European Judo Union

Adapted judo on Friday. Deaf judo on Saturday and Sunday. Elite competition all weekend. 🥋🇨🇭

Lausanne 2026 is showing the world what truly inclusive judo looks like and IJF Inclusion Commission Chair Janos Tardos put it simply:

“It is not about organising separate competitions in the same place. It is about showing the world that judo is for everyone.”

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Deaf Judo Takes its Place on Lausanne’s Inclusive Stage The inclusive judo movement continued to gather momentum in Lausanne on 29 August, as the second day of this landmark weekend welcomed the Ecole Mont-Olivet Deaf Judo Masters Top 18 Lausanne 2026. Following the adapted judo programme on Friday, it was the turn of deaf judoka to step forward and demo...

Deaf judo Grand Slam medallists | Part 1 🥇🥈🥉

How do you prepare for a championship that’s never existed before? 🥋🇱🇻

Latvian coach Viktors Resko had to figure it out in real time and his athlete Evelina Kazacenko walked away with silver in junior women’s -52kg.

“There are nuances in the rules we didn’t fully figure out until the end.”

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Latvian Coach Viktors Resko on Walking Into the Unknown Preparing an athlete for a championship that has never been held before is a challenge few coaches ever face. This weekend in Riga, Latvia's Viktors Resko did exactly that, and watched his judoka Evelina Kazacenko come away with a silver medal in the junior women's –52 kg category at the first sta...

Upside down Ne-Waza 🤪

The European University Sports Association is watching closely in Riga 🥋🇱🇻

EUSA President Haris Pavletic on the inaugural Ne-Waza European Championships:

“The EJU is one of our key partners and we want to explore new opportunities.”

Ne-waza at European University level could be next.

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"A historic moment": EUSA President Haris Pavletic on Ne-waza's debut and a deepening partnership with judo Among the guests watching history unfold on the tatami at the BT1 International Expo Centre this weekend is Haris Pavletic, President of the European University Sports Association (EUSA). The Croatian administrator travelled to Riga at the invitation of the European Judo Union to witness the first e...