World Judo Juniors Championships

The World Judo Juniors Championships are the highest level of international judo competition for juniors, 21 years of age or less. The championships are held once every year (except the years when the Olympics take place) by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their home countries. The World Junior Championships are the only junior event awarding ranking points for the seniors world ranking list.^[1] The last edition of the championships took place in Marrakesh, Morocco in 2019.^[2]

Competitions[]

Edition	Year	Dates	City and host country	Venue	# Countries	# Athletes	Ref.
1		14–15 September	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil				[3]
2		18–19 December	Madrid, Spain				[4]
3		10–12 June	Mayaguez, Puerto Rico				[5]
4		11–13 April	Rome, Italy				[6]
5		30 March – 1 April	Dijon, France				[7]
6		8–11 October	Buenos Aires, Argentina				[8]
7		3–6 November	Cairo, Egypt				[9]
8		3–6 October	Porto, Portugal				[10]
9		8–11 October	Cali, Colombia				[11]
10		26–29 October	Nabeul, Tunisia				[12]
11		12–15 September	Jeju Island, South Korea				[13]
12		14–17 October	Budapest, Hungary				[14]
13		12–15 October	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic				[15]
14		23–26 October	Bangkok, Thailand				[16]
15		22–25 October	Paris, France				[17]
16		21–24 October	Agadir, Morocco				[18][19]
17		3–6 November	Cape Town, South Africa		75	567	[20][21]
18		23–26 October	Ljubljana, Slovenia		89	726	[22][23][24]
19	2014	22–25 October	Fort Lauderdale, United States		72	518	[25][26][27]
20		23–26 October	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates		81	555	[28][29][30]
21		18–22 October	Zagreb, Croatia	Dom Sportova	83	590	[31][32][33][34]
22	2018	17–21 October	Nassau, The Bahamas	Imperial Arena	66	425	[35][36][37][38]
23		16–19 October	Marrakesh, Morocco		81	517	[39][40][41][42]
24	2021	6–10 October	Olbia, Italy	Geopalace	72	490	[43][44][45][46]
25		5–9 October	TBD				[47][48]

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