World Judo Juniors Championships

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World Judo Juniors Championships
Current event or competition:
2025 World Judo Juniors Championships
Competition details
Discipline Judo
TypeAnnual
Organiser International Judo Federation (IJF)
History
First edition 1974 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Editions26
Most recent Dushanbe 2024
Next edition Lima 2025

The World Judo Juniors Championships are the highest level of international judo competition for juniors, 20until 2012/21since 2013 years of age or less. The championships are held once every year (except the years when the Olympics take place) by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their home countries. The World Juniors Championships are the only junior event awarding ranking points for the seniors world ranking list. [1] The last edition of the championships took place in Dushanbe, Tajikistan in 2024. [2]

Contents

Competitions

EditionYearDatesCity and host countryVenue# Countries# AthletesRef.
1 1974 14–15 September Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [3]
2 1976 18–19 December Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Madrid, Spain [4]
3 1983 10–12 June Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Mayagüez, Puerto Rico [5]
4 1986 11–13 April Flag of Italy.svg Rome, Italy [6]
5 1990 30 March – 1 April Flag of France.svg Dijon, France [7]
6 1992 8–11 October Flag of Argentina.svg Buenos Aires, Argentina [8]
7 1994 3–6 November Flag of Egypt.svg Cairo, Egypt [9]
8 1996 3–6 October Flag of Portugal (official).svg Porto, Portugal [10]
9 1998 8–11 October Flag of Colombia.svg Cali, Colombia [11]
10 2000 26–29 October Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg Nabeul, Tunisia [12]
11 2002 12–15 September Flag of South Korea.svg Jeju Island, South Korea [13]
12 2004 14–17 October Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary [14]
13 2006 12–15 October Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic [15]
14 2008 23–26 October Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok, Thailand [16]
15 2009 22–25 October Flag of France.svg Paris, France [17]
16 2010 21–24 October Flag of Morocco.svg Agadir, Morocco [18] [19]
17 2011 3–6 November Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town, South Africa 75567 [20] [21]
18 2013 23–26 October Flag of Slovenia.svg Ljubljana, Slovenia 89726 [22] [23] [24]
19 2014 22–25 October Flag of the United States.svg Fort Lauderdale, United States 72518 [25] [26] [27]
20 2015 23–26 October Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 81555 [28] [29] [30]
21 2017 18–22 October Flag of Croatia.svg Zagreb, Croatia Dom Sportova 83590 [31] [32] [33] [34]
22 2018 17–21 October Flag of the Bahamas.svg Nassau, The Bahamas Imperial Arena 66425 [35] [36] [37] [38]
23 2019 16–19 October Flag of Morocco.svg Marrakesh, Morocco 81517 [39] [40] [41] [42]
24 2021 6–10 October Flag of Italy.svg Olbia, Italy Geopalace [43] [44] [45] [46]
25 2022 10–14 August Flag of Ecuador.svg Guayaquil, Ecuador Arena Fedeguayas VPP [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52]
26 2023 4–8 October Flag of Portugal (official).svg Odivelas, Portugal Sports complex Multiusos de Odivelas [53] [54]
27 2024 2–6 October Flag of Tajikistan.svg Dushanbe, Tajikistan [55] [56]
28 2025 2–6 October Flag of Peru.svg Lima, Peru [57]
29 2026 Flag of Jordan.svg Amman, Jordan [58]

Team competitions

Mixed team
YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
2017 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [67] [68] [69]
2018 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan [70] [71] [72] [73]
2019 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia [74] [75] [76] [77]
2021 Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [78] [79] [80] [81]
2022 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [82] [83] [84]
2023 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal [85]
2024 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of France.svg  France Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan [86]

Point Contribution to Senior World Ranking List

Since 2019, World Juniors Championships contribute ranking points equal to an IJF Grand Prix for the Senior World Ranking List as well as Junior WRL points. [87] The points also count towards Olympic Games qualification. [88]

References

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