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Sport and Organisation Rules

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Sport and Organisation Rules of the International Judo Federation Sport and Organisation Rules of the International Judo Federation

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2.7.2 Regulations for Female and Male Team Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
2.8 Event Outlines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
GENERAL INFORMATION 2.8.1 Visas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
1.1 Preamble and Basic Principles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2.8.2 Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
1.1.1 Behaviour at IJF Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2.8.3 Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
1.2 Clean Judo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2.8.4 Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
1.2.1 Disciplinary Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2.8.5 Consent for use of data/photography/videos/filming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
1.2.2 Match Fixing and Competition Manipulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2.9 Official Notice Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
1.2.3 Policy for Safeguarding Athletes and Other Participants from Harassment and
Abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 IJF WORLD RANKING LISTS
1.3 Insurance and Civil Liability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3.1 IJF World Ranking Lists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
1.4 Gender Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3.2 IJF World Ranking Lists for Individuals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
1.5 Minor Athletes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3.2.1 IJF Seniors World Ranking List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
1.6 IJF Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3.2.2 IJF Juniors World Ranking List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
1.7 Athlete Nationality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 3.2.3 IJF Cadets World Ranking List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
1.7.1 Change of Athlete Nationality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 3.3 IJF World Ranking Lists for Mixed Teams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
1.7.1.1 Change of Athlete Nationality for a Period of Less than Three Years. . . . 16 3.3.1 IJF Seniors Mixed Teams World Ranking List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
1.7.1.2 Change of Athlete Nationality after a Period of Three Years or Longer . . 17 3.3.2 IJF Juniors Mixed Teams World Ranking List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
1.7.2 Special Circumstances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 3.3.3 IJF Cadets Mixed Teams World Ranking List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
1.7.2.1 Athletes with an Official Refugee Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 3.4 IJF Nations World Ranking List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
1.7.2.2 Junior and Younger Immigrants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 3.5 Additional Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
1.8 Referee Nationality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 ENTRIES AND ACCREDITATION
1.8.1 Change of Referee Nationality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4.1 Participation Rules for IJF WJT Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
COMPETITION RULES 4.2 Entries for IJF WJT Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
2.1 Competition Format and Schedules for the IJF World Judo Tour. . . . . . . . . . 21 4.3 Cancellation of Athletes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
2.2 Weight Categories for IJF WJT Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 4.4 Number of Entries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
2.2.1 Weight Categories for Individual Competitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 4.5 Accreditation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
2.2.2 Weight Categories for Mixed Team Competitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 DRAW
2.2.3 Weight Categories for Mixed Team Competitions with + 5% Tolerance . . . 24 5.1 Draw Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
2.2.4 Weight Categories for Team Competitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 5.2 Seeding for IJF WJT Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
2.2.5 Weight Categories for Team Competitions with + 5% Tolerance. . . . . . . . . 26
2.3 Age Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN
2.4 Time Duration of Contests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 6.1 Location of the Official Weigh-in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
2.5 Competition Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 6.2 Official Weigh-in Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
2.5.1 Direct Knockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 6.2.1 Individual Events Official Weigh-In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
2.5.2 Quarter-final Repechage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 6.2.2 Female and Male Teams and Mixed Teams Official Weigh-in. . . . . . . . . . . 58
2.5.3 Double Repechage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 6.3 Official Weigh-in Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
2.5.4 Full Repechage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 6.3.1 Failure to Appear for the Official Weigh-in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
2.5.5 Round Robin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 6.3.2 Failure to Weigh Within the Prescribed Limits of a Category. . . . . . . . . . . . 59
2.5.6 Best of Three . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 6.3.3 Failure to Comply with Official Directions or with the Requirements of the IJF
2.6 Regulations for Low Numbers of Athletes or Teams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 SOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
2.6.1 Low Numbers System for IJF WJT Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 6.3.4 After Official Weigh-in Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
2.7 Competition System for Mixed Team and Team Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 6.4 Random Weigh-in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
2.7.1 Regulations for Mixed Team Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 6.4.1 Draw of the Athletes (individual events). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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6.4.2 Collecting the Athletes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 B1.7 Awarding Ceremony. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79


6.4.3 Random Weigh-in Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 B1.8 Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
6.4.4 After Random Weigh-in Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 B1.9 Medical Situation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
B1.10 Judogi control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
EDUCATION AND COACHING
7.1 Coaches’ Code of Conduct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 IJF JUDOGI RULES
7.2 Coaches’ Dress Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 C1.1 IJF Approved Judogi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
7.3 Contest Review Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 C1.1.1 Location of the Judogi and Backnumber Pre-Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
C1.1.2 Judogi and Backnumber Pre-Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
COMPETITION VENUE
C1.1.2.1 Judogi Pre-Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
8.1 Venue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
C1.1.2.2 Backnumber Pre-Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
8.2 Training Venue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
C1.1.3 Consequences of Failing Judogi Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
8.3 Judogi Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
C1.1.4 Judogi Control Verification Positions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
8.4 Warm-Up Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
C1.1.5 Judogi Control Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
8.5 Athlete Seating and Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
C1.2 IJF Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
8.6 Entry to and Exit from Field of Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
C1.3 Location of the Manufacturer’s Logo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
8.7 Field of Play and Competition Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
C1.4 National Emblem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
8.8 Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
C1.5 Advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
8.9 Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
C1.6 Additional Advertising Reserved for the Athlete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
8.10 Awarding Ceremonies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
C1.7 Marking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
8.11 Delay, Postponement or Cancellation of a Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
C1.8 Backnumber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
REGULATIONS FOR VETERANS C1.9 Judogi Colour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
A1.1 Organisation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 C1.10 Judogi Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
A1.2 Competition Rules for Veterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 C1.11 T-shirt (for Women). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
A1.3 Eligibility to Participate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 C1.12 Reserve Judogi Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
A1.3.1 Event Inscription. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 C1.13 National Technical Officials’ Duties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
A1.4 Age Divisions for Veterans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 C1.14 World Champion and/or Olympic Champion Titles Enhancement. . . . . . . 96
A1.5 Weight Categories for Veterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 C1.14.1 Procedure Regarding World Champion Title(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
A1.6 Time Duration of Contests for Veterans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 C1.14.2 Procedure Regarding Olympic Champion Title(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
A1.7 Category Combining for Veterans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
IJF REFEREEING RULES
A1.8 Draw for Veterans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
D1.1 Refereeing - Culture, History and Principles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
A1.9 Seeding for Veterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Article 1 Referees and Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
A1.10 Weigh-in for Veterans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Article 2 Position and Function of the Referee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
A1.11 Judogi Rules for Veterans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Article 3 Role of Non-Officiating Referees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
A1.12 Backnumbers for Veterans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Article 4 Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
A1.13 Competition System for Veterans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Article 5 Location (Valid Areas). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
A1.14 Awarding of Medals for Veterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Article 6 Duration of the Contest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
REGULATIONS FOR KATA Article 7 Osaekomi Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
B1.1 Eligibility to Participate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Article 8 Technique Coinciding with the Time Signal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
B1.2 Accreditation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Article 9 Start of the Contest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
B1.3 Draw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Article 10 Transition from Tachi-waza into Ne-waza (A) and from Ne-waza into
B1.4 Competition Formula. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Tachi-waza (B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
B1.5 Judges and the System of Judging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Article 11 Application of Mate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
B1.6 Competition Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Article 12 Sono-mama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

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Article 13 End of the Contest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 G1.3.6 Direct Knockout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177


