French Judo Blogs

Montreal, August 31, 2026 – Judo Canada is pleased to announce the composition of its Board of Directors following the organization’s 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM), held virtually on Sunday, August 30. Judo Canada’s voting members, consisting of its Provincial and Territorial Judo Associations, participated in the election of five positions on the Board of Directors. Five Board positions were up for election this year. Chair Donna Hanson, Treasurer Miguel Rueda and Director Ruth La... Read more

Canada’s only judoka on the tatami Sunday at the Lausanne Grand Slam (Switzerland),  Kyle Reyes  (-100 kg) was eliminated in his first match of the day. Disappointed with his performance, he plans to regroup physically in order to bounce back in the coming weeks. Facing Bulgaria’s Boris Georgiev in the opening bout, the Ontarian believes he wasn’t effective enough in grappling, and let his opponent close in on him too easily. That was all it took for Georgiev to secure the victory wit... Read more

Montréal, August 23, 2026 –Canada’s judokas put on a spectacular showing on Sunday in their repechage match against France in the mixed team competition at the Cadet World Judo Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Unfortunately, despite their valiant efforts, the Canadians fell to the French after seven bouts. Zoe Element  kicked things off for the Canadians with a victory over Mamitantely Oceana Stefanie in the under-48 kg category.  Amir Temirbaev  (-60 kg) kept up the momentum by d... Read more

Matthew Molchanov  was the only Canadian judoka to advance to the final rounds on Saturday at the Cadet World Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The Ontarian made his mark as the day came to a close, winning his bronze medal match in the under-90 kg weight category. In his final bout against Nurradin Aliyev of Azerbaijan, Molchanov scored early, then proceeded to block all of his opponent’s attacks. He thus finished the day on the third step of the podium. “It was pretty much his... Read more

Five bouts, five victories, and one championship title in the Under 66 kg category: that’s how  Anes Mati’s  day went today in Guayaquil, Ecuador, at the Cadet World Championships. Late Friday afternoon, the Montreal-based judoka faced off against Giorgi Kapanadze (Georgia) in the grand final of his weight class. Mati scored two yukos, and was able to protect his lead until the very end of the bout to claim the top spot on the podium. Canadian Coach  Antoine Bouchard  commented, “T... Read more

Team Canada’s  Roman Semyrozum  earned himself a silver medal in the Under-60 kg division Thursday, at the Cadet World Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The Montréal-based judoka ended the day with a record of three wins and one loss. In the gold medal around, Semyrizum faced off against Rassulkhan Gabit (Kazakhstan). The bout was hard-fought by both judokas and even went into overtime, but in the end, Gabit came out on top. Canadian Coach  Antoine Bouchard  commented, “It was a... Read more

 Over the past year,  Catherine Toshkov  has enjoyed success in various continental open judo tournaments. After winning four consecutive bronze medals in the aforementioned events, the Montréaler reached a new milestone Tuesday, with a silver medal finish in the Under-63 kg division at the Lima Panamerican Open in Peru. In the final match, the Québecois athlete faced two-time Olympian Anriquelis Barrios (Venezuela); Barrios has defeated the Canadian last Friday in the repechage at th... Read more

In a hard-fought bout,  Keagan Young  had a bronze medal slip through his fingers on Sunday, the final day of the Lima Grand Prix in Peru. Facing off against Brazil’s Guilherme Schimidt for the first time ever in his career, the Ontarian judoka was defeated by yuko after 21 seconds of overtime in his bout in the Under-90-kg division. While Young finished the day in fifth place, it was his best-ever result at a Grand Prix tournament. “It was a close duel,” noted national coach  Antoine... Read more

François Gauthier-Drapeau  took advantage of his participation at the Lima Judo Grand Prix in Peru, to add another medal to his collection. Gauthier-Drapeau claimed silver in the Under-81 kg division, where he lost in the final to David Lima (Brazil). Despite a disappointing outcome of that final bout, the Québecois athlete was pleased to return to the international podium. “It may be heartbreaking to lose in the final, but I have to admit that earning a medal feels good! It had been ... Read more

Julien Frascadore  (-66 kg) was the only Canadian judoka to see the day’s end with a ranking—seventh place—on the first day of the Lima Grand Prix on Friday in Peru. The Québecois athlete ended their day with a record of 2 wins and 2 losses. A silver medalist at this same tournament last year, the 26-year-old judoka needed overtime to defeat his first opponent, Willis Garcia (Venezuela), by ippon—notably clocking his first victory over Garcia in three career matchups. As a result of t... Read more