News Articles
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Team USA to Compete at Pan American U13 and U15 Championships in Brazil This Weekend
by Nicole Jomantas - Fri Nov 06 19:25:54 -0500 2009
Twenty-one junior athletes will compete this weekend in the Pan American U13 and U15 Championships on Saturday and Sunday in Porto Alegre, Brazil. read more
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Capra Wins Bronze, Hickham Places Sixth at Flanders Cup
by Nicole Jomantas - Thu Nov 05 16:20:29 -0500 2009
Competing for the first time for the United States, Thomas Capra, a dual citizen of the United States and France, won a bronze medal in the U17 73kg division on Sunday at the Flanders Cup in Lommel, Belgium. read more
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Masters Athletes Have Opportunity to Earn National Rankings
by Nicole Jomantas - Wed Nov 04 19:46:20 -0500 2009
USA Judo is pleased to announce that athletes ages 30 and older will have the opportunity to be ranked nationally by age and weight division by the new Masters National Rankings. read more
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Toni Geiger Places Fifth at Swedish Open, Ann Shiraishi Finishes Seventh
by Nicole Jomantas - Mon Nov 02 14:22:24 -0500 2009
Toni Geiger earned a top-five finish in her first European outing as a +78kg player at the Swedish Open in Boras on Sunday. read more
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Six U.S. Players to Compete at Swedish Open This Weekend
by Nicole Jomantas - Thu Oct 29 18:47:56 -0400 2009
Six U.S. athletes will be among more than 200 athletes expected to vie for cash prizes of 1,000 Euros for titles won at the Swedish Open, a USA Judo Senior B-Level Point Tournament, in Boras this weekend. read more
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Kayla Harrison Wins Silver Medal, Becomes Second U.S. Player to Medal Twice at the Junior Worlds
by Nicole Jomantas - Sun Oct 25 13:40:04 -0400 2009
Kayla Harrison became the second U.S. player in history to earn two Junior World Championship medals when she earned a silver in the 78kg division in Paris on Sunday. read more
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Watch Kayla Harrison Fight for Junior World Gold at Noon EDT
by Nicole Jomantas - Sun Oct 25 10:46:30 -0400 2009
Nineteen-year-old Kayla Harrison will have the opportunity to become the first U.S. player ever to win two Junior World titles when she fights for gold in the 78kg division at noon EDT in Paris, France. read more
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Junior World Championships Day 3 Results
by Nicole Jomantas - Sat Oct 24 13:50:15 -0400 2009
Team USA was eliminated in the early rounds of the third day of the Junior World Championships on Saturday in Paris. read more
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Junior World Championships Day 2 Results
by Nicole Jomantas - Fri Oct 23 14:55:29 -0400 2009
Kyle Taketa fell just one match win short of the medal hunt on Friday when he went 2-1 in the 66kg division of the Junior World Championships in Paris. read more
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Katelyn Bouyssou Places Fifth at the Junior World Championships in Paris, Corwin Learned Finishes Seventh
by Nicole Jomantas - Thu Oct 22 16:06:15 -0400 2009
Fifteen-year-old Katelyn Bouyssou placed fifth at the Junior World Championships in Paris. read more
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Katelyn Bouyssou Advances to Junior World Championships Bronze Medal Round at Noon EDT
by Nicole Jomantas - Thu Oct 22 11:17:16 -0400 2009
Fifteen-year-old Katelyn Bouyssou (Hope, R.I. / NYAC / Mayo Quanchi Judo Club) will fight for a bronze medal in the 48kg division of the Junior World Championships in Paris at noon EDT. read more
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Kata World Championship Results
by Nicole Jomantas - Thu Oct 22 09:45:39 -0400 2009
Fifteen U.S. athletes competed in the first ever Kata World Championships on Saturday and Sunday in Valletta, Malta. read more
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Follow the Junior World Championship Draws LIVE
by Nicole Jomantas - Wed Oct 21 20:22:06 -0400 2009
The draws for the 2009 Junior World Championships, which begin on Thursday in Paris, have been posted at www.ippon.org and will be updated live throughout the event that concludes on Sunday. read more
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William E. Simon Endowment for the Support of Athletes
by Nicole Jomantas - Wed Oct 21 16:28:04 -0400 2009
Applications are now being accepted for the William E. Simon Endowment for the Support of Athletes. read more
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Watch the 2009 Junior World Championships LIVE on the Web
by Nicole Jomantas - Wed Oct 21 14:01:52 -0400 2009
The 2009 Junior World Championships will be Webcast LIVE on the Web from Thursday through Sunday. read more
