World Judo Cadets Championships
Judo competition
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The World Judo Cadets Championships are the highest level of international judo competition for juniors, 18 years of age or less. The championships are held every year by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their countries. The last edition of the championships took place in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2025.[1][2]
| Current event or competition: 2026 World Judo Cadets Championships | |
| Competition details | |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Judo |
| Type | Annual |
| Organiser | International Judo Federation (IJF) |
| History | |
| First edition | Budapest 2009 |
| Editions | 10 |
| Most recent | Sofia 2025 |
| Next edition | Guayaquil 2026 |
Competitions
| Edition | Year | Dates | City and host country | Venue | # Countries | # Athletes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | 6–9 August |  Budapest, Hungary |
[3][4] | |||
| 2 | 2011 | 11–14 August |  Kyiv, Ukraine |
Sports Palace | 58 | 610 | [5][6] |
| 3 | 2013 | 8–11 August |  Miami, United States |
Trump National Doral | 94 | 603 | [7][8][9] |
| 4 | 2015 | 5–8 August |  Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Zetra Olympic Hall | 59 | 481 | [10][11][12] |
| 5 | 2017 | 9–13 August |  Santiago, Chile |
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos | 64 | 428 | [13][14][15][16] |
| 6 | 2019 | 25–29 September |  Almaty, Kazakhstan |
Baluan Sholak Sports Palace | 61 | 460 | [17][18][19] |
| 7 | 2022 | 24–28 August | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Arena Hotel Hills | 60 | 483 | [20][21] |
| 8 | 2023 | 23–27 August |  Zagreb, Croatia |
Arena Zagreb | 64 | 576 | [22][23] |
| 9 | 2024 | 28 Aug–1 Sep |  Lima, Peru |
Villa Deportiva Nacional | 48 | 403 | [24] |
| 10 | 2025 | 27–31 August |  Sofia, Bulgaria |
Asics Arena | 71 | 551 | [25] |
| 11 | 2026 | 20–23 August |  Guayaquil, Ecuador |
[26] | |||
| 12 | 2027 | 19–22 August |  Chișinău, Moldova |
[27] |
Team competitions
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |  Russia |
 Brazil |
 Japan |
 Georgia |
[31][32][33] |
| 2019 | Japan |
 Azerbaijan |
 Turkey |
Russia |
[34][35][36] |
| 2022 |  France |
Azerbaijan |
Turkey |
 Uzbekistan |
[37][38][39] |
| 2023 | France |
Azerbaijan |
Turkey |
Japan |
[40] |
| 2024 | Japan |
France |
Brazil |
 Mongolia |
[41] |
| 2025 | Japan |
Uzbekistan |
 Poland |
 IJF |
[42] |
