African Junior Judo Championships

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.

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

Competitions

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

All-time medal table 2000–2024

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Championnats d'Afrique de judo juniors". lematin.ma (in French). Redaction. 6 August 2002.
  2. ^ "African U20 Championships Tunis". judo-inside.com. Redaction.
  3. ^ "African U20 Championships South Africa". judo-inside.com. Redaction.
  4. ^ "African U20 Championships Niamey". judo-inside.com. Redaction.
  5. ^ "African U20 Championships Dakar". judo-inside.com. Redaction.
  6. ^ "African U20 Championships Antananarivo". judo-inside.com. Redaction.
  7. ^ "African Championships Gaborone 2012". AJU. Redaction.
  8. ^ "African U20 Championships Gaborone". judo-inside.com. Redaction.
  9. ^ "African Championships Algiers 2013". AJU. Redaction.
  10. ^ "African U21 Championships Algiers". judo-inside.com. Redaction.
  11. ^ "African Championships Tunis 2014". AJU. Redaction.
  12. ^ "African U21 Championships Tunis". judo-inside.com. Redaction.
  13. ^ "African Championships Sharm El Sheikh 2015". AJU. Redaction.
  14. ^ "African Championships Casablanca 2016". AJU. Redaction.
  15. ^ "African Championships Cairo 2017". AJU. Redaction.
  16. ^ "African Championships Bujumbura 2018". AJU. Redaction.
  17. ^ "African Championships Dakar 2019". AJU. Redaction.
  18. ^ "African Championships Nairobi 2022". AJU. Redaction.
  19. ^ "African Championships Antananarivo 2023". AJU. Redaction.
  20. ^ "African Championships Yaoundé 2024". AJU. Redaction.


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