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The 16-year-old became the first ever Indian to become a Judo World Champion at any level after winning gold at the Cadet World Championships held in Sarajevo. ....
In a controversial move, the International Judo Federation announced they will allow the participation of judoka from Russia and Belarus in the upcoming Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam event, despite the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian and Belarusian judoka had previously been under a voluntary suspension. ....
David Alexander Gomez Flores, a judoka representing the University of Guadalajara, died of cardiac arrest while competing in the judo competition at the Mexican National Universiade on Saturday. ....
Romane Dicko came through on Sunday in Sofia, Bulgaria at the European Judo Championships hitting Israel's Raz Hershko with a big throw for a full point in the women's heavyweight finals to give France their third gold medal of the tournament, the most of any nation. For the 2020 Olympic bronze medalist, it was her third European championship at just the age of 22. ....
The International Judo Federation announced new rules for the coming year. Among a host of minor adjustments to their technique regulations, the most noticeable was the prohibition of the reverse seoi nage throw. Besides the throw, popularized by Korean judoka, no longer receiving points, it will now come with a warning penalty. ....