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YOG Dakar 2026
Dakar 2026: Follow the Judo Action!

In the warm-up room, anticipation is building. The young judoka are preparing to step on to the tatami ...

YOG Dakar 2026
Forty Flags, One Unforgettable Night

The flame is alight. Since the evening of 31st October, the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games have been ...

YOG Dakar 2026
The Draw Is Complete, the Stage Is Set!

The countdown has become a matter of hours. Today, 31st October, the draw for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic ...

YOG Dakar 2026
Dakar Welcomes the World’s Young Judoka

While the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam is in full swing in the United Arab Emirates, a substantial part of the ...

YOG Dakar 2026
Cadet Judo Takes Centre Stage at a Landmark Youth Olympic Games

The Youth Olympic Games are fast approaching. Following the World Championships in Baku, the World Judo ...

YOG Dakar 2026
DAKAR 2026: The Road to an Historic Youth Olympic Games Begins

As the 2026 Baku World Championships reach their halfway point, with four more intense days of world ...

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Inside the Hungary Grand Slam with the IOC

Pierre Ducrey, IOC Sports Director, was present on the opening day of the Hungary Grand Slam 2026, only ...

Olympic Movement
Two Olympians, One Enduring Legacy

On Friday 28th August, in a quiet and intimate moment at Olympic House in Lausanne, two remarkable figures ...

Athlete Stories
Diyora Keldiyorova: Everything is Possible

In the summer of 2024, a young judoka, a girl from Samarkand not raised in any of the big cities of the ...

Athlete Stories
Andreja Leski: What a Way to End an Elite Career!

What a way to close an already exemplary career! Andreja Leski’s final result on her IJF profile shows ...

Interview
Christa Deguchi: Without Regret

Some life journeys command respect. The path followed by Christa Deguchi, Olympic and double world champion, ...

The Olympic Champion Series
The Olympic Champions (54): Irakli Tsirekidze (GEO)

Interviewing an Olympic champion is something special and always delivers thought-provoking words and ...