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- ↑ "Timeline". International Judo Federation . Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- 1 2 "IJF Ranking Events" (PDF). International Judo Federation . Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ↑ "IJF Senior World Ranking List". European Judo Union . Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ↑ "IJF World Ranking List" (PDF). intjudo.eu. 25 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ↑ "IJF World Ranking List" (PDF). International Judo Federation . 5 December 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ↑ "Calendar". International Judo Federation . Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ↑ "IJF Calendar 2025" (PDF). International Judo Federation . Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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