2018, 2022 and 2023 World Championships, various Grand Slam titles. And the answer to the question was quite predictable - yes.

Azerbaijani judoka Hidayat Heydarov established himself as the main contender for the Paris 2024 gold medal on the first day of the 2023 Tokyo Grand Slam. 

The Tokyo Grand Slam has always been an attractive tournament for the world’s best judokas. The last event of the World Judo Tour 2023. It is always a pleasure for them to compete in the homeland of judo, and also the successful participation will allow the athletes to gain points for Paris 2024 qualification.

Two time Olympic champion Lukas Krpalek (+100 kg) from Czech Republic is heading to Japan, but his participation in the Tokyo Grand Slam 2023 is still under question.

The Austrian Bundesliga’ Final Four tournament took place on November 25. Several judo stars were among the participants, as M&R Galaxy Judo Tigers from Vienna won their 10th anniversary title. 

France will bring a full squad for the judo competition in the 2024 Summer Olympics. As the host nation they are eligible to have athletes in each 14 weight category without qualification, and also will try to defend the Olympic mixed team title.

Several judo stars will return to the tatami in Sportpark Gmunden in Raiffeisen (Austria) during the Austrian Bundesliga Final Four tournament, which will be held on November 25.

34-year- old Teddy Reiner will be a home crowd favourite in the Paris olympic games’ judo tournament. 

Canadian judo legend Antoine Bouchard announced his retirement on November 18 after winning the Montreal Continental Open in his homeland.

For three days, Europe's top judokas, 386 fighters from 46 nations, gathered at the Sud de France Arena in Montpellier to the delight of judo enthusiasts and to compete for fourteen continental titles. With nine medals, five of them gold and another 4 bronze: the French judo team has solidified itself as the top European nation.

The capital of the UAE brought together the elite of the sport for three days with over 1,000 judokas in pursuit of their rewards.

Cuba's judo legend Idalys Ortíz and American fencer Lee Kiefer both won their fourth consecutive gold medals at the Pan American Games in Santiago.

Brazil enjoyed a successful first day of judo competition at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, claiming four of the available five gold medals.

Bringing a friend to the tatami was the theme as the International Judo Federation (IJF) celebrated the 2023 edition of World Judo Day today.

Two reigning world champions from Russia - who were competing neutrally - won gold on the final day of the International Judo Federation Abu Dhabi Grand Slam.