French Judo record stands as Boukli joins elite 20 Apr 2026 10:33 Triple champion Bellandi is not unique 19 Apr 2026 23:13 World champion Mollaei shaping IBSA future 15 Apr 2026 11:04 Fabio Basile replaces Lombardo at Euros 14 Apr 2026 17:51 Shock exit: Kanikovskiy removed from IJF list 13 Apr 2026 18:20 New star alert: Xinran Hui tops U48kg ranking 07 Apr 2026 09:33 Nora Gjakova: a new life in Belgium as coach 02 Apr 2026 11:15 Rafał Kubacki: Poland’s double world champion 26 Mar 2026 12:09 Mika Sugimoto: Japan’s heavyweight world champion 25 Mar 2026 11:58 Another Paris champion quits, Christa Deguchi 24 Mar 2026 08:00 Yoko Tanabe and Japan’s rise in women’s judo 24 Mar 2026 07:50 Maki Tsukada: from Olympic gold to national coach 23 Mar 2026 11:31
Major recent retirements
Christa Deguchi (CAN) 2024 Olympic Champion
Andreja Leski (SLO) 2024 Olympic Champion
Naohisa Takato (JPN) 2021 Olympic Champion, Quadruple World Champion
Natsumi Tsunoda (JPN) 2024 Olympic Champion
Nora Gjakova (KOS) 2021 Olympic Champion
Lukhumi Chkhvimiani (GEO) 2019 World Champion
Noel van ’t End (NED) 2019 World Champion
Soichi Hashimoto (JPN) 2017 World Champion
Peter Paltchik (ISR) 2024 Olympic medallist
Shamil Borchashvili (AUT) 2021 Olympic medallist
Kim Polling (NED) Quadruple European Champion
Anna-Maria Wagner (GER) Double World Champion 2021, 2024
Joshiro Maruyama Double World Champion 2019, 2021
Ryunosuke Haga 2015 World Champion
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