World Judo Juniors Championships Explained

World Judo Juniors Championships
Current Event:2024 World Judo Juniors Championships
Discipline:Judo
Type:Annual
Organiser:International Judo Federation (IJF)
First:1974 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Number:26
Mostrecent:Odivelas 2023

The World Judo Juniors Championships are the highest level of international judo competition for juniors, 21 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 Odivelas, Portugal in 2023.[2]

Competitions

EditionYearDatesCity and host countryVenue
  1. Countries
  1. Athletes
1197414–15 September Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[3]
2197618–19 December Madrid, Spain[4]
3198310–12 June Mayagüez, Puerto Rico[5]
4198611–13 April Rome, Italy[6]
5199030 March – 1 April Dijon, France[7]
619928–11 October Buenos Aires, Argentina[8]
719943–6 November Cairo, Egypt[9]
819963–6 October Porto, Portugal[10]
919988–11 October Cali, Colombia[11]
10200026–29 October Nabeul, Tunisia[12]
11200212–15 September Jeju Island, South Korea[13]
12200414–17 October Budapest, Hungary[14]
13200612–15 October Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic[15]
14200823–26 October Bangkok, Thailand[16]
15200922–25 October Paris, France[17]
16201021–24 October Agadir, Morocco[18] [19]
1720113–6 November Cape Town, South Africa75567[20] [21]
18201323–26 October Ljubljana, Slovenia89726[22] [23] [24]
19201422–25 October Fort Lauderdale, United States72518[25] [26] [27]
20201523–26 October Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates81555[28] [29] [30]
21201718–22 October Zagreb, CroatiaDom Sportova83590[31] [32] [33] [34]
22201817–21 October Nassau, The BahamasImperial Arena66425[35] [36] [37] [38]
23201916–19 October Marrakesh, Morocco81517[39] [40] [41] [42]
2420216–10 October Olbia, Italy[43] [44] [45] [46]
25202210–14 August Guayaquil, Ecuador[47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52]
2620234–8 October Odivelas, Portugal[53] [54]
2720242–6 October Dushanbe, Tajikistan[55] [56]

Team competitions

Men's team
YearGoldSilverBronze
2013width=110width=110[57] [58] [59]
2014[60] [61]
2015[62] [63] [64]
Women's team
YearGoldSilverBronze
2013width=110width=110
2014
2015
Mixed team
YearGoldSilverBronze
2017[65] [66] [67]
2018[68] [69] [70] [71]
2019[72] [73] [74] [75]
2021[76] [77] [78] [79]
2022[80] [81] [82]
2023[83]

