Judo

British judo had been waiting a quarter of a century for this moment. Twenty-five long years without a men’s junior European champion — until Irakli Goginashvili stepped onto the tatami in Bratislava at the 2025 Junior European Championships and rewrote history. Competing for London’s Palavani Judo Club, the 19-year-old clinched gold in the fiercely contested under-73kg category, handing the United Kingdom a landmark victory and perhaps unveiling a new standard-bearer for the sport’s future on these shores. Read more Read More
After the cadet and pre-cadet championships, the 2024 British Senior Judo Championships brought together the best judokas in the United Kingdom this weekend. Held at the Sports and Wellness Hub of the University of Warwick on December 14 and 15, this competition crowned 14 new British champions. Read more Read More
After the cadet and pre-cadet championships, the 2024 British Junior Judo Championships brought together the best young judokas in the United Kingdom this weekend. Held at the Sports and Wellness Hub of the University of Warwick on December 14 and 15, this competition crowned 16 new British champions. Read more Read More
The 2024 British Pre-Cadet and Cadet Judo Championships brought together the best young judokas in the UK this weekend. Held at the Sports and Wellness Hub at the University of Warwick on December 7-8, this competition crowned 36 new British champions. Read more Read More