Article 14 Ippon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 G1.3.7 Quarter-Final Repechage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Article 15 Waza-ari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 G1.3.8 Quarter-Final Repechage up to 64 Athletes or Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Article 16 Waza-ari-awasete-ippon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 G1.3.9 Quarter-Final Repechage up to 32 Athletes or Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Article 17 Osaekomi-waza. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 G1.3.10 Quarter-Final Repechage up to 16 Athletes or Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Article 18 Prohibited Acts and Penalties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 G1.3.11 Quarter-Final Repechage up to 8 Athletes or Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Article 18.1 Shido (Slight Infringements Group) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 G1.3.12 Double Repechage up to 64 Athletes or Teams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Article 18.1.1 Shido for a Lack of Combativity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 G1.3.13 Double Repechage up to 32 Athletes or Teams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Article 18.1.2 - Shido for an Illegal Move. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 G1.3.14 Double Repechage up to 16 Athletes or Teams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Article 18.1.3 Shido for Untidy Attire or Hair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 G1.3.15 Double Repechage up to 8 Athletes or Teams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Article 18.2 Hansoku-make (Grave Infringements Group) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 G1.3.16 Full Repechage up to 32 Athletes or Teams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Article 18.2.1 Hansoku-make for Dangerous Techniques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 G1.3.17 Full Repechage up to 16 Athletes or Teams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Article 18.2.2 Hansoku-make for Acts against the Spirit of Judo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 G1.3.18 Five (5) Athletes or Teams - Option 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Article 18.3 Double Hansoku-make. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 G1.3.19 Five (5) Athletes or Teams - Option 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Article 18.3.1 Double hansoku-make (Indirect). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 G1.3.20 Four (4) Athletes or Teams - Option 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Article 18.3.2 Double hansoku-make (Direct). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 G1.3.21 Four (4) Athletes or Teams - Option 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Article 19 Default and Withdrawal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 G1.3.22 Three (3) Athletes or Teams - Option 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Article 20 Injury, Illness or Accident. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 G1.3.23 Three (3) Athletes or Teams - Option 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Article 21 Situations not Covered by the Refereeing Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 G1.3.24 Example of Winners’ List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
G1.3.25 Example of Team Line Up Confirmation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
IJF MEDICAL AND ANTI-DOPING HANDBOOK
G1.3.26 Example of Mixed Team Line Up Confirmation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
E1.1 Medical Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
G1.3.27 Example of Team Sheet - with Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
E1.1.1 Decision Making on the Field of Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
G1.3.28 Example of Mixed Team Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
E1.1.2 Decision Making off the Field of Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
G1.3.29 Coach Suspension Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
E1.1.3 Rights and Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
G1.3.30 Article 18 Direct Hansoku-make Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
E1.2 Medical Suspension Following Concussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
G1.3.31 Coaches Request to Review Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
E1.3 Hygiene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
G1.3.32 Record Sheet - Judogi Breaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
E1.4 Doctors’ Code of Conduct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
E1.5 Doping Control Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 GLOSSARY
E1.5.1 Event Testing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 H1.1 Glossary of Japanese Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
E1.5.2 Selection Procedure for Doping Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 H1.2 Names of Judo Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
E1.5.3 Athlete Notification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 H1.2.1 Nage-waza (68). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
E1.5.3.1 Modification of Notification for Minor Athletes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 H1.2.2 Katame-waza (32). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
E1.5.4 Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 H1.3 Penalty Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
IJF DISCIPLINARY CODE AND CODE OF ETHICS
SPORT COMPETITION
G1.1 IJF Event Phases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
G1.2 Athlete Scoreboards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
G1.3 Standard Forms for IJF Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
G1.3.1 Delegation Control List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
G1.3.2 Weigh-in List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
G1.3.3 Contest Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
G1.3.4 Referees’ List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
G1.3.5 Contest Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

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Abbreviations
CARE - Computer Assisted Replay system
EOG - Event Organisation Guide
IJF - International Judo Federation
IOC - International Olympic Committee
LOC - Local Organising Committee
N/A - Not applicable
NOC - National Olympic Committee
SOR - Sport and Organisation Rules
WJT - World Judo Tour
WRL - World Ranking List

Exceptional Situations
Any situation that is not covered by the International Judo Federation (IJF) Sport and
Organisation Rules (SOR) shall be dealt with by the IJF Executive Committee. If an
urgent decision is needed and an Executive Committee decision is not possible the IJF
Ad Hoc Commission should be composed of one (1) representative from Refereeing,
one (1) from Sport and one (1) from Education and Coaching. If possible, composition of
the Ad Hoc Commission should include one (1) IJF elected official.

Amendment to the Sport and Organisation Rules


The IJF is entitled to amend its rules and regulations in a reasonable manner at any
time, based on its operation and management needs and pursuant to legal procedures.
Amendments must be approved by the IJF Executive Committee. The IJF will notify
such amendments to its members by any method as IJF deems appropriate (including
but not limited to memorandum email, website publication, or declaration at a meeting,
etc.).

In the IJF SOR the masculine gender is used to refer to any physical person, (i.e.,
member, leader, team official, participant, athlete, coach, judge, referee, or chaperone,
etc.) and it shall, unless there is a specific provision to the contrary, be understood to
include the feminine gender.

The terms “National Judo Federation” and “National Federation” shall refer to a member
of the IJF.

For translations of Japanese terms refer to Appendix H.

The latest version of the IJF SOR can be downloaded at:


https://www.ijf.org/ijf/documents/24

The original language of this document is English except for Appendix C and the IJF
Disciplinary Code and Code of Ethics, which have been translated from French.

Comments and feedback can be sent to sport@ijf.org

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1.1 Preamble and Basic Principles


The Sport and Organisation Rules (SOR) of the International Judo Federation (IJF) in
conjunction with the statutes, finance rules, contract with the relevant National Judo
Federation (hereafter referred to as National Federation) and the IJF Event Organisation
Guide (EOG), are the binding documents for the holding of the events on the IJF World
Judo Tour (WJT). For all events on the WJT the IJF has final appellate jurisdiction.

Specific supplemental procedures will be issued for the holding of judo competitions at
the Summer Olympic and Youth Olympic Games.

The IJF Executive Committee shall allocate events to host organising committees. The
organisation of any world championships is the concern of the following bodies: the
IJF, the Continental Union to which the organising National Federation belongs and the
National Federation, which has been commissioned by the IJF Executive Committee
to be the host. The Continental Union is consulted in any questions and supports both
the IJF and the National Federation. The National Federation must name an Organising
Committee to deal with the organisation of the event.

The IJF shall accept control over regional judo competitions whenever this is so directed
by the Executive Committee or the IJF Congress. This requires adherence to the above
rules and documents. In such judo competitions refereeing and technical organisation
shall be dealt with by the Continental Union or regional body and supervised by the
officials nominated by the IJF.

Persons taking part in the sport of judo are deemed to have agreed to and be bound by
this SOR.

GENERAL
1.1.1 Behaviour at IJF Events
Everyone attending an IJF WJT event should always be mindful of their behaviour,
following the judo values. Unacceptable behaviour, violence or aggression will not
be tolerated. Any athlete who disrespects their opponent at the end of a contest risks

INFORMATION
disqualification, removal of prize money and of WRL points and a disciplinary action may
be initiated.

