Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Judo at the Games of the Olympiad
Venue	Grand Palais Éphémère
Dates	27 July – 3 August 2024
No. of events	15 (7 men, 7 women, 1 mixed)
Competitors	372 (186 men and 186 women) from 107 nations
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Judo is a martial art and sport where athletes use throws, holds, and locks to defeat their opponents. At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, judo competitions took place from July 27 to August 3. The events were held at the Grand Palais Éphémère, located in Champ de Mars.

A total of 372 judokas (judo athletes) competed. There were 186 men and 186 women. This number was a bit smaller than the previous Olympics in Tokyo 2020. The judo program in Paris had 15 events. This included seven weight classes for men, seven for women, and one exciting mixed team tournament.

How Judo Works at the Olympics

The judo competition has 14 different weight classes. There are seven for men and seven for women. Each day, one men's and one women's weight class has its competition. The whole judo program finishes with the mixed team tournament. This special event happened on August 3.

Winning a Match

In each weight class, athletes compete in a "single-elimination bracket." This means if you lose a match, you are usually out of the main competition. However, in judo, if you lose in the quarterfinals, you still have a chance! These athletes enter a "repechage" round. This allows them to compete for two bronze medals.

A judo match lasts four minutes for both men and women. Athletes try to score points by throwing their opponent or holding them down.

Here are the main ways to win a match:

• Ippon: This is the best way to win! You get an ippon by throwing your opponent cleanly onto their back with good force and control. You can also get an ippon by holding your opponent down for 20 seconds. Another way is to make your opponent give up using an arm lock or a choke. If you score an ippon, the match ends immediately, and you win!
• Waza-ari: This is a half-point. You get a waza-ari for a throw that is almost an ippon but lacks some control or force. You also get it for holding your opponent down for 10 to 19 seconds. If you score two waza-aris, it's like getting one ippon, and you win the match!

Mixed Team Event

The mixed team tournament is a fun event where teams compete. Each team has six judokas: three men and three women. They compete against another team. To win the team match, a team must win at least four out of six individual fights. This event was first introduced at the previous Olympics.

Who Competed

Athletes had to qualify for the Olympics. They earned points at different judo events around the world. Only the best judokas made it to Paris!

Olympic Schedule

The judo events took place over several days. Each day featured different weight categories.

Medal Winners

Many countries won medals in judo at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Here's a summary of the top countries and the individual medalists.

Medal Table

  *   Host nation (France)

Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	3	2	3	8
2	France*	2	2	6	10
3	Azerbaijan	2	0	0	2
4	Georgia	1	2	0	3
5	Brazil	1	1	2	4
6	Uzbekistan	1	0	2	3
7	Kazakhstan	1	0	1	2
8	Canada	1	0	0	1
	Croatia	1	0	0	1
	Italy	1	0	0	1
	Slovenia	1	0	0	1
12	South Korea	0	2	3	5
13	Israel	0	2	1	3
14	Kosovo	0	1	1	2
15	Germany	0	1	0	1
	Mexico	0	1	0	1
	Mongolia	0	1	0	1
18	Moldova	0	0	2	2
	Tajikistan	0	0	2	2
20	Austria	0	0	1	1
	Belgium	0	0	1	1
	China	0	0	1	1
	Greece	0	0	1	1
	Portugal	0	0	1	1
	Spain	0	0	1	1
	Sweden	0	0	1	1
Totals (26 entries)		15	15	30	60

Men's Events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Extra-lightweight (60 kg) details	Yeldos Smetov  Kazakhstan	Luka Mkheidze  France	Ryuju Nagayama  Japan
			Francisco Garrigós  Spain
Half-lightweight (66 kg) details	Hifumi Abe  Japan	Willian Lima  Brazil	Gusman Kyrgyzbayev  Kazakhstan
			Denis Vieru  Moldova
Lightweight (73 kg) details	Hidayet Heydarov  Azerbaijan	Joan-Benjamin Gaba  France	Adil Osmanov  Moldova
			Soichi Hashimoto  Japan
Half-middleweight (81 kg) details	Takanori Nagase  Japan	Tato Grigalashvili  Georgia	Lee Joon-hwan  South Korea
			Somon Makhmadbekov  Tajikistan
Middleweight (90 kg) details	Lasha Bekauri  Georgia	Sanshiro Murao  Japan	Maxime-Gaël Ngayap Hambou  France
			Theodoros Tselidis  Greece
Half-heavyweight (100 kg) details	Zelym Kotsoiev  Azerbaijan	Ilia Sulamanidze  Georgia	Peter Paltchik  Israel
			Muzaffarbek Turoboyev  Uzbekistan
Heavyweight (+100 kg) details	Teddy Riner  France	Kim Min-jong  South Korea	Temur Rakhimov  Tajikistan
			Alisher Yusupov  Uzbekistan

Women's Events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Extra-lightweight (48 kg) details	Natsumi Tsunoda  Japan	Bavuudorjiin Baasankhüü  Mongolia	Shirine Boukli  France
			Tara Babulfath  Sweden
Half-lightweight (52 kg) details	Diyora Keldiyorova  Uzbekistan	Distria Krasniqi  Kosovo	Larissa Pimenta  Brazil
			Amandine Buchard  France
Lightweight (57 kg) details	Christa Deguchi  Canada	Huh Mi-mi  South Korea	Haruka Funakubo  Japan
			Sarah-Léonie Cysique  France
Half-middleweight (63 kg) details	Andreja Leški  Slovenia	Prisca Awiti Alcaraz  Mexico	Clarisse Agbegnenou  France
			Laura Fazliu  Kosovo
Middleweight (70 kg) details	Barbara Matić  Croatia	Miriam Butkereit  Germany	Michaela Polleres  Austria
			Gabriella Willems  Belgium
Half-heavyweight (78 kg) details	Alice Bellandi  Italy	Inbar Lanir  Israel	Ma Zhenzhao  China
			Patrícia Sampaio  Portugal
Heavyweight (+78 kg) details	Beatriz Souza  Brazil	Raz Hershko  Israel	Kim Ha-yun  South Korea
			Romane Dicko  France

Mixed Team Event

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Mixed team details	France (FRA) Shirine Boukli Joan-Benjamin Gaba Amandine Buchard Walide Khyar Sarah-Léonie Cysique Luka Mkheidze Clarisse Agbegnenou Alpha Oumar Djalo Marie-Ève Gahié Maxime-Gaël Ngayap Hambou Romane Dicko Aurélien Diesse Madeleine Malonga Teddy Riner	Japan (JPN) Uta Abe Hifumi Abe Haruka Funakubo Soichi Hashimoto Natsumi Tsunoda Ryuju Nagayama Saki Niizoe Sanshiro Murao Miku Takaichi Takanori Nagase Aaron Wolf Rika Takayama Akira Sone Tatsuru Saito	Brazil (BRA) Daniel Cargnin Leonardo Gonçalves Willian Lima Rafael Macedo Guilherme Schimidt Rafael Silva Larissa Pimenta Ketleyn Quadros Rafaela Silva Beatriz Souza
			South Korea (KOR) Lee Hye-kyeong Kim Won-jin Jung Ye-rin An Ba-ul< Huh Mi-mi Kim Ji-su Lee Joon-hwan Han Ju-yeop Yoon Hyun-ji Kim Ha-yun Kim Min-jong

See also

In Spanish: Judo en los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 para niños

• Judo at the 2022 Asian Games
• Judo at the 2023 Pan American Games
• Judo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics