1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (589+ words) The -100 kg category did not take long to tear up the predictions. Pool A descended into absolute chaos, beginning with Micha Welter (LUX), who delivered the first shock by eliminating top seed Giorgi Bendeliani (GEO). Suddenly, the route through the…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (551+ words) Yet, the Junior European Championships rarely follow predictions. In the quarter-final, Abdula Suleimanov (RUS) produced the first major upset, eliminating Rutovic and sending the Serbian into repechage. Suddenly, the top half of the draw was wide open. Suleimanov, the 2025 cadet…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (363+ words) On day two of the Junior European Judo Championships Podgorica 2026, Stevan Sadiku delivered a sensational performance to claim a medal for the host nation. For Dr Suad Sabanovic, Head of Organisation, it was also a powerful demonstration of why Montenegro…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (537+ words) The first Junior European Judo Championships were held in 1960 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. An open competition for junior judoka was organised as part of the Senior European Championships, with Belgium’s Marcel Etienne taking the title. Between 1962 and 1986, the Junior European…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (409+ words) With the Junior European Judo Championships Podgorica 2026 just one day away, anticipation is building in the Montenegrin capital. From 3–6 September, Europe’s leading junior judoka will compete for continental honours, while the host nation prepares for another opportunity to showcase both…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (358+ words) In total, 874 judoka took part across 14 days of EJU activity during August, demonstrating the scale and variety of the continental calendar. The medal statistics tell their own story. Across the three championship and European Cup competitions, athletes representing 33 countries claimed…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (445+ words) With 18 nations taking part and medals distributed widely across the participating countries, the championship offered an encouraging first indication of the appetite for competitive ne-waza at European level. For EJU Education Director Ronnie Saez, one of the most significant aspects…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (310+ words) European Judo Union A 'Ground-Game' Specialist in His Element: Lithuania’s Kestas Vitkauskas on Ragauskaitė’s Silver His sole athlete at the championships, Viktorija Ragauskaitė, took second place in the cadet women's -70 kg category, and she came to Latvia in form. "Today…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (208+ words) Moraci stepped onto the tatami for the first time driven by curiosity and enthusiasm. What kept him there was something he hadn't expected to find. "I soon realised that judo was not merely a sport or a collection of techniques…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (949+ words) Let’s start with the introductions. Joshiro retired in February 2025. These days, his role has changed. Instead of chasing medals himself, he is passing on everything he learnt along the way. Then there is Petra Orešković. The Croatian is one of…...