African Junior Judo Championships

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DisciplineJudo
TypeAnnual
OrganiserAfrican Judo Union (AJU)
FirsteditionTunis 2000
African Junior Judo Championships
Current event or competition:
2025 African Junior Judo Championships
Competition details
DisciplineJudo
TypeAnnual
OrganiserAfrican Judo Union (AJU)
History
First editionTunis 2000
Editions22
Most recentYaoundé 2024
Next editionLuanda 2025

The African Junior Judo Championships are the highest level of African judo competition for juniors, 21 years of age or less. The championships are held every year by the African Judo Union, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their countries. The first edition was held in Tunis, Tunisia in 2000.

Edition Year Dates City and host country Venue Countries Athletes Top country Ref.
1 2000 ... May Tunisia Tunis, Tunisia
2 2002 31 July–5 August Ivory Coast Abidjan, Ivory Coast Algeria [1]
3 2003 9–10 August Burkina Faso Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
4 2004 17 July Mauritius Grande Rivière, Mauritius
5 2005 7–8 July Tunisia Tunis, Tunisia Tunisia [2]
6 2006 30 June South Africa ..., South Africa Tunisia [3]
7 2007
8 2008 11–13 July Niger Niamey, Niger [4]
9 2009 24–26 July Morocco Oujda, Morocco Salle Omnisports de l'Université Mohamed 1 Algeria
10 2010 31 July Senegal Dakar, Senegal Tunisia [5]
11 2011 22–23 July Madagascar Antananarivo, Madagascar 110 Algeria [6]
12 2012 2–7 October Botswana Gaborone, Botswana 103 Tunisia [7][8]
13 2013 2–3 July Algeria Algiers, Algeria 97 Tunisia [9][10]
14 2014 21–23 March Tunisia Tunis, Tunisia 21 162 Egypt [11][12]
15 2015 22–24 July Egypt Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10 91 Algeria [13]
16 2016 21–23 July Morocco Casablanca, Morocco 12 79 Tunisia [14]
17 2017 5–7 May Egypt Cairo, Egypt 9 93 Tunisia [15]
18 2018 10 May Burundi Bujumbura, Burundi Judo Sport Center 14 111 Algeria [16]
19 2019 2–3 May Senegal Dakar, Senegal Dakar Arena 17 120 Algeria [17]
— 2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
— 2021
20 2022 21–22 July Kenya Nairobi, Kenya Safaricom Indoor Arena 21 141 Egypt [18]
21 2023 29 July Madagascar Antananarivo, Madagascar Palais des Sports de Mahamasina 17 137 Egypt [19]
22 2024 15 August Cameroon Yaoundé, Cameroon Palais des Sports Warda 17 164 Tunisia [20]
23 2025 19–20 July Angola Luanda, Angola Morocco [21][22]

All-time medal table 2000–2024

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