Sports

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. EXTRA-LIGHT, -60KG

  2. HALF-LIGHT, -66KG

  3. LIGHT, -73KG

  4. HALF-MIDDLE, -81KG

  5. MIDDLE, -90KG

  6. HALF-HEAVY, -100KG

  7. HEAVY, +100KG

  8. OPEN CATEGORY

  9. -55KG

  10. 60 - 66KG

  11. 66 - 73KG

  12. 81 - 90KG

  13. 90 - 100KG

  14. 73 - 81KG

  15. 65 - 71KG

  16. 71 - 78KG

  17. 78 - 86KG

  18. +95KG

  19. 60 - 65KG

  20. 86 - 95KG

  21. -63KG

  22. 63 - 70KG

  23. 70 - 80KG

  24. 80 - 93KG

  25. +93KG

  26. -68KG

  27. 68 - 80KG

  28. +80KG

  29. 55-60 KG

• women

  1. EXTRA-LIGHT, -48KG

  2. HALF-LIGHT, -52KG

  3. LIGHT, -57KG

  4. HALF-MIDDLE, -63KG

  5. MIDDLE, -70KG

  6. HALF-HEAVY, -78KG

  7. HEAVY, +78KG

  8. OPEN CATEGORY

  9. -45KG

  10. 48 - 52KG

  11. 52 - 57KG

  12. 57 - 63KG

  13. 70 - 78KG

  14. 63 - 70KG

  15. 52 - 56KG

  16. 56 - 61KG

  17. 61 - 66KG

  18. 66 - 72KG

  19. +72KG

  20. -44KG

  21. 45-48 KG

  22. +78 KG

• mixed

  1. TEAM