The opening ceremony of the Hungary Grand Slam 2026 placed the country’s next generation firmly at centre stage. Children ...

Why is it so important for an event audience to include young people, and especially young judoka? There is, of course, no ...

Marek-Adrian Masak (EST) and Valerii Endovitskii (RUS) met in the +100 kg final. Masak, 19, arrived in Budapest with ...

Raz Hershko (ISR) and Célia Cancan (FRA) contested the +78 kg final. Hershko entered the Hungary Grand Slam as world number ...

Jorge Fonseca (POR) and Gennaro Pirelli (ITA) met for the −100 kg gold medal. One of the most explosive judoka on the circuit ...

Three days of high-level competition in Budapest brought the Hungary Grand Slam 2026 to a close, with athletes from 67 ...

Guilherme Schimidt (BRA) and Boris Rutovic (SRB) met in the −90 kg final. Schimidt arrived in Budapest as world number nine.

Mao Izumi (JPN) and Petrunjela Pavić (CRO) contested the −78 kg final. Izumi, 29, brought proven experience to the contest. A ...

The International Judo Federation has learned with deep sadness of the passing of Hidetoshi Nakanishi of Japan, a world ...

Kaillany Cardoso (BRA) and Elisavet Teltsidou (GRE) progressed to the -70 kg final. Cardoso reached the final after a strong ...

An event such as the Hungary Grand Slam 2026, like every tournament on the World Judo Tour, offers a remarkable opportunity ...

Kaja Kajzer Zabkar (SLO) and Megu Danno (JPN) reached the -63 kg final. Kajzer Zabkar brought a substantial record at the top ...