WA Leaders Represent Australia on the World Stage at 2025 World Judo Championships
While Australia’s top judoka take to the tatami at the 2025 OTP Bank World Judo Championships in Budapest, two highly respected figures from the Western Australian judo community are also making an impact behind the scenes. Mr Carlo Knoester is serving as an IJF Referee Supervisor, contributing his deep refereeing expertise to ensure the event […]
Maria Swan to Represent Australia at 2025 World Championships in Budapest
The 2025 OTP Bank World Senior Judo Championships are officially underway in Budapest, Hungary, running from 13–19 June, with the prestigious Teams Event to follow on 20 June. The world’s best judoka have converged on the Hungarian capital, with 556 athletes from 93 nations battling it out for world titles. Among the four Australian representatives […]
WA Referees Represent at the 2025 National Judo Championships
While our athletes were delivering incredible performances on the mat at the 2025 National Championships, a group of dedicated West Australians were making an equally important contribution from the centre of the tatami – as referees. Celeste Knoester (Continental Referee), Patrick Tichelaar (National A), and Marlee Mickle (National B) proudly represented WA on the national […]
WA Judoka Join National J-Girls Camp Following 2025 Championships
Following the conclusion of the 2025 Judo National Championships, Judo Australia hosted a special edition of its J-Girls Camp on Monday, 9 June, celebrating and empowering the next generation of female judoka across the country. Held at the Gold Coast Sport & Leisure Centre, the session brought together approximately 50 female participants from across Australia […]
WA Athletes Go the Extra Mile at National Training Camp
Following the 2025 National Championships, over 20 dedicated Western Australian judoka remained on the Gold Coast to participate in Judo Australia’s two-day National Training Camp from Monday, 9 June to Tuesday, 10 June. Spanning two intensive sessions per day, the camp brought together athletes from across the country and across age divisions – from Under […]
Team WA Crowned Champion State at 2025 Judo National Championships
This past weekend, over 70 athletes represented Western Australia at the 2025 Australian National Judo Championships, with around 116 individual entries across three full days of competition. The event kicked off on Day 1 with Kata, Veterans, and Veteran Kyu Grades; Day 2 featured Cadet, Junior, and Senior athletes; and Day 3 concluded with Senior […]
WA Judoka Represents Australia at International Adaptive Judo Camp in Japan
Judo WA is proud to share that Bobby Girdwood, an adaptive athlete from Kano Judo Schools, recently represented Australia at the International Adaptive Judo Training Camp, held from 3–6 May 2025 at Nihon Bunka University in Tokyo, Japan. The international camp brought together adaptive judoka from across the globe for an immersive week of training, […]
Judo Australia’s Regional Pathways Development Coach Visits WA
Judo WA was proud to welcome Nathan Katz, Judo Australia’s newly appointed Regional Pathways Development Coach for Western Australia, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, and Tasmania, during the week following the 2025 Mandurah Oceania Open. A two-time Olympian (Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020) and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist (Birmingham 2022), Nathan brings with […]
WA Athletes Shine at 2025 Mandurah Oceania Open & Cup
Western Australia was strongly represented at the 2025 Mandurah Oceania Open & Cup, held from 3–4 May at the Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre. A total of 34 WA athletes were selected to represent Australia, competing across the senior, junior, and cadet divisions in front of a home crowd. The senior competition on Saturday, 3 […]
Mandurah Welcomes the World for the 2025 Oceania Open & Cup
From Saturday 3 May to Sunday 4 May, the Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre became the international stage for the 2025 Mandurah Oceania Open & Cup, where elite athletes from across the globe came together to compete for world-ranking points and celebrate the spirit of judo. This year’s event welcomed approximately 170 athletes from 14 […]
