Ahead of the final block of competition on day three of the 2026 Baku World Championships, the International Judo Federation ...

The -73 kg category delivered so many topics to inspire conversation during the morning session of the third day of ...

Let’s begin with the sensational Eteri Liparteliani. Georgia’s heroine arrived in Baku with her red back patch in place and at no time did it look like it might slip from her judogi. Only Seija ...

Ariane Toro Soler placed 5th at the 2025 edition of the world judo championships, a career best result at this level. In Baku ...

There was no telling if the mirror held up to the two categories of the second day would yield a reflection or not in the end ...

The second day of the Baku World Championships 2026 brought together two powerful expressions of judo: a memorable ...

The Baku World Championships 2026 opened with an official ceremony bringing together sport, culture and the identity of the ...

Among the referees of the World Judo Tour is the familiar face of Olivier Desroses. The 2026 World Championships, in Azerbaijan’s capital, is Olivier’s second world championships in attendance as a ...

Muhiddin Asadulloev (TJK) has shown exceptional consistency throughout the season. Third at the Paris Grand Slam in February, he then collected podium finishes at every turn: victories at the Asian ...

Irresistible in Budapest last year, where she claimed Georgia’s first women’s world title, Eteri Liparteliani appears firmly ...

At a World Judo Tour event, and even more so at a world championships, one of the first impressions is of constant movement ...

In a category which included several world and Olympic medallists, the eventual finalists came as a surprise to many. Neither ...