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Competition Date: 

Friday, July 25

Intermediate 1, 2 and Juvenile A, B

Saturday, July 26

Bantam 1, 2, 3 and IJF-Junior

Sunday July 27

International Divisions

Intermediate 2, Juvenile A, B and IJF-Junior

Day 3 Photo Gallery

USA Judo National Junior Olympic Championships Day 2 Results

Fifteen-year-old Max Schneider (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon Judo) won his first IJF-Junior (under-20) USA Judo National Junior Olympic Championship title in the 60kg division in spectacular fashion, throwing two former Senior National medalists in the process during the second day of competition at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort.   

Schneider threw Tyler Ferry (Riverview, Fla. / TNT Academy of Judo & Dance) after a first round bye before upsetting 55kg Senior Nationals silver medalist Kyle Taketa (Torrance, Calif. / Gardena Judo) in the semifinals… more>

Day 2 Photo Gallery

USA Judo National Junior Olympic Championships Day 1 Results

Could it be that the eighth time is the charm? 

For 16-year-old Kayla Martin (Evansville, Ind.) the USA Judo National Junior Olympic Championships on Friday marked the eighth straight trip to the finals, but the first time she won gold.

A silver medalist at every Junior Olympics since 2001 when she was a 30kg 9-year-old, Martin finally earned her first title in the 63kg Juvenile B (15-16-year-old) division at the tournament which was held at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort Convention Center at Walt Disney World® Resort in Kissimmee and featured 455 competitors on the first day of the tournament.

Martin was undefeated with a 4-0 record, including two wins over Shaniqua Brown (Atlanta, Ga. / Waka Mu Sha) who competed in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Judo in June… more>