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.[84] The points also count towards Olympic Games qualification.[85]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IJF Ranking Events . . 1 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213803/https://78884ca60822a34fb0e6-082b8fd5551e97bc65e327988b444396.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/up/2019/12/IJF_WRL_Events_version_2019_12-1575536064.pdf . 2 June 2021 . live .
  2. Web site: List of World Junior Championships . JudoInside.com . 10 October 2023.
  3. Web site: 1974 World Juniors Championship . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  4. Web site: 1976 World Juniors Championship . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  5. Web site: 1983 World Juniors Championship . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  6. Web site: 1986 World Juniors Championship . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  7. Web site: 1990 World Juniors Championship . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  8. Web site: 1992 World Juniors Championship . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  9. Web site: 1994 World Juniors Championship . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  10. Web site: 1996 World Juniors Championship . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  11. Web site: 1998 World Juniors Championship U20 Cali . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  12. Web site: 2000 World Juniors Championship U20 Nabeul . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  13. Web site: 2002 World Juniors Championship Jeju . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  14. Web site: 2004 World Juniors Championship Budapest . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  15. Web site: 2006 World Juniors Championship Santo Domingo . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  16. Web site: 2008 World Juniors Championship Bangkok . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  17. Web site: 2009 World Juniors Championship Paris . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  18. Web site: 2010 World Juniors Championship Agadir . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  19. Web site: 2010 World Juniors Championship Agadir . . 1 June 2021.
  20. Web site: 2011 World Juniors Championship Cape Town . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  21. Web site: 2011 World Juniors Championship Cape Town . . 1 June 2021.
  22. Web site: 2013 World Juniors Championship Ljubljana . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  23. Web site: 2013 World Juniors Championship Ljubljana . . 1 June 2021.
  24. Web site: 2013 World Juniors Championships . live.ijf.org . 22 August 2021.
  25. Web site: 2014 World Juniors Championship Fort Lauderdale . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  26. Web site: 2014 World Juniors Championship Fort Lauderdale . . 1 June 2021.
  27. Web site: 2014 World Juniors Championships . live.ijf.org . 22 August 2021.
  28. Web site: 2015 World Juniors Championship Abu Dhabi . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  29. Web site: 2015 World Juniors Championship Abu Dhabi . . 1 June 2021.
  30. Web site: 2015 World Juniors Championships . live.ijf.org . 22 August 2021.
  31. Web site: 2017 World Juniors Championship Zagreb . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  32. Web site: 2017 World Juniors Championships Zagreb . . 1 June 2021.
  33. Web site: 2017 World Juniors Championships . . 18 October 2017 . 5 July 2021.
  34. Web site: 2017 World Juniors Championships . live.ijf.org . 22 August 2021.
  35. Web site: 2018 World Juniors Championship Nassau. JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  36. Web site: 2018 World Juniors Championships Nassau . . 1 June 2021.
  37. Web site: 2018 World Juniors Championships . . 17 October 2018 . 5 July 2021.
  38. Web site: 2018 World Juniors Championships . live.ijf.org . 22 August 2021.
  39. Web site: 2019 World Juniors Championship Marrakesh . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  40. Web site: 2019 World Juniors Championships Marrakesh . . 1 June 2021.
  41. Web site: 2019 World Juniors Championships . . 16 October 2019 . 5 July 2021.
  42. Web site: 2019 World Juniors Championships . live.ijf.org . 22 August 2021.
  43. Web site: 2021 World Juniors Championship Olbia . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  44. Web site: 2021 World Juniors Championships Olbia . . 1 June 2021.
  45. Web site: 2021 World Juniors Championships . . 11 May 2021 . 5 July 2021.
  46. Web site: 2021 World Juniors Championships . live.ijf.org . 22 August 2021.
  47. Web site: 2022 World Juniors Championship Guayaquil . JudoInside.com . 6 June 2022.
  48. Web site: 2022 World Juniors Championships . . 25 September 2021.
  49. Web site: 2022 World Juniors Championships . . 7 March 2022 . 6 June 2022.
  50. Web site: 2022 World Juniors Championships . live.ijf.org . 6 June 2022.
  51. Web site: 2022 World Juniors Championships — Team . . 25 September 2021.
  52. Web site: 2022 World Juniors Championships — Team . live.ijf.org . 6 June 2022.