1.2 Clean Judo


Integrity, discipline, and ethics are core principles in judo, both on and off the field of
play, refer to Appendix F for the IJF Disciplinary Code and IJF Code of Ethics.

Further information on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Code of Ethics


can be found in this document “Olympic Movement Code on the Prevention of thme
Manipulation of Competitions”.

https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/IOC/What-
We-Do/Protecting-Clean-Athletes/Competition-manipulation/Code-Prevention-
Manipulation-Competitions.pdf
Betting companies and organisations responsible for betting cannot be used on any
advertising and marketing materials used on the IJF WJT.

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1.2.1 Disciplinary Commission The IJF has rules dedicated to sports integrity in relation to betting. There are four core
The IJF Executive Committee has the authority to establish a Disciplinary Commission rules to remember:
to evaluate presumed violation of the IJF rules and it reserves the right to take • Always do your best, never fix a contest.
disciplinary measures in the case of cheating, misconduct and any behaviour contrary to • Never bet on your competition, never bet on your sport.
the ethics and moral values of sport, particularly judo, and any violation of the IJF SOR. • Never share information that could be used for betting purposes, or any form of
manipulation of sports competitions or any other corrupt purposes whether by the
The IJF Disciplinary Commission will take sanctions in compliance with the IJF participant or via another person and/or entity.
Disciplinary Code (Appendix F). If during an IJF event, starting from the arrival (normally • If you are approached to cheat, speak out!
airport or train station) at the event and until the departure from the event, there is
an incident an immediate decision to suspend anyone involved may be taken on the Competition manipulation is defined as an intentional arrangement, act or omission
spot. This decision will be placed under the responsibility of an Executive Committee aimed at an improper alteration of the result or the course of a sports competition to
member, nominated before each event by the IJF President, who will form an IJF Ad remove all or part of the unpredictable nature of the sports competition with a view to
Hoc Commission to deal with the issue. The IJF Ad Hoc Commission will consist of IJF obtaining an undue benefit for oneself or for other. If a contest takes place and seems to
Executive Committee members or their representatives. have been played to a predetermined result, violating the IJF rules, further investigation
may be undertaken, and any findings of match fixing will result in disciplinary action.
Any incident will be communicated immediately to the IJF President, IJF Executive
Committee members and the IJF Disciplinary Commission. A possible sanction decision If in IJF events (individual or team), an athlete is injured or ill before a contest and needs
will be taken after having heard the person/people concerned and any potential to withdraw they must have a medical certificate from the IJF Medical Commissioner.
witness(es). If the concerned person is a minor, an adult responsible for the delegation
will accompany them, during the discussion. As soon as the decision is taken, the The IJF may undertake further investigation and any findings of match fixing will result in
IJF Ad Hoc Commission will immediately inform the IJF President, the IJF Executive disciplinary action. The result of the contest will be cancelled if any athlete is caught not
Committee and the IJF Disciplinary Commission about its decision. telling the truth.

A report of the incident and final decision should be sent to the IJF Disciplinary Match fixing and competition manipulation can be reported, anonymously and
Commission, c/o the IJF General Secretariat, within three days of the date of the confidentially, here: https://reportintegrity.judobase.org/form. Any report made in
incident. The report will be written by the Education and Coaching Commission and good faith will not be sanctioned. Any form of retaliation against whistle-blowers is
must state the following: the facts, including the recall of the alleged facts, a summary prohibited and such action will be sanctioned.
of the observations and arguments of the parties, the grounds for the decision and any
other comments. Failure to report to the IJF at the first available opportunity any information about betting,
match fixing or competition manipulation including that could amount to a violation of the
The IJF Disciplinary Commission, upon receipt of the documents, will inform those SOR.
involved about its decision 15 days after the date of the incident. The IJF Disciplinary
Commission will decide the start date and the duration of the suspension. The following conducts constitute a violation of the SOR:
• Failing to cooperate with any investigation carried out by the IJF in relation
If an individual disagrees with a decision, a written appeal may be submitted to the IJF to a possible breach of this regulation, including, without limitation, failing to
Disciplinary Commission, c/o the IJF General Secretariat, within one calendar month provide accurately, completely and without undue delay any information and/or
from the incident date. In the case of suspension, the decision will stand until the documentation and/or access or assistance requested by the IJF as part of such
outcome of the appeal is heard. investigation.
• Obstructing or delaying any investigation that may be carried out by the IJF
in relation to a possible violation of this regulation, including without limitation
1.2.2 Match Fixing and Competition Manipulation concealing, tampering with, or destroying any documentation or other information
The integrity of sport depends on the outcome of sporting events and competitions that may be relevant to the investigation.
being based entirely on the merits of the participants involved. Any form of corruption
that might undermine public confidence in the integrity of a judo contest is fundamentally
contrary to the spirit of sport and subject to severe sanctions. 1.2.3 Policy for Safeguarding Athletes and Other Participants from
Harassment and Abuse
This policy applies to all persons affiliated with the IJF including athletes and can be
found here: https://www.ijf.org/ijf/documents/3

“Harassment” or “harassment and abuse” includes physical or psychological abuse and


sexual abuse (which can be a form of physical and/or psychological abuse).

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“Physical or psychological abuse” means any improper and unwelcome conduct that Any official complaint by a National Federation, a Continental Union, or a member of
might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence, harm, or humiliation to the IJF Executive Committee concerning an athlete’s gender must be sent to the IJF
another. President. Based on the official complaint, the IJF Executive Committee will decide if
it is necessary to follow up on
this complaint and to bring it before the Gender Control
“Sexual abuse” means any unwanted, groomed or forced involvement in sexual Commission. The IJF Executive Committee can also call out to the member National
behaviour, unwelcome verbal or physical conduct or gesture of a sexual nature (e.g., Federation of the athlete concerned so that they decide on the gender of the athlete
the use of offensive stereotypes based on gender, sexual jokes, threats, intimidation) concerned.
that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation to
another. The Gender Control Commission is composed of a doctor competent in the field of
gender reassignment, a jurist, and a member of the IJF Executive Committee appointed
Harassment can be based on any grounds such as race, religion, colour, creed, ethnic by the IJF President.
origin, physical attributes, gender, or sexual orientation. It can include a one-off incident
or a series of incidents. It may be in person or online. Harassment may be deliberate, This Commission will be able to call on experts recognised in this field.
unsolicited and coercive. Harassment and abuse often result from an abuse of authority,
meaning the improper use of a position of influence, power or authority by an individual All decisions made by a member National Federation about an athlete’s gender must be
against another person. submitted exclusively by the athlete concerned to the IJF Gender Control Commission in
the case of a contestation.
Cases of harassment and abuse can be reported on the Clean Judo platform and will be
investigated by the IJF Disciplinary Commission in compliance with the IJF Disciplinary The IJF Gender Control Commission will have the full authority to ask all those
Code (Appendix F). concerned for any documents or information necessary for the hearing of the case
which has been referred. The IJF Gender Control Commission will establish an internal
Any alleged incidents of harassment and abuse will be regarded as confidential and regulation to define the progress of the procedure that must guarantee confidentiality of
personal information (including name, date of birth, address, identification numbers) will the procedure and respect data protection and the private lives of those concerned.
not be disclosed, except, for example, if the concerned person gives his prior consent,
if disclosure is necessary to protect someone from harm or if a potential criminal act The decision of the IJF Executive Committee not to follow up on an official complaint
comes to the attention of the IJF. as well as the decisions of the IJF Gender Control Commission can be submitted
exclusively by way of appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne,
Harassment and abuse can be reported, anonymously and confidentially, here: Switzerland, that will decide on litigation according to the code of arbitration concerning
https://reportabuse.judobase.org/form sport.

