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The New IJF Athletes' Commission Is Known
Jun 20, 2025
by: Nicolas Messner, Jo Crowley
During the OTP Bank World Judo Championships Hungary 2025, participating athletes had the opportunity to vote for their representatives in the IJF Athletes’ Commission for the next four year term (2025-2029).
The IJF Athletes’ Commission is composed of 9 members in total, 5 elected by their peers and 4 appointed by the IJF Executive Committee.
20 candidates from the 5 continents applied and we are happy to announce the elected members.
- Representing the AJU - Jasmine Martin (RSA)
- Representing the EJU - Kim Polling (ITA)
- Representing the JUA - Ryunosuke Haga (JPN)
- Representing the OJU - Nathan Katz (AUS)
- Representing the PJC - Ivan Felipe Silva Morales (CUB)
The nominated athletes are:
- Nora Gjakova (KOS)
- Hidayat Heydarov (AZE)
- Diyora Keldiyorova (UZB)
- Lukas Krpalek (CZE)
In the upcoming weeks the 9 members will elect the chair. Thank you to all athletes who engaged in this process and good luck on the way to LA28.