  53. Web site: 2023 World Juniors Championships . . 20 July 2022.
  54. Web site: 2023 World Juniors Championships — Team . . 20 July 2022.
  55. Web site: 2024 World Juniors Championships . . 19 November 2023.
  56. Web site: 2024 World Juniors Championships — Team . . 19 November 2023.
  57. Web site: Junior World Championships, Ljubljana 2013 . World Judo Day . 17 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131031041247/http://www.worldjudoday.com/en/IJF-News-59-Junior-World-Championships-Ljubljana-2013-DAY-5-209.html?nc=123&e=bXBwaWNrZXJpbmdAaG90bWFpbC5jb20%3D . 31 October 2013 . 27 October 2013.
  58. News: Four finals, four silvers . 17 August 2022 . . 26 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201201060827/https://www.eju.net/four-finals-four-silvers/ . 1 December 2020.
  59. Web site: World Junior Team Championships Ljubljana . JudoInside.com . 17 August 2022.
  60. Web site: Junior World Championships, Fort Lauderdale 2014 . World Judo Day . 17 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141027135456/http://www.worldjudoday.com/en/IJF-News-139-Junior-World-Championships-Fort-Lauderdale-2014-DAY-5-325.html . 27 October 2014 . 26 October 2014.
  61. Web site: World Junior Team Championships Fort Lauderdale . JudoInside.com . 17 August 2022.
  62. Web site: Junior World Championships 2015, Abu Dhabi . World Judo Day . 17 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170312044504/http://www.worldjudoday.com/en/IJF-News-222-Junior-World-Championships-2015-Abu-Dhabi-DAY-5-428.html . 12 March 2017 . 27 October 2015.
  63. News: Medals galore – but team gold remains elusive . 11 August 2022 . . 28 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201130225207/https://www.eju.net/medals-galore-but-team-gold-remains-elusive/ . 30 November 2020.
  64. Web site: World Junior Team Championships Abu Dhabi . JudoInside.com . 17 August 2022.
  65. News: Europeans secure everything but gold . 17 August 2022 . . 22 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210301102942/https://www.eju.net/europeans-secure-everything-but-gold/ . 1 March 2021.
  66. Web site: World Junior Mixed Team Championships Zagreb . JudoInside.com . 17 August 2022.
  67. Web site: Junior World Championships 2017, Zagreb - DAY FIVE . . 17 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107030910/https://www.ijf.org/news/show/junior-world-championships-2017-zagreb-day-five . 7 November 2017 . 22 October 2017.
  68. Web site: World Championships Juniors Teams 2018 — Results . . 17 August 2022.
  69. Web site: World Championships Juniors Teams 2018 — Results . live.ijf.org . 17 August 2022.
  70. Web site: World Junior Mixed Team Championships Nassau . JudoInside.com . 17 August 2022.
  71. News: Russia claims junior mixed team bronze . 17 August 2022 . . 22 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201124094628/https://www.eju.net/russia-claims-junior-mixed-team-bronze/ . 24 November 2020.
  72. Web site: World Championships Juniors Teams 2019 — Results . . 11 August 2022.
  73. Web site: World Championships Juniors Teams 2019 — Results . live.ijf.org . 11 August 2022.
  74. Web site: World Junior Mixed Team Championships Marrakech . JudoInside.com . 17 August 2022.
  75. News: Russia take silver win in the mixed team championships . 17 August 2022 . . 20 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201204232709/https://www.eju.net/russia-take-silver-win-in-the-mixed-team-championships/ . 4 December 2020.
  76. Web site: World Championships Juniors Teams 2021 — Results . . 17 August 2022.
  77. Web site: World Championships Juniors Teams 2021 — Results . live.ijf.org . 17 August 2022.
  78. Web site: World Junior Mixed Team Championships Olbia . JudoInside.com . 17 August 2022.
  79. News: Cowen . Thea . France take world title in clean 4-0 sweep . 17 August 2022 . . 10 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211011114724/https://www.eju.net/france-take-world-title-in-clean-4-0-sweep/ . 11 October 2021.
  80. Web site: Guayaquil World Championships Juniors 2022 Mixed Teams — Results . live.ijf.org . 17 August 2022.
  81. Web site: World Junior Mixed Team Championships Guayaquil . JudoInside.com . 17 August 2022.
  82. News: Cowen . Thea . France take world title in clean 4-0 sweep . 17 August 2022 . . 15 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815062033/https://www.eju.net/turkiye-france-and-germany-take-home-junior-world-mixed-team-medals/ . 15 August 2022.
  83. News: Crowley . Jo . MIXED TEAMS: When Spirit Gives You Wings . 10 October 2023 . . 8 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231010072649/https://www.ijf.org/news/show/mixed-teams-when-spirit-gives-you-wings . 10 October 2023.
  84. Web site: IJF Sport and Organisation Rules (SOR, with changes in red from 13.10.2018) - 05.06.2019 - ENG . . 21 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231112224313/https://78884ca60822a34fb0e6-082b8fd5551e97bc65e327988b444396.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/up/2020/07/IJF_Sport_and_Organisation_Rul-1594651806.pdf . 12 November 2023 . 5 . 5 June 2019.
  85. Web site: International Judo Federation . Paris Olympic Games 2024 Judo Qualification System . ijf.org.