The delay of appeal is twenty-one days from receipt of the decision being the subject
1.3 Insurance and Civil Liability of the appeal. The panel will be composed of only one judge. The language of the
Each National Federation is directly responsible for its athletes (including the control of arbitration will be English.
non-pregnancy). It must assume all responsibility for accident and health insurance as
well as civil liabilities during all IJF events for everyone under their charge.
1.5 Minor Athletes
National Federations are responsible to provide insurance guarantees to their delegates The National Federation is responsible for obtaining legal approval and permission for
during any IJF WJT event. The LOC of the event and the IJF will not be responsible in minor athletes to compete in competitions. When travelling with minors the team official/
the absence of insurance. coach must have all the necessary documents in place that authorises them to act on
behalf of the parents/guardians “in loco parentis”.
The entity contractually bound to the IJF for the organisation of the event shall take
all necessary actions to provide insurance coverage against civil liability for the entire This also applies to doping control. The National Federation must ensure that minor
duration. The LOC of the event and the IJF have no liability for any claims of injury, athletes have their parental/guardian permission to undergo testing (see Appendix
illness or death arising from the travelling to and the participation in this event. E1.5.3.1).

1.4 Gender Control 1.6 IJF Calendar


Control of an athlete’s gender is the responsibility of the National Federation. The The IJF Executive Committee will agree and approve the schedule for all IJF events.
IJF will apply the current IOC recommendation. Any decisions of a member National The IOC will approve the schedule for the Summer Olympic Games and Summer Youth
Federation concerning an athlete’s gender must be communicated immediately to the Olympic Games.
IJF President.
The current IJF calendars can be found on the IJF website:
https://www.ijf.org/calendar?age=all

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1.7 Athlete Nationality • Letter from the President of the National Federation (the current country) certifying the
The athletes must be of the same nationality as the National Federation for which they absence of objection to the change of the nationality of the concerned athlete.
have been entered for the competition. Persons appointed by the Executive Committee • Letter from the President of the National Federation (the new country) authorising the
of the IJF shall verify the citizenship of the athletes. The evidence of citizenship shall be athlete to represent them in international competitions.
the production of a valid passport issued by the represented country. • Letter from the athlete, who has already represented one country, giving evidence of
their wish to represent their new National Federation.
In the following cases, procedures must be applied: • A copy of the athlete passport proving the nationality of the new country.
a) Where the competitions are being held in a country in which the residents do not hold
passports while in that country. On receipt of a complete file the IJF General Secretary will examine it and send it out to
the IJF Executive Committee for approval. If the majority of the IJF Executive Committee
b) Where there is a possible problem of “joint citizenship”, e.g., Puerto Rico an approves the request, the IJF General Secretary confirms the acceptance of the
acceptable substitute for the passport will be a letter or certificate from the athlete’s application to the concerned party. Any athlete disrespecting this rule may be subject to
National Olympic Committee (NOC) or, if there is no such body, from the National disciplinary measures.
Sports Authority confirming the athlete’s residence in that country and the citizenship.
1.7.1.2 Change of Athlete Nationality after a Period of Three Years or Longer
If an athlete has multiple citizenships, they may compete for only one country. An athlete cannot represent a new National Federation without informing the IJF even if
three years or longer have passed since the athlete competed for their previous National
Federation.
1.7.1 Change of Athlete Nationality
An athlete who has represented one country in: The IJF must be informed officially by the new National Federation via email to both the
• Olympic Games IJF General Secretariat - gs@ijf.org and Registration Management -
• World Championships (seniors, juniors, cadets) registration@ijf.org. This must be done also for veterans, military and kata
• Continental Championships (seniors, juniors, cadets) participants.
• Regional Games and multi-sport Games (such as African Games, Asian Games,
Commonwealth Games, European Games, Francophone Games, Islamic Games, The information must include the following documents:
Mediterranean Games, Pan American Games, Youth Olympic Games) • Letter from the President of the new National Federation (the new country)
• International tournaments organised by the IJF (Grand Prix, Grand Slam, Masters, authorising the athlete to represent them in international competitions.
etc.) or under its auspices (Continental Open and Cup events) • Letter from the athlete, who has represented one country, giving evidence of their
• All competitions in the IJF calendar except veterans, kata, military, and club wish to represent their new National Federation.
championships* • A copy of the athlete passport proving the nationality of the new country.
and who has changed his nationality or acquired a new nationality may represent
his new country provided that at least three years have passed since the athlete last On receipt of a complete file the IJF General Secretary will examine it and send it out to
represented his former country. the IJF Executive Committee for information. The IJF General Secretary will confirm the
nationality change to the new National Federation, with the former National Federation
*Veterans, military, and kata participants are excluded from this rule and can change in copy. Any athlete disrespecting this rule may be subject to disciplinary measures.
without waiting the three-year period.

If the two (2) National Federations (current country and new country) concerned agree, 1.7.2 Special Circumstances
they may request the IJF to shorten the period of three years or even to cancel the For events organised by the IJF or under its auspices, the IJF Executive Committee,
duration completely (see Olympic Charter, Rule 41 and the Byelaw to Rule 41). Thus, to protect the interest of the athlete, can authorise that the athlete can compete under
the IJF can’t shorten the three years’ period without written agreement from both the IJF flag for any reason (for example: non-official refugee status of the athlete, non-
National Federations concerned and the athlete having a valid passport for the new recognition of the NOC by the IOC, suspension of the National Federation etc.).
country.
Refer also to Section 3 IJF World Ranking Lists, 3.5 Additional Rules. 1.7.2.1 Athletes with an Official Refugee Status
An athlete with an official refugee status, hosted by a country, can qualify themselves for
1.7.1.1 Change of Athlete Nationality for a Period of Less than Three Years IJF or Continental Union competitions through their host country national championships
An athlete cannot represent a new National Federation without the approval of the IJF. and consequently they will compete internationally under their host country flag. The
National Federation requests must be sent, with the official refugee status documents,
The request to shorten the three-year period shall be sent via email by the National to the IJF General Secretariat (gs@ijf.org). If the documents sent are compliant,
Federation (the new country) to the IJF General Secretariat (gs@ijf.org) and must the agreement will be automatically given by the IJF General Secretary following
include the following documents: confirmation by the IJF President.

