World and Pan Am Teams to be Selected at Junior Olympics in Bedford Park

(Colorado Springs, CO) – The Wintrust Sports Complex in Bedford Park, Ill., will play host to the future greats of American judo as the 2025 USA Judo National and International Junior Olympic Championships take place June 20-22. The tournament will also serve as the trials for the 2025 Cadet World Championships (Aug. 27-31 in Sofia, Bulgaria), the 2025 Junior World Championships (Oct. 23-27 in Amman, Jordan) and the 2025 U13 and U15 Pan American Championships (Nov. 28-30 in Mexico).

Junior Olympic National Championships

Junior Olympic International Championships

More than 850 judo athletes are expected to compete in the three-day USA Judo Junior Olympics. The winner of each of the weight divisions (non-open weights only) in the regular IJF-Junior and cadet categories will earn automatic berths to the Junior and Cadet World Teams, respectively.

Tickets are available on-site at a cost of $20 per for a one-day pass or $40 for an all-event pass for individuals 13 and older. Discounted passes are available for $15 for a one-day pass for children ages 9-12 or $30 for an all-event pass. Children ages 8 and under are admitted for free.

Judo competition begins at 8:15 a.m. daily with events scheduled as follows:

Friday, June 21 (National Championships)
Regular Bantam, Intermediate & Cadet Categories

Saturday, June 22 (National Championships)
Regular IJF-Junior, Juvenile & All Novice Categories

Sunday, June 23 (International Championships)
All International Categories

Among the judo competitors to watch in Bedford Park are the following athletes who competed for the U.S. at the 2024 Junior and Cadet World Championships:

CADETS
Men’s 55 kg
Henry Parsadanian (North Hollywood, Calif. / Hayastan MMA Academy)

Men’s 60 kg
Jonathan Yang (Los Angeles, Calif. / USA Judo National Resident Team / LA Judo Club) – 2024 Cadet World Champion

Men’s 66 kg
Alexander Prado (Coral Springs, Fla. / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center)
Daniel Gonzalez (Schaumburg, Ill. / European Judo Academy)

Men’s 73 kg
Anthony Farnot (Lehigh Acres, Fla. / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center)

Men’s 81 kg
Daniel Shulgin (Philadelphia, Pa. / Yawara Force)

Men’s 90 kg
Christian Corchado (New Britain, Conn. / New Britain Judo and Dynamic Arts)

Women’s 44 kg
Linda Dervisoglu (Dallas, Texas / Eastside Dojo)

Women’s 48 kg
Zoe Dempsey (New Lenox, Ill. / Cohen Brothers Judo Club)

Women’s 52 kg
Ellianna Abbott (Rayne, La. / Louisiana Judo)
Aubrey Genereux (Port Saint Lucie, Fla. / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center)

Women’s 57 kg
Lily Oh (Ashburn, Va. / Sport Judo)

Women’s 63 kg
Jayda Fulp (Fort Worth, Texas / Chandler Judo Academy)

Women’s 70 kg
Chloe Williams (Stafford, Va. / High Noon Judo)

IJF JUNIORS
Men’s 60 kg
Christopher Velazco (Coral Springs, Fla. / NYAC / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center)
Jonathan Yang (Los Angeles, Calif. / USA Judo National Resident Team / LA Judo Club) – 2024 Cadet World Champion

Men’s 66 kg
Jacob Yang (Los Angeles, Calif. / USA Judo National Resident Team / LA Judo Club)

Men’s 90 kg
Oleksandr Nyzhnyk (Los Gatos, Calif. / USA Judo National Resident Team / Nakano Judo Academy)

Men’s 100 kg
Daniel Liubimovski (Staten Island, N.Y. / NYAC / Colton Brown Training Center)

Men’s +100 kg
Armen Akojyan (Glendale, Calif. / Glendale Judo Academy)

Women’s 63 kg
Emily Jaspe (Hialeah, Fla. / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center)

Women’s 70 kg
Chloe Williams (Stafford, Va. / High Noon Judo)