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 1 2000... May Tunis, Tunisia 2 200231 July–5 August Abidjan, Ivory Coast 3 20039–10 August Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 4 200417 July Grande Rivière, Mauritius 5 20057–8 July Tunis, Tunisia 6 200630 June ..., South Africa 7 2007 8 200811–13 July Niamey, Niger 9 200924–26 July Oujda, Morocco Salle Omnisports de l'Université Mohamed 1 10 201031 July Dakar, Senegal 11 201122–23 July Antananarivo, Madagascar 110 12 20122–7 October Gaborone, Botswana 19103 13 20132–3 July Algiers, Algeria 1997 14 201421–23 March Tunis, Tunisia 21162 15 201522–24 July Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 1091 16 201621–23 July Casablanca, Morocco 1279 17 20175–7 May Cairo, Egypt 993 18 201810 May Bujumbura, Burundi Judo Sport Center14111 19 20192–3 May Dakar, Senegal Dakar Arena17120 — 2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa — 2021 20 202221–22 July Nairobi, Kenya Safaricom Indoor Arena21141 21 202329 July Antananarivo, Madagascar Palais des Sports de Mahamasina17137 22 202415 August Yaoundé, Cameroon Palais des Sports Warda17164 23 2025 19–20 July Luanda, Angola 16160 24 2026 25 July Casablanca, Morocco 20175
All-time medal table 2000–2024
Team competitions + Mixed teams Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2022 Nairobi, Kenya 2026 Casablanca, Morocco
See also African Judo Championships African Cadet Judo Championships
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