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Judo developed from Jujitsu - the hand-to-hand combat technique of ancient samurai warriors. Its name, which means ‘the gentle way’ in Japanese, reflects its moral code of politeness, courage, sincerity, self-control, honour, modesty, friendship and respect.

The rules were laid down by Dr. Jigoro Kano, who opened the first Judo school in Japan in 1882.

More than a century later, Judo is now the most popular martial art in the world, with 13 million participants in 111 countries. Judo was an Asian Games event 1986 in Seoul, South Korea.

List of events

• men

  1. -55KG

  2. 60 - 66KG

  3. 66 - 73KG

  4. 81 - 90KG

  5. 90 - 100KG

  6. 73 - 81KG

  7. 65 - 71KG

  8. 71 - 78KG

  9. 78 - 86KG

  10. +95KG

  11. 60 - 65KG

  12. 86 - 95KG

  13. -63KG

  14. 63 - 70KG

  15. 70 - 80KG

  16. EXTRA-LIGHT, -60KG

  17. 60KG

  18. 66KG

  19. 73KG

  20. 81KG

  21. 90KG

  22. 100KG

  23. +100KG

  24. 80 - 93KG

  25. +93KG

  26. -68KG

  27. 68 - 80KG

  28. +80KG

  29. 55-60 KG

  30. HALF-LIGHT, -66KG

  31. LIGHT, -73KG

  32. HALF-MIDDLE, -81KG

  33. MIDDLE, -90KG

  34. HALF-HEAVY, -100KG

  35. HEAVY, +100KG

  36. OPEN CATEGORY

• women

  1. 78KG

  2. EXTRA-LIGHT, -48KG

  3. HALF-LIGHT, -52KG

  4. LIGHT, -57KG

  5. HALF-MIDDLE, -63KG

  6. MIDDLE, -70KG

  7. HALF-HEAVY, -78KG

  8. HEAVY, +78KG

  9. OPEN CATEGORY

  10. -45KG

  11. 48 - 52KG

  12. 52 - 57KG

  13. 57 - 63KG

  14. 70 - 78KG

  15. 63 - 70KG

  16. 52 - 56KG

  17. 56 - 61KG

  18. 61 - 66KG

  19. 66 - 72KG

  20. +72KG

  21. -44KG

  22. 45-48 KG

  23. +78 KG

  24. 48KG

  25. 52KG

  26. 57KG

  27. 63KG

  28. 70KG

• mixed

  1. TEAM