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If there is a change in the status of the official refugee i.e., citizenship of a new country, 1.8 Referee Nationality
return to their country of origin etc. The nationality change process must be followed. The referee must be of the same nationality as the one in the IJF database (judobase).
The IJF Referee Commission shall verify annually the nationality of the referee. The
For events organised by the IJF or under its auspices, the IJF Executive Committee can evidence of citizenship shall be the production of a valid passport issued by the
authorise that an athlete with an official refugee status can compete under the IJF flag. represented country.
If there is a change in the status of the official refugee who competed under the IJF flag A referee shall represent only one country within the same Olympic cycle.
i.e., citizenship of a new country, return to their country of origin etc. the IJF Executive
Committee would decide concerning the change of nationality and the world ranking If a referee has multiple citizenships:
points that the athlete has. • He shall inform the IJF Referee Commission he depends on.
• He shall choose only one nationality, which he will represent during the ongoing
All documents relating to the new status and change request must be submitted to the Olympic cycle.
IJF General Secretariat at gs@ijf.org, within a deadline of at least 15 days prior to the • He shall not referee an athlete who has the same citizenship(s) as he does.
closing date of registration for a certain event.
If a referee holds a function within a National Federation of a country, he doesn’t hold
Athletes with an official refugee status competing under the IJF flag may take part in the citizenship of, he shall inform the IJF Referee Commission he depends on and shall
a continental championships in the continent that are a refugee in. To be authorised not referee an athlete representing this National Federation.
to compete in the said event, they must have already participated in an international
competition (minimum continental cup) and be insured. The concerned IJF Referee Commission shall inform the IJF IT Team of the nationalities
and national functions of each referee, for the technical draw procedure of referees.
1.7.2.2 Junior and Younger Immigrants
Junior (men and women under 21, age 15 to 20 years in the calendar year) and younger
foreign athletes living in a host country can participate in their host country national 1.8.1 Change of Referee Nationality
junior and younger championships and thus qualify themselves for IJF or Continental A referee shall inform the IJF of any change regarding his nationality.
Union junior and younger competitions. They can be registered, by the National
Federation of the host country, into IJF or Continental Unions junior and younger A referee who has represented a country in an IJF official competition and who has
competitions if they meet the following requirements: changed his nationality or acquired a new nationality may represent his new country in
• To prove their residency in the host country (at least 1 year). the next Olympic cycle.
• To prove the integration of their parents in the host country (at least 1 year).
• To prove their integration in the school or university system (at least 1 year). A referee cannot represent a new National Federation without the approval of the IJF.
• To prove their integration in a judo club of the host country, duly affiliated to the
National Federation which is an IJF member.

If the National Federations of host countries wish to register these athletes, they must
send their request each year to the IJF General Secretariat (gs@ijf.org), with the
above-mentioned documents. Additionally, the National Federations shall also attach the
agreement of the athlete and the authorisation of the parents/guardians if minors.

The IJF will review the submitted documents and if deemed compliant, The IJF will
approve the request and the General Secretary will send a certificate for the registration
in judobase.

In case of approval, the concerned athlete will compete under their host country flag.

For participation in the world championships junior, as senior World Ranking List (WRL)
points are given, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis by the IJF Head
Sport Director.

Should the athlete wish to return to his country of origin, or should he change residence
to another host country, he is free to do so and take any ranking points with him, upon
submission of the documents proving the relocation to the IJF General Secretariat at
gs@ijf.org. No change of nationality process required.

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2.1 Competition Format and Schedules for the IJF World


Judo Tour
The IJF WJT is a series of judo events that include a competition (contests between
athletes for medals and prize money) and other sport-related activities (i.e.,
accreditation, draw etc.).

The IJF WJT competitions: Grand Prix, Grand Slam, Masters, World Championships
Cadets, Juniors, Seniors and Open normally consist of two (2) sessions, the
preliminaries and the final block. The competition phases that take place in the sessions
depend on the type of event. Any changes to this will be agreed and approved by the
IJF Head Sport Director. Depending on the number of participants some rounds may not
be required for every category. The competition schedule for non IJF WJT events should
be agreed by all interested parties.
IJF Events planned for 2 days (Grand Prix, Grand Slam, Masters)
Women Men
Day 1 -48 kg, -52 kg, -57 kg, -63 kg -60 kg, -66 kg, -73 kg
Day 2 -70 kg, -78 kg, +78 kg -81 kg, -90 kg, -100 kg, +100 kg
IJF Events planned for 1 or 2 days (World Championships Open)
Day 1 1 day event - Women and Men, day 1 of 2 - Women or Men
Day 2 Day 2 of 2 - Men or Women
IJF Events planned for 3 days (Grand Prix, Grand Slam, Masters)
Day 1 -48 kg, -52 kg, -57 kg -60 kg, -66 kg
Day 2 -63 kg, -70 kg -73 kg, -81 kg

COMPETITION
Day 3 -78 kg, +78 kg -90 kg, -100 kg, +100 kg
IJF Events planned for 5 days (World Championships Cadets)
Day 1 -40 kg, -44 kg -50 kg, -55 kg
Day 2 -48 kg, -52 kg -60 kg, -66 kg

RULES Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
-57 kg, -63 kg
-70 kg, +70 kg
Mixed Teams
-73 kg, -81 kg
-90 kg, +90 kg

IJF Events planned for 5 days (World Championships Juniors)


The competition rules are the responsibility of the IJF Day 1 -48 kg, -52 kg -60 kg, -66 kg
Sport Commission. Day 2 -57 kg, -63 kg -73 kg
Day 3 -70 kg -81 kg, -90 kg
Day 4 -78 kg, +78 kg -100 kg, +100 kg
Day 5 Mixed Teams
IJF Events planned for 8 days (World Championships Seniors)
Day 1 -48 kg -60 kg
Day 2 -52 kg -66 kg
Day 3 -57 kg -73 kg
Day 4 -63 kg -81 kg
Day 5 -70 kg -90 kg
Day 6 -78 kg -100 kg
Day 7 +78 kg +100 kg
Day 8 Mixed Teams
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2.2 Weight Categories for IJF WJT Events 2.2.2 Weight Categories for Mixed Team Competitions
The following weight categories will be utilised in the world championships and -57 kg Women Up to and including 57.0 kg
competitions held under the auspices of the IJF. Senior -73 kg Men Up to and including 73.0 kg
and -70 kg Women Over 57.0 kg up to and including 70.0 kg
2.2.1 Weight Categories for Individual Competitions Junior
-90 kg Men Over 73.0 kg up to and including 90.0 kg
Mixed
-48 kg Extra-lightweight Up to and including 48.0 kg Team +70 kg Women Over 70.0 kg
-52 kg Half-lightweight Over 48.0 kg up to and including 52.0 kg +90 kg Men Over 90.0 kg
-57 kg Women (48 kg, 52 kg, 57 kg*) Up to and including 57.0 kg
-57 kg Lightweight Over 52.0 kg up to and including 57.0 kg
Senior Senior -73 kg Men (60 kg, 66 kg, 73 kg*) Up to and including 73.0 kg
and -63 kg Half-middleweight Over 57.0 kg up to and including 63.0 kg
Mixed -70 kg Women (57 kg, 63 kg, 70 kg*) Up to and including 70.0 kg
Junior -70 kg Middleweight Over 63.0 kg up to and including 70.0 kg Team
Women
-78 kg Half-heavyweight Over 70.0 kg up to and including 78.0 kg Olympic -90 kg Men (73 kg, 81 kg, 90 kg*) Up to and including 90.0 kg
Games +70 kg Women (70 kg, 78 kg, +78 kg*) Over 70.0 kg
+78 kg Heavyweight Over 78.0 kg +90 kg Men (90 kg, 100 kg, +100 kg*) Over 90.0 kg
Open Open-weight No weight limit -48 kg Women Up to and including 48.0 kg
-40 kg Featherweight Up to and including 40.0 kg -60 kg Men Up to and including 60.0 kg
-44 kg Extra-lightweight Over 40.0 kg up to and including 44.0 kg Cadet -63 kg Women Over 48 kg up to and including 63.0 kg
-48 kg Half-lightweight Over 44.0 kg up to and including 48.0 kg Mixed -81 kg Men Over 60 kg up to and including 81.0 kg
Cadet
Women -52 kg Lightweight Over 48.0 kg up to and including 52.0 kg +63 kg Women Over 63.0 kg
under -57 kg Half-middleweight Over 52.0 kg up to and including 57.0 kg +81 kg Men Over 81.0 kg
18 years
-63 kg Middleweight Over 57.0 kg up to and including 63.0 kg *Athletes qualified only in these individual categories can take part in the mixed team
-70 kg Half-heavyweight Over 63.0 kg up to and including 70.0 kg category.
+70 kg Heavyweight Over 70.0 kg
-60 kg Extra-lightweight Up to and including 60.0 kg
-66 kg Half-lightweight Over 60.0 kg up to and including 66.0 kg
-73 kg Lightweight Over 66.0 kg up to and including 73.0 kg
Senior
and -81 kg Half-middleweight Over 73.0 kg up to and including 81.0 kg
Junior -90 kg Middleweight Over 81.0 kg up to and including 90.0 kg
Men
-100 kg Half-heavyweight Over 90.0 kg up to and including 100.0 kg
+100 kg Heavyweight Over 100.0 kg
Open Open-weight No weight limit
-50 kg Featherweight Up to and including 50.0 kg
-55 kg Extra-lightweight Over 50.0 kg up to and including 55.0 kg
-60 kg Half-lightweight Over 55.0 kg up to and including 60.0 kg
Cadet
Men -66 kg Lightweight Over 60.0 kg up to and including 66.0 kg
under -73 kg Half-middleweight Over 66.0 kg up to and including 73.0 kg
18 years
-81 kg Middleweight Over 73.0 kg up to and including 81.0 kg
-90 kg Half-heavyweight Over 81.0 kg up to and including 90.0 kg
+90 kg Heavyweight Over 90.0 kg

