Africa to host seven championships on 2023 International Judo Federation calendar

International Judo Federation (IJF) 2023 Calendar (African events):

• 11^th – 12^th March – Tunis, Tunisia
• 18^th – 19^th March – Algiers, Algeria
• 8^th – 9^th April – Luanda, Angola
• 17^th – 18^th June – Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
• 24^th – 25^th June – Niamey, Niger
• 11^th – 12^th November – Dakar, Senegal
• 18^th – 19^th November – Yaoundé, Cameroon

The 2023 calendar for the International Judo Federation (IJF) is well packed with a number of events across the different countries and continents.

At least seven events are set to take place on the African continent.

Tunisia, Algeria, Angola, Cote d’Ivoire, Niger, Senegal and Cameroon are the countries that will host the events in Africa.

The first event in Africa will come on the 11^th to 12^th March 2023 in the Tunisian capital city of Tunis.

A week later, this will be followed by another one in Algiers, Algeria between 18^th to 19^th March 2023.

The one in Angola will happen on the 8^th to 9^th April 2023 in Luanda city.

In June (17^th to 18^th) Abidjan city will host the championship in Cote d’Ivoire city.

A week later, there will be a championship in Niamey, Niger (24^th to 25^th June).

Then at the close of the year, Dakar Senegal will be on 11^th to 12^th November 2023.

The last event in Africa will be on the 18^th to 19^th November 2023 in Yaoundé city, Cameroon.

Other events:

There are a couple of other international events as the Grand prix in Almada, Portugal (27^th to 29^th January), Linz, Austria (25^th – 27^th May), Dushanbe (2^nd to 4^th June) and Zagreb, Croatia (18^th to 20^th August).

The grand slams will take place in Paris, France (4^th to 5^th February), Tel Aviv – Israel (16^th to 18^th February), Tbilisi – Georgia (24^th to 26^th March), Antalya – Turkey (31^st to 2^nd April), Ulaanbaatar (23^rd to 25^th June), Baku (22^nd to 24^th September), Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates (10^th to 12^th November) and Tokyo – Japan (2^nd to 3^rd December).

Other global and ranking championships will be the European Open, Pan-American Open, World Championships seniors, European championships, Masters in Budapest – Hungary (4^th to 6^th August 2023), Asian Open, World Championships Cadets, World Championships Kata, World Championships Veterans, Test Event for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (29^th to 30^th August 2023), XVII Pacific Games as well as the Oceania open.

The Uganda Judo Association (UJA) will attend some of these global events in a bid to qualify athletes to the Paris 2024 Olympics.

UJA president Captain James Musiitwa is optimistic Uganda make the grade for the Olympics.