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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

Yoshito Hojo (JPN) and Mihajlo Simin (SRB) booked their places in the -81kg final. Hojo reached Budapest with a World Judo ...

The final saw Boyan Yotov of Bulgaria meet Byambasuren Ulziibayar of Mongolia. Each produced a performance required to ...