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2.2.3 Weight Categories for Mixed Team Competitions with + 5% 2.2.4 Weight Categories for Team Competitions
Tolerance -52 kg Half-lightweight Up to and including 52.0 kg
-57 kg Women Up to and including 59.9 kg Senior -57 kg Lightweight Over 52.0 kg up to and including 57.0 kg
Senior -73 kg Men Up to and including 76.7 kg and Junior
Women
-63 kg Half-middleweight Over 57.0 kg up to and including 63.0 kg
and -70 kg Women Over 57.0 kg up to and including 73.5 kg Team -70 kg Middleweight Over 63.0 kg up to and including 70.0 kg
Junior
-90 kg Men Over 73.0 kg up to and including 94.5 kg +70 kg Half-heavyweight Over 70.0 kg
Mixed
Team +70 kg Women Over 70.0 kg -48 kg Half-lightweight Up to and including 48.0 kg
+90 kg Men Over 90.0 kg -52 kg Lightweight Over 48.0 kg up to and including 52.0 kg
Cadet
-57 kg Women (48 kg, 52 kg, 57 kg*) Up to and including 59.9 kg Women -57 kg Half-middleweight Over 52.0 kg up to and including 57.0 kg
Senior -73 kg Men (60 kg, 66 kg, 73 kg*) Up to and including 76.7 kg Team -63 kg Middleweight Over 57.0 kg up to and including 63.0 kg
Mixed -70 kg Women (57 kg, 63 kg, 70 kg*) Up to and including 73.5 kg +63 kg Half-heavyweight Over 63.0 kg
Team
Olympic -90 kg Men (73 kg, 81 kg, 90 kg*) Up to and including 94.5 kg -66 kg Half-lightweight Up to and including 66.0 kg
Games +70 kg Women (70 kg, 78 kg, +78 kg*) Over 70.0 kg Senior and -73 kg Lightweight Over 66.0 kg up to and including 73.0 kg
+90 kg Men (90 kg, 100 kg, +100 kg*) Over 90.0 kg Junior Men -81 kg Half-middleweight Over 73.0 kg up to and including 81.0 kg
-48 kg Women Up to and including 50.4 kg Team -90 kg Middleweight Over 81.0 kg up to and including 90.0 kg
-60 kg Men Up to and including 63.1 kg +90 kg Half-heavyweight Over 90.0 kg
Cadet -63 kg Women Over 48 kg up to and including 66.3 kg -60 kg Half-lightweight Up to and including 60.0 kg
Mixed -81 kg Men Over 60 kg up to and including 85.2 kg -66 kg Lightweight Over 60.0 kg up to and including 66.0 kg
Cadet Men
+63 kg Women Over 63.0 kg Team
-73 kg Half-middleweight Over 66.0 kg up to and including 73.0 kg
+81 kg Men Over 81.0 kg -81 kg Middleweight Over 73.0 kg up to and including 81.0 kg
+81 kg Half-heavyweight Over 81.0 kg
*Athletes qualified only in these individual categories can take part in the mixed team
category.

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2.2.5 Weight Categories for Team Competitions with + 5% Tolerance 2.4 Time Duration of Contests
-52 kg Half-lightweight Up to and including 54.6 kg Regulations related to weight categories, age, contest duration and recommendations
Senior for youths.
and -57 kg Lightweight Over 52.0 kg up to and including 59.9 kg
Junior -63 kg Half-middleweight Over 57.0 kg up to and including 66.2 kg Note: no athlete less than 15 years old (calendar year) is allowed to take part in
Women -70 kg Middleweight Over 63.0 kg up to and including 73.5 kg any IJF official competition. The additional categories (13/14, 11/12, 9/10 years) are
Team +70 kg Half-heavyweight Over 70.0 kg recommendations only.
-48 kg Half-lightweight Up to and including 50.4 kg Female
-52 kg Lightweight Over 48.0 kg up to and including 54.6 kg SENIORS JUNIORS CADETS 13/14
Cadet >14 YEARS -21 YEARS -18 YEARS YEARS
11/12 YEARS 9/10 YEARS
Women -57 kg Half-middleweight Over 52.0 kg up to and including 59.9 kg
4 minutes 4 minutes 4 minutes 3 minutes 2 minutes No competition
Team -63 kg Middleweight Over 57.0 kg up to and including 66.2 kg - 22 kg
+63 kg Half-heavyweight Over 63.0 kg - 25 kg
-66 kg Half-lightweight Up to and including 69.3 kg - 28 kg
Senior -73 kg Lightweight Over 66.0 kg up to and including 76.7 kg - 32 kg - 32 kg
and -81 kg Half-middleweight Over 73.0 kg up to and including 85.1 kg - 36 kg - 36 kg
Junior - 40 kg - 40 kg - 40 kg
Men Team -90 kg Middleweight Over 81.0 kg up to and including 94.5 kg
- 44 kg - 44 kg - 44 kg
+90 kg Half-heavyweight Over 90.0 kg - 48 kg - 48 kg - 48 kg - 48 kg - 48 kg
-60 kg Half-lightweight Up to and including 63.0 kg - 52 kg - 52 kg - 52 kg - 52 kg
Cadet -66 kg Lightweight Over 60.0 kg up to and including 69.3 kg - 57 kg - 57 kg - 57 kg - 57 kg
Men -73 kg Half-middleweight Over 66.0 kg up to and including 76.7 kg - 63 kg - 63 kg - 63 kg - 63 kg
Team -81 kg Middleweight Over 73.0 kg up to and including 85.1 kg - 70 kg - 70 kg - 70 kg
- 78 kg - 78 kg + 70 kg
+81 kg Half-heavyweight Over 81.0 kg
+ 78 kg + 78 kg

