International Judo Federation (IJF) President Marius Vizer has been awarded the eighth dan at the organisation's Executive Committee meeting here prior to the World Championships.

Sergey Soloveychik has been unanimously elected as the new President of the Russian Judo Federation, which brings to an end the 12-year reign of Vasily Anisimov.

Marius Vizer, the President of the International Judo Federation (IJF), and Siteny Randrianasolo-Niaiko, the President of the African Judo Union (AJU), travelled to the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis during a conference.

France Judo President Stéphane Nomis has underlined the importance of the organisation’s efforts to create 1,000 new dojos before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The International Judo Federation (IJF) has chosen inclusion to be its theme for this year's World Judo Day, set to take place on October 28, and preparations are underway.

Two-time world champion Daria Bilodid is one of two judoka who will travel to California to promote the sport in the run-up to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

The International Judo Federation (IJF) Executive Committee has banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from its global events until January 2023.

French triple Olympic champion Teddy Riner has withdrawn from the upcoming Judo World Championships set to take place in Tashkent in Uzbekistan as he wants to be in perfect health for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. 

Russian judoka will not compete at the World Judo Championships in Tashkent despite the International Judo Federation (IJF) being one of few Olympic International Federations allowing Russian athletes to appear in its events as neutrals.

African judo referee Jean-Claude Djimbi officiated at the Junior European Championships in Prague as part of efforts to bring the continents closer together.

France Judo has collaborated with Infront, naming it as its exclusive marketing partner as part of an updated strategy before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.

Cameroon National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSC) President Hamad Kalkaba Malboum was among the dignitaries who attended the inauguration of a new national judo dojo in Soa, on the outskirts of capital Yaoundé.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld a four-year suspension of Iran handed down by the International Judo Federation (IJF) over judoka Saeid Mollaei being ordered to lose at the 2019 World Championships to avoid facing an opponent from Israel.

Panam Sports worked with the Pan American Judo Confederation and the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee to stage a nine-day training camp for judoka from across the continent.

The Spanish Federation of Sports for the Blind and Royal Spanish Federation of Judo and Associated Sports have entered an agreement to promote judo for people with disabilities at all levels.