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The International Judo Federation (IJF) is the international governing body for judo, founded in July 1951. [1] Today the IJF has 200 National Federations on all continents. There are over 20 million people around the globe who practice judo, according to the IJF.
The IJF World Tour is a worldwide top-tier judo tour, organized by the International Judo Federation since 2009. [1]The IJF World Tour consists of the annual World Championships and World Masters, a series of Grand Slam and Grand Prix tournaments, the annual continental championships and open meets organized by the respective continental judo unions, as well as the annual World Juniors ...
The 2024 World Judo Championships was held at the Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 19 to 24 May 2024 as part of the IJF World Tour and during the 2024 Summer Olympics qualification period, concluding with a mixed team event on the final day. [2] [3] [4] [5]
IJF EJU Armenia: Judo Federation of Armenia: IJF EJU 1992 Austria: Österreichischer Judoverband: ÖJV IJF EJU 1947 Australia: Judo Federation of Australia: JFA IJF OJU 1952 largest judo association in Australia Australia: Australian Kodokan Judo Association AKJA WJF - [6] Canada: Judo Canada: IJF PCJ 1956 Finland: Finnish Judo Federation IJF ...
The 2023 World Judo Championships were held at the Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena in Doha, Qatar, from 7 to 14 May 2023 as part of the IJF World Tour and during the 2024 Summer Olympics qualification period, concluding with a mixed team event on the final day.
The first World Judo Champion, Shokichi Natsui in 1956 The first edition of the world championships took place in Tokyo, Japan in 1956. There were no weight classes at the time and Japanese judoka Shokichi Natsui became the first world champion in history, defeating fellow countryman Yoshihiko Yoshimatsu in the final.
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The Oceania Judo Union (OJU) is the Oceania governing body in judo.It is a member of the world governing body International Judo Federation (IJF). [3] The OJU was founded in 1965 with three member countries, Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea and now has 20 member countries.