2.3 Age Groups Male


Athletes under 15 years of age are not allowed to compete in any official IJF event, or SENIORS JUNIORS CADETS
13/14 YEARS 11/12 YEARS 9/10 YEARS
events organised either under the auspices of the IJF or sanctioned by the IJF. The >14 YEARS -21 YEARS -18 YEARS
lower age limit for all IJF competitions is 15 years (calendar year). 4 minutes 4 minutes 4 minutes 3 minutes 2 minutes No competition
- 24 kg
The following age categories are recognized by the IJF: - 27 kg
• Cadet - men and women under 18, age 15, 16 and 17 years (calendar year). - 30 kg
• Junior - men and women under 21, age 15 to 20 years (calendar year). - 34 kg - 34 kg
• Senior - men and women, there is only the lower age limit of 15 years (calendar year). - 38 kg - 38 kg
- 42 kg - 42 kg
National Federations should use the term youth to define cadets and juniors and any - 46 kg - 46 kg
age groups from 15-20 years that are different to the IJF cadet and junior age.
- 50 kg - 50 kg - 50 kg
- 55 kg - 55 kg
- 60 kg - 60 kg - 60 kg - 60 kg
- 66 kg - 66 kg - 66 kg - 66 kg
- 73 kg - 73 kg - 73 kg
- 81 kg - 81 kg - 81 kg
- 90 kg - 90 kg - 90 kg
-100 kg -100 kg + 90 kg
+ 100 kg + 100 kg

The IJF do not hold competitions for athletes in the 11/12 years and 13/14 years. The
National Federations should design their own national concept.

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2.5 Competition Systems For all events where world ranking points can be given a uniform system must be used.
The IJF recognises men’s and women’s competitions. Contests between men and On the draw sheet the athlete/team on top wears a white judogi and the one below
women are not permitted. wears a blue judogi.

There are many different competition elimination bracket systems (refer to the table 2.5.1 Direct Knockout
below and Appendix G) that can be used for competitions, direct knockout, quarter-final This is a direct elimination format without a repechage. The losers of the semi-finals will
(last 8) repechage, double repechage, full repechage, round robin etc. Gold, silver and both be awarded bronze medals. The winners of the semi-finals will compete for the
two (2) bronze medals will be awarded except in the case of low numbers. gold and silver medals. The four athletes losing the quarter-finals are classified equal
fifth.
System of System of competition
Events competition for 6 or for 5 or less athletes/
more athletes/teams teams
2.5.2 Quarter-final Repechage
In a quarter-final repechage, for each category, the athletes will be divided into two
Seniors (2) tables by means of a draw, and an elimination system will be used to produce two
Continental Cups Double repechage (2) finalists, who will compete for the gold medal. The athletes defeated in the quarter-
final will compete in two (2) repechage contests. The winners of each of these two (2)
Continental Opens repechage contests will compete in bronze medal contests against the loser of the
Continental Championships semi-final contest of the respective opposite table. The winners (2) of those contests are
placed third. The losers (2) are placed fifth. The losers (2) of repechage contests are
Continental Championships Mixed placed seventh.
Teams
Grand Prix
Low numbers systems for 2.5.3 Double Repechage
Quarter-final repechage In a double repechage, for each category, the athletes will be divided into two (2) tables
Grand Slam IJF WJT events
by means of a draw, and an elimination system will be used to produce two (2) finalists,
Masters who will compete for the gold medal. Athletes who lost to the four semi-finalists compete
World Championships Seniors in the two (2) repechage pools. The winners of each of these two (2) repechage
contests (pools) will compete in bronze medal contests against the loser of the semi-
World Championships Open final contest of the respective opposite table. The winners (2) of those contests are
World Championships Mixed Teams placed third.
World Championships Veterans Double repechage
Olympic Games Individual and Quarter-final repechage Not applicable
2.5.4 Full Repechage
All participants can compete at least twice, athletes are divided into two (2) tables
Mixed Teams
(pools), A and B, by means of a draw, and then into two (2) groups (sub-pools) within
Non-World Ranking List Events Organiser’s choice Low numbers systems for each table: A1, A2, B1 and B2. The elimination system will be used to produce two
IJF WJT or other events (2) finalists. 
All athletes defeated after each round of competition will take part in the
Cadets and Juniors repechage of their respective table according to the elimination system. The winner of
each repechage will compete against the loser of the final of the opposite table for the
World Championships two (2) bronze medals. The winners of table A and table B compete for the gold and
Quarter-final repechage silver medals.
World Championships Mixed Teams
Continental Cups With this system there is the possibility that two (2) athletes (or teams) compete together
Low numbers systems for
Continental Championships two (2) times (preliminary and repechage).
Double repechage IJF WJT events
Continental Championships Mixed
Teams
Youth Olympic Games Full repechage
Non-World Ranking List Events Organiser’s choice Low numbers systems for
IJF WJT or other events

In an individual event if an athlete does not appear for a contest he is considered out of
the competition and cannot return for a later contest (if applicable).

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2.5.5 Round Robin 2.6.1 Low Numbers System for IJF WJT Events
A round robin system may be used, and this is defined as a system where each athlete The following competition systems and rules must be used in IJF WJT individual and
or team will compete against the other. mixed team events.

The following Round Robin rules to define the winners are used:
Rule 1. Number of wins. No. of Medals WRL points awarded
Competition system
athletes awarded (if applicable)
Individuals and mixed Gold, silver Individuals
Rule 2. If there are an equal number of wins, the sum of points for scores: Ippon/waza- teams and one First, second, one third
ari-awasete-ippon = 10, Waza-ari = 1. All scores achieved will be counted for both the The athletes/teams will be bronze and one or two fifth (only
winner and loser for each contest in the category. An athlete can get a maximum of 10 divided as follow: if the athlete won one
points per contest. Points are same regardless of if they are achieved in the regular contest in the round robin)
contest time or during golden score. Pool A – 3 athletes/teams place.
will compete in a round robin
Rule 3. Direct comparison: if two (2) athletes have an equal number of wins and sum of system. The winner will go Mixed teams
points for scores, the athlete who won the contest between them is defined as better. 5* to the final, the second will First, second, one third
compete against the loser and two fifth places.
Rule 4. If there are an equal number of wins and no direct comparison possible because from pool B in the bronze
of “beating in circle”: the shortest accumulated time of all winning contests will decide. medal contest.
Rule 5. If there is a case of equal time: weight at the official weigh-in. The athlete with Pool B – 2 athletes/teams will
the lower weight is defined as better. compete for a place in the
final
Rule 6. In case of same weight at the official weigh-in: decision contests. A knockout
system between the involved athletes will be used. A new draw must be performed. Pool system with two (2) Gold, silver Individuals
For example, in the case of three athletes: one (1) contest between two (2) athletes will single contests/matches, then and one First, second and one third
be held. The winner of this contest will compete against the third athlete to get a final a contest/match between the bronze place.
decision. two (2) losers for the single
4* bronze medal and a contest/ Mixed teams
match between the two (2) First, second, one third
2.5.6 Best of Three winners for the gold and silver and one fifth place.
If there are two (2) athletes it will be the best of two (2) contests and if the wins are medals.
equal (1-1), a third contest will decide.
A round robin system will be Gold, silver Individuals
held in the elimination round. and one First, second and third
2.6 Regulations for Low Numbers of Athletes or Teams The best and the second bronze (for (only if one contest was
If there are one (1) to five (5) athletes or teams the low numbers competition systems best will compete in a final individuals, won) place.
and rules apply. 3* for the gold and silver medal. if one
The third athlete/team will be contest was Mixed teams
awarded the single bronze won) First, second and third
(for individuals, only if one place.
contest was won).
One final contest/match. Gold Individuals
(individuals) First place.
2* Gold, silver Mixed teams
(Mixed First and second place.
Teams)
1* No competition. None No

*Participation points given (if applicable).

