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Baku World Championships 2026
Japan Claim Mixed Team Gold After an Exemplary Day

After a morning full of drama, huge ippon throws and a number of surprising results, the final block ...

Baku World Championships 2026
The Magic of Teams

Everyone knows that judo is an individual sport. Do they? Are we quite sure? Anyone who has watched a ...

Baku World Championships
Baku’s 'Meet and Greet'

Throughout the eight days of competition at the National Gymnastics Arena, local organisers of the Baku ...

Baku World Championships 2026
Baku 2026: Fourteen World Champions, a Thousand Stories and One Shared Passion

After seven days of individual competition, and with the mixed team tournament now under way, the verdict ...

Baku World Championships 2026
Lee and Tasoev Lead the Final Day of Individual Judo

After seven days of individual competition, the final world titles have been awarded in Baku.

Baku World Championships 2026
+100 kg: Tasoev’s Third Title

On a day dominated by the unshakable Inal Tasoev, the real question may well have been, who would win ...

Baku World Championships 2026
Mixed Teams Preview: When Judo Becomes a Collective Force

The individual competition is over in Baku. Seven intense days have seen every athlete give everything ...

Baku World Championships 2026
+78 kg: At 19, Hyeonji Lee Has World Titles at All Levels

With Olympic and world champions peppering the draw, finding a nineteen year old in the final was a surpsie ...

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Habib Sissoko Awarded 8th Dan in Recognition of a Lifetime in Judo

On the sidelines of the Baku 2026 World Judo Championships, Habib Sissoko was awarded his 8th dan.

Baku World Championships 2026
Preview +100 kg: One Last Battle for World Gold

For the final day of competition, attention turns to the heavyweights and there is plenty to discuss, ...

Baku World Championships 2026
Preview +78 kg: One Last Chance for Women’s World Gold

Israel has already won a silver medal at -63 kg with Kerem Primo (ISR).

Baku World Championships 2026
History Made for UAE and a New World Champion for Georgia

Baku’s National Gymnastics Arena provided the stage for history to be made as Yelyzaveta Lytvynenko ...