13+ hour, 7+ min ago   (931+ words) Both -90 kg bronze medals remained in Europe. World number ten Mihail Latisev (MDA) faced Astemir Abazov (RUS) in the first contest for bronze and wasted little time establishing an advantage. A reverse seoi-otoshi put yuko on the scoreboard before the…...

1+ week, 2+ min ago   (436+ words) The President of the Judo Federation of Montenegro, Mr Jovica Rečević, shared how these past days provided another opportunity to assess how far the federation has travelled, while also recognising the considerable work still ahead. “First of all, I would…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (543+ words) The opening round saw Croatia defeat Lithuania 4-2, Georgia overcome hosts Montenegro by the same score and Ukraine edge Hungary 4-3. Italy then completed the round of 16 with a convincing 4-1 victory over Poland. From 1-3 down, Georgia had reached 3-3. The draw selected -90 kg,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (310+ words) Bosnia and Herzegovina led the overall medal table with an impressive haul of seven gold, four silver and three bronze medals. Serbia followed in second place with three gold, two silver and one bronze, while France completed the top three…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (361+ words) The official flag handover ceremony took place during the closing programme of the individual event of the Junior European Judo Championships Podgorica 2026, marking the transition from Montenegro to Georgia and beginning the countdown to next year’s event. Few destinations are…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (589+ words) The -100 kg category did not take long to tear up the predictions. Pool A descended into absolute chaos, beginning with Micha Welter (LUX), who delivered the first shock by eliminating top seed Giorgi Bendeliani (GEO). Suddenly, the route through the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (371+ words) Kevin Nzuzi Diasivi (FRA) had other ideas. The French judoka stopped the top seed at the semi-final stage, removing the category favourite and securing his place in the final. There he would find someone he knew particularly well. His team-mate…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (296+ words) Add junior world bronze from Lima 2025, Junior European silver from Bratislava 2025, cadet world silver and a cadet European title, and there was little doubt who carried the greatest weight of expectation. She handled it accordingly. Victories over Coulibaly Toure (ESP)…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (551+ words) Yet, the Junior European Championships rarely follow predictions. In the quarter-final, Abdula Suleimanov (RUS) produced the first major upset, eliminating Rutovic and sending the Serbian into repechage. Suddenly, the top half of the draw was wide open. Suleimanov, the 2025 cadet…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (322+ words) Overseeing that progression is Francesca Campanini, responsible for the development of Italy’s youth national teams. Speaking on the morning of competition in Podgorica, she explained why expectations remain high, even with a significantly different squad. “Repeating last year’s result will…...