judotv.com
judotv.com is the International Judo Federation’s official digital platform for watching international judo, following competitions, checking athlete records and rankings, and accessing an expanding archive of World Judo Tour content.
What is judotv.com used for?
JudoTV combines live sports streaming with competition data that would normally be spread across several services. The International Judo Federation, or IJF, operates the platform and describes it as the digital home of international judo.
The main attraction is live competition coverage. Visitors can follow IJF events while also seeing information about athletes, brackets, contest results, rankings, and upcoming tournaments. The homepage changes around the competition calendar rather than functioning like a conventional sports news website.
On October 2, 2026, for example, judotv.com was displaying the judo competition at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, which ran from September 30 to October 2. It also listed the Baku World Senior Championships scheduled for October 4-10, with 96 nations and 634 judoka shown as participants.
That real-time connection to the IJF competition system is one of the platform's most useful characteristics. JudoTV is therefore closer to a combination of a streaming service, results database, athlete directory, and competition archive than a simple video website.
Is judotv.com an official and legitimate website?
Yes. The clearest evidence is that the International Judo Federation directly identifies JudoTV as its platform and repeatedly links to judotv.com from IJF.org.
The official JudoTV mobile applications provide another useful confirmation. Google Play lists the developer as Nemzetközi Judo Szövetség, the Hungarian name of the International Judo Federation, and gives hello@judotv.com as the support address. Apple's App Store likewise identifies Nemzetközi Judo Szövetség as the provider.
JudoTV also uses the IJF account infrastructure. The federation's own website links JudoTV alongside services such as IJF.org and Judobase.
The domain itself is considerably older than the current streaming service. Public WHOIS information indexed by HypeStat indicates that judotv.com was originally registered in October 2004. Domain age alone never proves that a website is trustworthy, but in this case the much stronger evidence is its documented connection to the recognized international governing body for judo.
What can you watch on JudoTV?
The focus is international competitive judo, particularly events connected with the IJF.
JudoTV provides live tournament coverage and an archive that allows viewers to return to previous contests. When the revamped service was introduced in 2023, the IJF highlighted full-HD viewing, ad-free streaming for subscribers, unlimited rewatching, and what it described as the world's largest judo video library.
The value of that archive goes beyond entertainment. Coaches, athletes, and serious followers can revisit individual contests to examine gripping sequences, attacks, penalties, transitions into groundwork, tactical decisions, and the approaches of particular opponents.
JudoTV also adds contest statistics. The IJF has said these can include information such as throw success and penalties, giving viewers more context than they would receive from an ordinary livestream.
In June 2026, the federation announced another significant expansion. It said that World Judo Tour events during the new Olympic qualification cycle would be streamed for subscribers with commentary available in seven languages.
Is JudoTV still free?
This is where older descriptions of judotv.com can be misleading.
Some articles and discussions about JudoTV were written when considerably more IJF competition coverage could be watched without an ongoing subscription. The service has increasingly moved toward paid access.
On June 18, 2026, the International Judo Federation announced that, from the beginning of the Olympic qualification period for Los Angeles 2028, live streaming of every IJF World Judo Tour event would be available exclusively to subscribers.
That makes subscription information particularly important for anyone researching JudoTV today.
Pricing has also changed over time and can differ between platforms or individual competitions. When the revised platform was introduced in May 2023, the IJF advertised an annual subscription for €100 and event access for €25. Those figures should not automatically be treated as today's universal prices.
Current app-store listings illustrate why. Apple's JudoTV listing has shown an IJF Premium Yearly Pass at around US$100 while displaying multiple competition-pass prices depending on the event. App pricing can also vary by country, currency, taxes, and store policies.
For an accurate purchase decision, users should therefore check the price shown in JudoTV itself immediately before subscribing instead of relying on an older article.
What information does JudoTV provide about individual judoka?
The athlete database is an overlooked part of judotv.com.
Visitors can search for judoka and open individual profiles containing information such as nationality, weight category, world ranking, age, height where available, and recent competition history.
Individual contest histories can be particularly detailed. A profile may show the tournament, competition date, tatami, competition round, opponent, weight category, and result.
This turns JudoTV into a practical research tool even for people who are not currently watching a livestream. Someone researching an upcoming World Championships matchup, for example, can examine each athlete's recent contests and follow links into related competition information.
The site also highlights leading competitors by World Ranking List position, making it easier to move from general rankings into individual athlete histories.
Does JudoTV have mobile apps?
Yes. JudoTV is available as a mobile application as well as through judotv.com.
Google Play lists the application in the Sports category and says it contains advertising and in-app purchases. The Android listing was updated on May 19, 2026. According to information supplied by the developer to Google, the app may collect personal information, encrypts data while it is being transmitted, and provides a way for users to request deletion of their data.
Apple also distributes JudoTV for iPhone and iPad, with its listing identifying the International Judo Federation as the provider. The iOS version requires iOS 13 or later according to the current App Store information.
For regular viewers, the app may be more convenient during tournament weekends. Occasional users can still access the core platform through a normal web browser.
What should users know about privacy and advertising?
JudoTV's cookie policy deserves attention because streaming is only one part of the site's data activity.
The International Judo Federation's JudoTV cookie policy says the website uses strictly necessary cookies for features such as navigation, secure areas, and embedded video streaming. It also documents marketing technologies associated with services including Facebook, Microsoft, Google advertising systems, and YouTube.
The policy says users can contact the IJF's Data Protection Officer regarding personal-data rights. The Android application separately states that personal information may be collected while saying that the developer does not share data with third parties, based on Google's developer-provided data-safety declaration.
These statements describe different aspects of data handling, so they should not be interpreted as meaning that JudoTV operates without analytics, advertising technology, or third-party services.
Who will get the most value from judotv.com?
JudoTV is most useful for people who follow international judo closely rather than viewers looking for occasional viral highlights.
Competitive judoka can study opponents and elite techniques. Coaches can revisit complete contests instead of relying on edited clips. Fans can follow tournaments that may receive little conventional television coverage in their country. Researchers and judo writers can use athlete profiles, rankings, event histories, and contest records as starting points for deeper analysis.
The biggest consideration in 2026 is the shift toward subscription-only World Judo Tour streaming. That reduces the appeal for casual viewers who only want to watch one or two contests, but it also makes judotv.com a more clearly defined specialist streaming service.
For anyone seriously following elite judo on the road to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, judotv.com now serves as one of the IJF's central platforms for live competition, archived matches, athlete data, and the wider international tournament calendar.