The World Judo Juniors Championships are the highest level of international judo competition for juniors, 20until 2012/21since 2013 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 Juniors Championships are the only junior event awarding ranking points for the seniors world ranking list. The last edition of the championships took place in Lima, Peru in 2025.
Competitions Edition Year Dates City and host country Venue # Countries # Athletes 1 1974 14–15 September Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2 1976 18–19 December Madrid, Spain 3 1983 10–12 June Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 4 1986 11–13 April Rome, Italy 5 1990 30 March – 1 April Dijon, France 6 1992 8–11 October Buenos Aires, Argentina 7 1994 3–6 November Cairo, Egypt 8 1996 3–6 October Porto, Portugal 9 1998 8–11 October Cali, Colombia 10 2000 26–29 October Nabeul, Tunisia 11 2002 12–15 September Jeju Island, South Korea 12 2004 14–17 October Budapest, Hungary 13 2006 12–15 October Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 14 2008 23–26 October Bangkok, Thailand 15 2009 22–25 October Paris, France 16 2010 21–24 October Agadir, Morocco 17 2011 3–6 November Cape Town, South Africa 75 567 18 2013 23–26 October Ljubljana, Slovenia 89 726 19 2014 22–25 October Fort Lauderdale, United States 72 518 20 2015 23–26 October Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 81 555 21 2017 18–22 October Zagreb, Croatia Dom Sportova 83 590 22 2018 17–21 October Nassau, The Bahamas Imperial Arena 66 425 23 2019 16–19 October Marrakesh, Morocco 81 517 24 2021 6–10 October Olbia, Italy 72 490 25 2022 10–14 August Guayaquil, Ecuador 63 373 26 2023 4–8 October Odivelas, Portugal 68 541 27 2024 2–6 October Dushanbe, Tajikistan Kasri Tennis 67 531 28 2025 5–8 October Lima, Peru Coliseo Eduardo Dibós 65 463 29 2026 19–22 November Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Team competitions
+ Men's team Year Gold Silver Bronze 2013 2014 2015
+ Women's team Year Gold Silver Bronze 2013 2014 2015
+ Mixed team Year Gold Silver Bronze 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 IJF
Point Contribution to Senior World Ranking List Since 2019, World Juniors Championships contribute ranking points equal to an IJF Grand Prix for the Senior World Ranking List as well as Junior WRL points. The points also count towards Olympic Games qualification.
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