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USA Judo will host the 2026 Senior National Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The shiai competition will be held May 9 with the Kata Nationals May 10. The tournament is expected to attract more than 600 participants to the destination. “USA Judo is excited to bring our members to Albuquerque for the Senior National Championships,” […]
Continue ReadingUSA Judo will bring the 2026 Youth National Championships to Wichita, Kansas, the first time the national governing body will hold a national championship in the state. The event will be staged March 14–15 at the Bob Brown Expo Hall at Century II in downtown Wichita. The Youth Nationals attract more than 600 athletes ages […]
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Corinne Shigemoto, who has spent 18 years with USA Judo in various capacities, is the national governing body’s new chief executive officer with the departure of Keith Bryant, who has led the organization since 2016. Shigemoto has been at various times chief operating officer, director of membership services, director of event services,and director of manager/coach […]
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The 2025 USA Judo Senior National Championships will be held in Birmingham, Alabama, at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Comple. The shiai competition will be held on May 24 with the Kata Nationals on May 25. The tournament is expected to draw more than 600 participants. The competition will take place at the BJCC, which includes a […]
Continue ReadingThe 2025 USA Judo Junior Olympic National and International Championships will take place at Wintrust Sports Complex in Bedford Park, Illinois, from June 20–22. The event will bring together young judo athletes, ages 5–20, to compete for national titles on the path to future Olympic competitions. The event will feature 1,000 athletes competing across multiple […]
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Atlanta loves to host any sporting event, but in recent years it has seen quite a bit of action from both youth sports and with the national governing body space. So when there’s an event up for bid that combines those two facets, it’s a perfect fit. The USA Judo 2024 Youth National Championships will […]
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USA Fencing has launched an initiative called Point Control, aimed at fostering health and wellness within the fencing community by providing influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations at select regional and national tournaments throughout the 2023-2024 season. The program is a part of the Coaching You Up campaign. Coaching You Up is a collaboration of USA Boxing, […]
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The 2024 USA Judo Junior Olympic Championships will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from June 21–23. The Junior Olympic National Championships will be held from June 21–22 with the International Championships on June 23 with nearly 1,000 athletes ages 5–20. The Junior Olympics will be held in conjunction with USA Weightlifting’s National Championships Week, which […]
Continue ReadingUSA Judo has named Team Travel Source as the organization’s official tournament housing provider, which will give USA Judo members access to top hotel properties at national tournaments as well as provide access for USA Judo sanctioned events with 100 or more competitors also to utilize Team Travel Source’s services. “USA Judo is very excited […]
Continue ReadingHotelPlanner has signed a new service provider partnership with USA Judo, the national governing body for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of judo, to become the exclusive online hotel reservations provider for the organization and its fans. “We are thrilled to partner with HotelPlanner to add value for our athletes, coaches and general membership,” said […]
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