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Judo
Champ de Mars Arena

Event 	Medal


TO ACHIEVE IPPON (outright win) 

Perfect throw: Demonstrates force, speed and control

Opponent lands on their back

Pin: Opponent incapacitated for 20 seconds using osaekomi-waza (mat hold)
move

Forced submission: Using shime-waza (choke/strangle) or kansetsu-waza (joint lock) move


TATAMI

Square foam mat (absorbs impacts)

Contest area
10m
Referee
Safety area
Judges (x2)

Scoreboard
Ippon = 1pt 
Waza-ar = 0.5 pt (awarded for throws or holds that fall short of Ippon)

Bouts: 4 mins 
for men and women

Judoka (judo perfomer): Wears loose-fitting cotton judogi, jacket and trousers made from blue or white cotton


Lukas Krpalek (CZE), winner of men’s 100kg Judo category at Tokyo 2020 Olympics


Source: IOC
Picture: Getty Images
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