JUDO NEWS

Best Para judo moments of Paris 2024
Japan's Yujiro Seto won his maiden Paralympic gold medal,

Top medal moments on Day 10
Rayane Soares da Silva of Brazil smashes 29-year-old record on the track

Blind football history will be written on Day 10
Day 10 of Paris 2024 promises must-watch action in blind football, wheelchair tennis and Para swimming among many other key moments

Top medal moments on Day 9
Hunter Woodhall wins first Paralympic gold, finishing ahead of world record holder Johannes Floors in men's 400m T62

Silver lining for Martinet as Paris hails home hero
Also memorable medals for Kazakhstan's Sherzod Namozov and Kapil Parmar of India on first day of Para judo

Top medal moments on Day 8
Japan's Yui Kamiji and Manami Tanaka become first Japanese women to win wheelchair tennis gold

Day 8 highlights not to miss: judo, goalball and archery
French judoka Martinet one to watch as she promises to wow a home crowd at her sixth Paralympic Games

High hopes for hometown hero Martinet in Para judo
Azerbaijan has been the country to beat in recent Games but face plenty of competition

Chris Skelley: “Everyone in my sport is my idol”
“It takes a lot of braveness to step on the mat and fight another person with a vision impairment,” says British Para judo champion Christopher Skelley

Ones to Watch in Para judo
Para judo athletes you should be looking out for when the next Paralympics kick off in France in less than 120 days

China’s Shi Yijie leaves behind home comforts in quest for Para judo gold
Following a breakthrough 2023, China's Shi Yijie is aiming for glory at the Paris 2024 Paralympics

Introduction to Para judo
Up to 148 Para judokas from around the world will take the spotlight at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

Zakiyev hopes training regime will aid quest for third gold
Azerbaijan’s Para judo legend on his preparations for a sixth Paralympics

Kapil Parmar wants to ‘create history for Indian Para judo’ at Paris 2024
Meet Kapil Parmar, who won the men’s J1 –60kg category at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Antalya 2024

Romania’s Para judo star Bologa wants to write a “beautiful story” at Paris 2024
Florin Alexandru Bologa says discovering Para judo was like finding his “happy place.” More than 10 years after taking up the sport, he is now preparing for his third Paralympic Games

Road to Paris 2024: Get the latest on the qualification for the Paralympics
Get to know the major qualification events coming up and follow athletes on their journeys to the Games

Paralympic Games tickets to go on sale on 9 October
Half of the 2.8 million tickets available will be priced EUR 25 or less

Paris 2024 will be most spectacular Paralympics in history
Andrew Parsons pays tribute to work of Organising Committee on the one-year-to-go milestone

Rotterdam 2023: Top moments
From hosts dominance to multiple world records, the first multi-sport Championships saw sporting history made

European Para judo medallists share why they love the sport
Para judo competition at the first European Para Championships has come to a close after three days of exciting action. The medallists in Rotterdam opened up on why the sport is so special and what to look forward to at Paris 2024