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The Irish Judo Association are saddened to hear of the passing of Juergen Klinger. Juergen was instrumental in assisting Ciaran Ward as a High-Performance coach in the run up to the Tokyo Olympics 2020 (2021) and was personal coach to Ben & Megan Fletcher with Bath University. Juergen attended with Ciaran as part of theRead more

Ben Fletcher announces retirement from Judo  The Irish Judo Association would like to wish our Olympian Ben Fletcher the best of luck as he embarks on his retirement from Judo. Alongside his sister, Megan, Ben competed at the most recent Olympic Games in Tokyo. During his career he achieved many successes, standing proud on theRead more

IJA High Performance Director, Ciaran Ward, has been honoured by the International Judo Federation, with an IJF Masters Coach Award. As the High Performance Director for Irish Judo, the IJA were honoured to nominate Ciaran for this award and are delighted the IJF have recognised Ciaran for his professional work. “The Irish Judo Association areRead more

To all Irish Judo Association members, Please find attached an open letter from Mr Marius Vizer, President of the International Judo Federation. Open letter from Mr Marius Vizer, President of the International Judo Federation.Read more

Please be informed that Mr. Sergey Soloveychik, who has held the position of President of the European Judo Union since the year of 2007, has resigned at an extraordinary (digital) EJU Executive Committee Meeting on the 27th of February 2022. Following his proposal Vice President Otto Kneitinger (GER) was unanimously elected to take over asRead more

On 28th October 2021, millions of judoka across the planet will meet physically and or digitally, to celebrate World Judo Day 2021. This year it is the theme of ‘SOLIDARITY’ which has been chosen and which will guide all the actions that will be carried out. On 28th October 2021, we will celebrate the abilityRead more

IJF now brings you IJF Travel! We have an exciting new partnership to announce formally. As you may have noticed, the IJF has teamed up with some of the leading travel suppliers that operate worldwide. Not only does this enable us to support you in your sports travel for both federation and athlete needs, butRead more

Fletcher Siblings Officially Selected to Represent Ireland in Tokyo 2020 Ben and Megan Fletcher during a Tokyo Team Ireland Announcement for Judo at the Sport Ireland Institute at the Sports Ireland Campus in Dublin. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile                             Team Ireland hasRead more

World Judo Championships – Bronze Medal Fight for Megan Megan Fletcher fights for Bronze in the World Judo Championships in Hungary today at approx 4pm. Follow her at https://www.ijf.org/competition/2239 We wish you the very best Megan from everyone in Irish Judo!Read more

World Judo Championships Seniors Hungary 2021 We wish Nathon & Megan and the athlete support team of Ciaran, Luke & Juergen the very best of luck at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary starting 6th June 2021. We are also delighted to note Benjamin successfully came through a training camp in Valencia on his roadRead more