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Hungary GS 2026
A Deep Field Takes Shape in Hungary

The Hungary Grand Slam 2026 will bring a powerful and highly competitive field to the Papp László Budapest ...

Hungary GS 2026
Budapest Is Ready to Welcome the World

After the excitement of last week’s Ecole Mont-Olivet Lausanne Grand Slam, the World Judo Tour is preparing ...

Lausanne GS 2026
Lausanne Closes an Historic First Chapter

The curtain came down on the first Ecole Mont-Olivet Lausanne Grand Slam with the feeling that something ...

Gender Equality
Five Months, a Lifetime: Clarisse Agbegnenou’s Return to the Tatami

Clarisse Agbegnenou owns one of the most extraordinary records in French and international sport.

Lausanne GS 2026
+100 kg: Tasoev’s Explosive Judo Prevails

The final block concluded with the +100 kg final between Inal Tasoev of Russia and Martti Puumalainen ...

Lausanne GS 2026
+78 kg: Fontaine Delivers a French Heavyweight Masterclass

The +78 kg title was decided in an all-French final between Lea Fontaine and Romane Dicko.

Lausanne GS 2026
-100 kg: Sulamanidze Claims His Sixth Grand Slam Title

The -100 kg final brought Simeon Catharina of the Netherlands and Ilia Sulamanidze of Georgia together. ...

Lausanne GS 2026
-78 kg: Olek’s Tactical Brilliance Secures Gold

Anna Monta Olek of Germany and Yelyzaveta Lytvynenko of the United Arab Emirates contested a high-level ...

Lausanne GS 2026
-90 kg: Bozorov’s Counter Delivers Uzbek Gold

The -90 kg final featured an all-Uzbek showdown between Nurbek Murtozoev and Umar Bozorov, two judoka ...

Lausanne GS 2026
From a First Grand Slam to a World Championship Horizon

In a few hours, the lights will fade at the Vaudoise Arena and Lausanne will return to its usual calm. ...

Inclusion
The Strength to Build a Better World

Yasuhiro Yamashita is one of judo’s enduring legends.

Inclusion
The Lausanne Legacy: Inclusion in Action

Few people have devoted as much time, thought and energy to the development of inclusive judo as János ...