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 Dushanbe , Tajikistan in 2024.[ 2]
Edition
Year
Dates
City and host country
Venue
# Countries
# Athletes
1
1974
14–15 September
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[ 3]
2
1976
18–19 December
Madrid , Spain
[ 4]
3
1983
10–12 June
Mayagüez , Puerto Rico
[ 5]
4
1986
11–13 April
Rome , Italy
[ 6]
5
1990
30 March – 1 April
Dijon , France
[ 7]
6
1992
8–11 October
Buenos Aires , Argentina
[ 8]
7
1994
3–6 November
Cairo , Egypt
[ 9]
8
1996
3–6 October
Porto , Portugal
[ 10]
9
1998
8–11 October
Cali , Colombia
[ 11]
10
2000
26–29 October
Nabeul , Tunisia
[ 12]
11
2002
12–15 September
Jeju Island , South Korea
[ 13]
12
2004
14–17 October
Budapest , Hungary
[ 14]
13
2006
12–15 October
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
[ 15]
14
2008
23–26 October
Bangkok , Thailand
[ 16]
15
2009
22–25 October
Paris , France
[ 17]
16
2010
21–24 October
Agadir , Morocco
[ 18] [ 19]
17
2011
3–6 November
Cape Town , South Africa
75
567
[ 20] [ 21]
18
2013
23–26 October
Ljubljana , Slovenia
89
726
[ 22] [ 23] [ 24]
19
2014
22–25 October
Fort Lauderdale , United States
72
518
[ 25] [ 26] [ 27]
20
2015
23–26 October
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
81
555
[ 28] [ 29] [ 30]
21
2017
18–22 October
Zagreb , Croatia
Dom Sportova
83
590
[ 31] [ 32] [ 33] [ 34]
22
2018
17–21 October
Nassau , The Bahamas
Imperial Arena
66
425
[ 35] [ 36] [ 37] [ 38]
23
2019
16–19 October
Marrakesh , Morocco
81
517
[ 39] [ 40] [ 41] [ 42]
24
2021
6–10 October
Olbia , Italy
Geopalace
72
490
[ 43] [ 44] [ 45] [ 46]
25
2022
10–14 August
Guayaquil , Ecuador
Arena Fedeguayas VPP
63
373
[ 47] [ 48] [ 49] [ 50] [ 51] [ 52]
26
2023
4–8 October
Odivelas , Portugal
Sports complex Multiusos de Odivelas
68
541
[ 53] [ 54]
27
2024
2–6 October
Dushanbe , Tajikistan
67
531
[ 55] [ 56]
28
2025
[ 57]
Point Contribution to Senior World Ranking List
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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.[ 86] The points also count towards Olympic Games qualification.[ 87]
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