French Judo Blogs

Montréal, April 26, 2025 – After a successful first day of competitions at the Panamerican and Oceania Championships where Team Canada collectively earned four medals, Canuck judokas added two more medals to the overall haul, Saturday, in Santiago, Chile. Keagan Young (-81 kg) and Coralie Godbout (-78 kg) both reached the finals in their respective categories, but lost their final duels. No tears were shed though, as both athletes will take home bronze medals. Recall that yesterday, Fr... Read more

Montréal, April 25, 2025 – Lead by  Evelyn Beaton,  who won the gold in the -52 kg grand final, Team Canada collected four medals today – one gold, one silver and two bronze – on Friday, the first day of the Panamerican and Oceania Judo Championships held in Santiago, Chile. -52 podium – Evelyn Beaton 1st – photo CPJ In addition to Beaton’s medal, Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard (-63 kg) earned silver, while both Julien Frascadore (-66 kg) and Yanis Hachemi (-73 kg) took third place – g... Read more

Montréal, April 20, 2025 – Both Cadet and Junior teams representing Canada earned bronze medals on Sunday, the last day of the Panamerican and Oceania Championships Juniors in Peru. Photo: Judo Canada The Cadet team featured: Addyson Tamura (-48 kg), Maia Thomson (-63 kg), Missy Jen Dorval Mbele (+63 kg), Amir Temirbaev (-60 kg), Tristan Bourque (-81 kg) and Franck David Moussima Ewana Elouti (+81 kg). The Team faced a tough bout in the first round against Team Brazil, and lost ... Read more

Loika Robertson and Charlie Thibault coming home with bronze medals Montréal, April 19, 2025 – Canada’s judokas earned three medals – one silver and two bronze – Saturday at the Panamerican and Oceania Championships Juniors Individuals in Peru’s capital city of Lima. Photo: Judo Canada Charlie Thibault, Arthur Karpukov and Loika Robertson Arthur Karpukov was Team Canada’s star on Saturday with his silver medal. The Montrealer gave it his all in the -81kg class final, despite suff... Read more

Montréal, April 18, 2025 – The Canadian cadet delegation definitely made its presence felt on day one of the Cadet and Junior Pan-American Championships in Lima, Peru, capturing fifteen medals on Friday, including three gold. Connor Gallant (-66 kg), Tristan Bourque (-81 kg), and Maia Thomson (-63 kg) climbed to the top of the podium in their respective categories, thanks to their perfect competition records. Photo Judo Alberta Maia Thomson Thomson led the charge, defeating Brazi... Read more

Sur le tatami, chaque mouvement, chaque projection, chaque immobilisation demande une énergie considérable, une concentration intense et une résistance physique à toute épreuve. Si la technique et la stratégie sont au cœur du judo, un élément souvent sous-estimé mais absolument fondamental conditionne la capacité du judoka à exprimer son plein potentiel : la nutrition. Bien plus qu’un simple apport de carburant, une alimentation spécifique et équilibrée est un véritable pilier de la performan... Read more

Montreal, March 31, 2025 – Strength and conditioning coach Nicolas Thébault is about to embark on a new chapter in his professional career. In the coming days, he will leave his position at the Institut National du Sport du Québec to take on the same role full-time with Judo Canada. Thébault is already a familiar face to Canadian judokas, having worked with them for nearly a decade. He sees this new role as a natural progression in his career. Over the years, in addition to working with j... Read more

The Judo Canada Athletes’ Committee is looking for two new members to join the team. Eligibility Criteria: Must be a current National Team member or have been a carded athlete within the last five years. The committee must include at least one man and one woman at all times. One athlete must not be based at the National Training Centre (NTC). A maximum of one retired athlete may sit on the committee. If you’re interested or want to learn more, reach out to us! a.valoisfortier@judocan... Read more

Montréal, March 24, 2025 – The two Canadians who competed at the Para-Judo World Cup in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Monday were defeated by athletes who went on to win medals. Justin Karn (-70 kg J2) and Eitel Houedakar (-81 kg J1) both came out of the competition with records of 0-2. Photo: Rafal Burza, IBSA Sport Justin Karn Canadian team veteran Karn lost his first match to Ishak Ouldkouider of Algeria, who won by ippon. Ouldkouider later captured a bronze medal. In the repechage, Ka... Read more

Montréal, March 23 rd , 2025 –  Kyle Reyes  climbed on the third step of the podium in the under-100 kg category at the Judo Grand Slam in Tbilisi, Georgia, to conclude his first international competition of the year on Sunday. After collecting one of the two bronze medals at the Tokyo Grand Slam during his last outing on the world stage in December, he won four of his five bouts in the Georgian capital. Photo IJF – Kulumbegashvili Tamara His battle for one of the two third place... Read more

Montréal, March 22, 2025 – On Saturday,  Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard  competed in her first tournament since the Paris Olympic Games eight months ago. The 30-year-old athlete celebrated her comeback by stepping onto the top of the podium in the under-63 kg category at the Tbilisi Grand Slam in Georgia. Photo IJF/Tamara Kulumbegashvili Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard In today’s big final, Beauchemin-Pinard prevailed over Manon Deketer of France thanks to a waza-ari she scored just over a... Read more