IJF confirms initial World Judo Tour schedule for 2021

International Judo Federation (IJF) has confirmed the initial schedule of events for the 2021 season, subject to the coronavirus situation.
International Judo Federation (IJF) has confirmed the initial schedule of events for the 2021 season, subject to the coronavirus situation.
International Judo Federation (IJF) has paid tribute to Cameroonian judoka Bernard Mvondo-Etoga, who has died at the age of 37.
European judo bronze medallist Karla Prodan was named female athlete of the year by the Croatian Olympic Committee.
The Hong Kong Judo Association (HKJA) is hoping to hold an event that will count towards Olympic qualification after raising concerns over the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on its athletes' chances of securing a place at Tokyo 2020.
The International Judo Federation (IJF) says it has met the governance target score of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) after a re-evaluation of its performance.
Rafaela Lopes Silva, who won gold in the women's under-57kg category at Rio 2016, will now miss the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after failing in her appeal to have a two-year ban for a doping offence overturned.
Kyrgyzstan is set to host the Asian-Oceania Judo Championships in 2021 after this year's event was called off.
The European Judo Union (EJU) President, Sergey Soloveychik, has been re-elected to his position at the EJU Congress, serving in his role until 2024.
South Africa’s Geronay Whitebooi retained her African Judo Championships title on the opening day of competition in Madagascar.
Qualification points for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be on offer as Madagascar hosts the African Judo Championships.
Hifumi Abe overcame world champion Joshiro Maruyama in a one-off bout to secure the final place in Japan's judo team for their home Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The International Judo Federation (IJF) has announced the launch of an online festival featuring top athletes, coaches and programmes from the sport.
Austria's Sabrina Filzmoser and Brazil's Flavio Canto have been appointed as International Judo Federation (IJF) climate ambassadors by IJF President Marius Vizer, in a bid to spread the message of environmentalism.
Tributes have come in from the world of judo after the death of Czech official Josef Letosnik at the age of 81.
Stéphane Nomis has been appointed as the new President of the French Judo Federation (FFJ) after winning an election against long-standing leader Jean-Luc Rougé.