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There are seven weight
classes for men and women.
The
maximum weights are:
Extra
lightweight: 60kg, men; 48kg women
Half lightweight:
66kg men; 52kg women
Lightweight:
73kg men; 57kg women
Half middleweight:
81kg men; 63kg women
Middleweight:
90kg men, 70kg women
Half heavyweight:
100kg men; 78kg women
Heavyweight: over
100kg men; over 78kg women |
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A draw places the "Judoka",
contestants, into a knockout system, ending with a gold, silver
and two bronze medals being awarded. The knockout also has a repechage
system, meaning that those who lose to a competitor who then makes
it to the semi- final are brought back for a second chance and
the opportunity to fight for the bronze medal.
Each contest last five
minutes.
If the score is equal
after five minutes the contest will go into “golden score”. In
golden score time the next score or penalty will win the bout,
whatever that may be.
Scoring:
To win a contest a
player can beat their opponent by either throwing them
flat on their backs with control and force, by holding
them down for 25 seconds, or by a stranglehold or arm lock
until submission. Either of these would be a winning move and
score the player an ippon, or ten points, which ends the
contest no matter how long it has been running. In
effect a competition could be over in seconds if an
Ippon is scored.
Below the Ippon, various scores
that are awarded.
Waza-ari, for 7
points. This is awarded for almost getting an
Ippon i.e. throwing an opponent on their back but without control
and force or holding them down for 20-24 seconds. Two waza-ari
scores by a competitor are the equivalent of an ippon and end
the contest.
A Yuko, for 5 points
would be awarded if a player made a throw but their opponent landed
on their side instead of flat on their backs or a hold for between
15-19 seconds.
A Koka, for 3 points, is
awarded for a throw onto the thigh or buttocks or a hold
for between 10 and 14 seconds.
Yuko and Koka scores
are not cumulative so their target is to get the
superior throw. For example, one player might
acquire 3 Kokas, however in the last ten seconds of the contest the
other player may score a Waza-ari and win.
Factsheets:
British
Judo - The Facts
British
Judo - Medal History
Your
Questions Answered Fact Sheet
BBC
Video guide to Judo
Non-player biographies:
Udo
Quellmalz (Performance Director and Team Manager)
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