Olympic Judo Match

Women s judo was added as a demonstration sport in the 1988 games in seoul korea before being added to the.

Olympic judo match. Wojdan shaherkani became the first female competitor from saudi arabia to compete at an olympic games. Judo matches take place on tatami mats measuring 14m x 14m with a combat area of 10m x 10m. The medical team is not allowed to enter the fighting area without permission from the mat judge and if a contestant receives medical treatment he automatically forfeits the match. The host venue for judo was the excel exhibition centre.

Teddy riner the living legend of the sport of judo wins gold for over no 2 ranked hisayoshi harasawa. However it was not included in the olympic programme in 1968 in mexico city but returned never to leave again at the 1972 games in munich. Subscribe to the official olympic channel here. Subscribe to the official oly.

Judo was first included in the summer olympic games at the 1964 games in tokyo japan. After not being included in 1968 judo has been an olympic sport in each olympiad since then. Men s judo was first added to the olympic program at the olympic games tokyo 1964. Judo made its ve.

Shohei ono earns ippon and wins the gold marking the first judo medal of the rio games to go to japan the sport s birthplace. Olympic day the new olympic channel brings you news highlights exclusive behind the scenes live events and original programming 24 hours a day 365 days per year. Judo made its very first appearance at the olympic games in 1964 in tokyo. Watch the olympic channel now arrow right.

Two years later judo made an appearance as an exhibition sport at the olympics in los angeles but it was not until tokyo hosted the games in 1964 when judo became an official olympic sport for men and barcelona in 1992 for women. Full highlights from the men s judo 73 kg final between russia s mansur isaev and japan s riki nakaya from the excel arena on 30 july 2012. The judo competitions at the 2012 olympic games in london were held from 28 july to 3 august at the excel exhibition centre.