Schedule of Judo Events

At the London Olympics 2012, Judo competitions will take place in ExCeL, a multi-purpose events venue that will also be showcasing numerous other Olympic and Paralympic sports. Judo competitions are scheduled from Saturday 28 July till Friday 3 August 2012. There will be 14 medal events and 386 Judokas will participate in Judo contests at the London Olympics 2012. Judo was originated from 'jujitsu' and it was Dr. Jigoro Kano who incorporated it into a sport in the late 19th century. Judo is a mix of attack and defence which can be hard, breath-taking and intense. Judo competitions take place on a 'tatami' mat of 8sq metres in size. Judo entered Olympics for the first time at the Olympic Games at Tokyo in 1964. Women's competitions came into existence from the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. The legendry Ryoko Tani has won many Olympic medals such as a silver at the Barcelona Games in 1992, a gold medal at the Sydney 2000 and a second gold in Athens in 2004 to name a few!

Judo Competition Events at London Olympics 2012
There will be 14 medal events (7 for men, 7 for women) and are determined by the weights of the 'Judokas' or the Judo fighters -

Each competition lasts for five minutes and if a Judoka scores 'ippon', he/she is immediately declared as a winner. If the scores are tied after five minutes, the competition slips into a golden score period, where the first score of any sort wins. The winners of each Judo competition will enter the next round, and eventually the two finalists will compete for the gold medal. On the other hand, the defeated quarter-finalists will compete in two 'repechage' contests, the winners of which will then fight against the two defeated semi-finalists to declare the winners of the two bronze medals in each event.

Judo Events In London 2012 Olympics