JUDO NEWS

Samuel Ingram of Great Britain and Jorge Lencina of Argentina

Willians Araujo, Alana Maldonado and Lucia Araujo took three golds as Brazil tops the medal table in Walsall, England.

Two judokas competing at the European judo championships

The IBSA Judo Committee has begun the host-country selection process for competitions set to take place between 2017 and 2020.

two judo players competing

Check out six judokas to look out for ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Two judoka

The USA´s world champion is hoping to win his first Paralympic gold in Rio, with four more years of experience behind him after taking bronze at London 2012.

Judoka Priscilla Gagne in training for the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

Competitors from 19 countries will take part in this event, staged in Walsall, England, between 4 and 5 June.

Antonio Tenorio and Vladimir Fedin hold on to each other with heads bowed close together, locked in battle

Six potential storylines to follow heading into September’s Paralympic Games.

Athletes in a judo competition Beijing 2008.

The sport was introduced to the Paralympic programme at Seoul 1988 with six men’s events, whilst women made their debut at Athens 2004.

Outside view of a venue

The sport will be contested in the Carioca Arena 3.

Two female judoka fighting

Athletes with visual impairment are eligible to compete in judo.

Luis Perez Diaz of Puerto Rico, fighting against Robert Kim of USA in the men's -66kg judo at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

The sport will make its eighth Paralympic appearance in 2016.

Samuel Ingram of Great Britain and Jorge Lencina of Argentina

The first Argentinian athlete to compete at both Olympics and Paralympics dreams of winning his first gold at Rio 2016.

Two judoka on the mat

The 33-year-old judoka will become the first Uruguayan athlete to compete at three different Paralympic Games.

British Judo

The event will take place in Walsall, England, between 4 and 5 June.

A shot of the upper half of two women holding two Paralympic gold medals

Ramona and Carmen are hoping to excel hand in hand once again, at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Dartanyon Crockett

London 2012 medallists Dartanyon Crockett, Myles Porter lead Team USA into Rio.

Eduardo Avila Sanchez of Mexico and Dmytro Solovey of Ukraine compete in the Men's 73kg Judo Semifinals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Mexico’s judoka looks ahead to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games with optimism, hoping for gold once again.

Outside view of a venue

Carioca Arena 3, which will become a sport-focused high school, inaugurated to celebrate six months until the Paralympic Games.

A male judoka in a while suit puts a move on another male judoka in a blue suit.

Four judoka, including 2012 Paralympic silver medallist Sam Ingram, make up the team.

Two men practising judo

Top-ranked judoka look to get competition in ahead of the Rio 2016 Games.

Man in swimming pool, celebrating after finishing a race. Camera filming him.

The athletes to look out for at September’s Paralympic Games include six judoka and 31 swimmers.