The National Selection Committee has completed selections for the 2022 Cadet and Junior World Championships.
August will be an exciting month of judo that will see all three national squad teams in action on the world stage. With the Senior Squad kicking things off as they head to Birmingham, UK to compete in the 2022 Commonwealth Games at the start of the month, the Team JudoAus Juniors will be heading to Guayaquil, Ecuador to compete at the 2022 Junior World Championships being held from 10–14 August.
Ten days later, the Team JudoAus Cadets will head to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina to compete at the 2022 Cadet World Championships on the 24 - 28 of August. In accordance with the selection policy outlined on the Judo Australia website, the national selection committee have selected the following athletes to compete:
Cadet Team
Female Athletes | Male Athletes | Reserve Athletes |
Avalon Anskey (VIC) - 70kg | Jules Aiberti (VIC) - 60kg | Vas Middleton (WA) - 60kg only |
Deana Finka (NSW) - 57kg | Yonatan Ayzelman (VIC) - 50kg | |
Marissa Finka (NSW) - 63kg | Kimi Jost (WA) - 66kg | |
Ivona Ristevski (NSW) - 57KG | Keishin Ochi (WA) - 73kg | |
Clarissa Vumbaca (NSW) - 48kg | Timeo Tournier (WA) - 55kg | |
| Kohsei Toyoshima (QLD) - 66kg | |
| William Zollinger (NSW) - 60kg | |
Kerrye Katz and Ivica Pavlinic have been named as the coaching team for this event.
Junior Team
Female Athletes | Male Athletes |
Anneliese Fielder (QLD) - 52kg | Jordon Greenbank (WA) - 66kg |
Ryley Rametta (VIC) - 63kg | Ryan Koenig (NSW) - 73kg |
| Axel Nightingale (VIC) - 100kg |
| Noah Nightingale (VIC) - 81kg |
| Danny Vojnikovich (VIC) - 90kg |
Emilien Freund and Joe Costanzo have been named as the coaching team for this event.
As part of their preparations for the Junior World Championships, the Team JudoAus Juniors will head to Europe in July to compete in a series of camps and competitions. Their first stop will be in Paks, Hungary for a week long camp and Junior European Cup event between 16 - 21 of July. Next, the team will head to Prague, Czech Republic for the Junior European Cup and camp between the 23 - 28 July before travelling back to Hungary for a week long camp between 29 July through 6 August to prepare for the World Championships.
With every team in action, the opportunity for athletes to gain more experience will be limited to allow them to focus on their respective World Championship. Therefore, the Team JudoAus Cadets and Juniors will not be competing in the team competitions at the 2022 World Championships.
Judo Australia would like to congratulate all of the athletes and coaches selected to represent judo and Australia on the world stage and we wish you all the best in your preparations as we look forward to watching you compete.
MEDIA CONTACT: Charles Hall chall@ausjudo.com.au