African Junior Judo Championships

African Junior Judo Championships
Current event or competition:
2025 African Junior Judo Championships
Competition details
DisciplineJudo
TypeAnnual
OrganiserAfrican Judo Union (AJU)
History
First editionTunis 2000
Editions22
Most recentYaoundé 2024
Next editionLuanda 2025

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.

Competitions

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]
23 2025 19–20 July Luanda, Angola [21][22]

All-time medal table 2000–2024

See also

References

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  18. ^ "African Championships Nairobi 2022". AJU. Redaction.
  19. ^ "African Championships Antananarivo 2023". AJU. Redaction.
  20. ^ "African Championships Yaoundé 2024". AJU. Redaction.
  21. ^ "African Junior Championships Individuals 2025". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  22. ^ "African Junior Championships Mixed Teams 2025". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 23 June 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.


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