If only one (1) athlete passes the weigh-in there will be no competition.

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2.6.2 Low Numbers System for Other Events An athlete cannot be rested for one match and return for the next unless they have been
For other individual and team events, the organiser can choose the competition system replaced by the other inscribed athlete.
used. Depending on the number of athletes/teams the number of medals awarded must
follow rule 2.6.1. If the team has no athlete in a category, they should select the “no competitor” option.

If the wrong athlete goes to the tatami for a contest that is not his own he will be
2.7 Competition System for Mixed Team and Team Events disqualified, and the opponent he was initially supposed to meet will win by fusen gachi.
The system of competition for IJF Mixed Teams events will be the elimination system
with quarter-final repechage (refer to Section 2.5.2 for a full description). For the first round the lists must be returned at least 30 minutes before the start of the
For other team events, different types of systems can be used such as double competition.
repechage, full repechage, or direct knockout. Gold, silver and two (2) bronze medals
will be awarded except in the case of low numbers. For other rounds it must be returned 5 minutes after receiving the list from competition
management. Once it is returned to competition management it cannot be changed.
2.7.1 Regulations for Mixed Team Events
Each team can consist of up to six (6) athletes (3 women and 3 men) and has the Duration of each contest: women four (4) minutes and men four (4) minutes (real time).
possibility to have up to six (6) reserves (3 women and 3 men). After the team bow the byes are displayed on the scoreboard and wins are given.

To enter the mixed team competition the National Federation must have a full team. Example: If blue team has one (1) category empty: 1:0
This means that on the delegation control list during accreditation there must be athletes Example: if both teams have a different category empty: 1:1
able to compete in all six (6) categories. A total of 12 athletes can be inscribed with a Example: if both teams have the same category empty: 0:0 (this is the only case when
maximum of two (2) athletes per category. we stop a match when a team has reached 3 wins).

If there are injuries or illness after the draw or during the competition a team can These byes are skipped later, no athlete needs to return to the tatami to bow again if
compete with a minimum of four (4) athletes. there is no contest to be fought.

Weigh-in rules can be found in Section 6. Before the start of the official weigh-in the The first team to win the majority of contests is declared the winner. In IJF events the
coach can update the team list. remaining contests will not be fought. In other events the organiser can decide if the
remaining contests will take place or not.
During seniors and juniors mixed teams’ competitions each athlete is entitled to compete
in their own weight category or in the next higher category. During cadets mixed team It is compulsory that all athletes listed for the match compete until one (1) team reaches
competitions athletes must compete in their inscribed mixed team category and cannot the winning result. If an athlete refuses to compete the team will be disqualified.
be moved one (1) team category higher.
If one (1) team does not arrive for a match, the other team will be declared the
During the contests, the non-competing athletes must stay within a marked area on the winner. They are considered out of competition and cannot return for a later match (if
field of play behind the coaches’ chair. Reserve athletes must not enter the field of play. applicable).

Two (2) coaches and one (1) doctor per team will be allowed to enter the Field of Play. If there are an equal number of wins at the end of the match, there is a draw for the
Athletes should enter the Field of Play in the order that they will compete in. weight category that will compete in a golden score contest (see table below) to decide
the winning team. The draw is done by computer and displayed on the athlete and
A draw will be made for the starting category for the first round. The following rounds will public (big screen) scoreboards.
start with the next category in the sequence.

Example: Seniors Mixed Teams - drawn category is -73 kg


1st round: -73 kg, -70 kg, -90 kg, +70 kg, +90 kg, -57 kg
2nd round: -70 kg, -90 kg, +70 kg, +90 kg, -57 kg, -73 kg
Quarter-final: -90 kg, +70 kg, +90 kg, -57 kg, -73 kg, -70 kg
Repechage and semi-final: +70 kg, +90 kg, -57 kg, -73 kg, -70 kg, -90 kg
Bronze and final: +90 kg, -57 kg, -73 kg, -70 kg, -90 kg, +70 kg

Before each match the team leader must select the athletes for each contest. From the
maximum of two (2) athletes inscribed in each category he can select one. If the team
has the possibility to put an inscribed athlete in a category, he must do so.

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Draw for golden score contest During female and male team events each athlete is entitled to compete in their own
Action weight category or in the next higher category.
scenario

1
Both teams have “no competitor” in Category is removed from the draw During the contests, the non-competing athletes must stay within a marked area on the
the same category field of play behind the coaches’ chair. Reserve athletes must not enter the field of play.
One team has “no competitor” or Category remains in the draw and the
after the regular contest an athlete is win is given directly to the other team One (1) coach and one (1) doctor per team will be allowed to enter the Field of Play.
2 unable to continue (injured, ill, direct Athletes should enter the Field of Play in the order that they will compete in.
hansoku-make cannot continue in
competition etc.) The contests in female and male team matches will be fought from the lightest weight to
the highest weight.
In the regular contest both athletes Category remains in the draw
3
given an indirect hansoku-make (3 Before each match the team leader must select the athletes for each contest. From the
shido) or a direct hansoku-make (can maximum of two (2) athletes inscribed in each category they can select one (1). If the
continue in competition) team has the possibility to put an inscribed athlete in a category, they must do so. An
In the regular contest both athletes Category is removed from the draw athlete cannot be rested for one (1) match and return for the next unless they have been
4 given a direct hansoku-make (cannot replaced by the other inscribed athlete.
continue in competition) If the team has no athlete in a category, they should select the “no competitor” option.

If the wrong athlete goes to the tatami for a contest that is not his own he will be
If there is a double hansoku-make during the golden score contest the following rules disqualified, and the opponent he was initially supposed to meet will win by fusen gachi.
will be respected:
For the first round the lists must be returned at least 30 minutes before the start of the
Scenario Action competition. For other rounds it must be returned 5 minutes after receiving the list from
competition management. Once it is returned to competition management it cannot be
Both athletes given an indirect Category is included in a new draw changed.
1 hansoku-make (3 shido) in the golden for another golden score contest
score contest Duration of each contest: women four (4) minutes and men four (4) minutes (real time).
Both athletes given a direct hansoku- Category is included in a new draw After the team bow the byes are displayed on the scoreboard and wins are given.
2 make (can continue in competition) for another golden score contest
in the in the golden score contest Example: If blue team has one (1) category empty: 1:0
Example: if both teams have a different category empty: 1:1
Both athletes given a direct Category is removed and there is a Example: if both teams have the same category empty: 0:0 (this is the only case when
3
hansoku-make (cannot continue new draw for another golden score we stop a match when a team has reached 3 wins).
in competition) in the golden score contest
contest These byes are skipped later, no athlete needs to return to the tatami to bow again if
there is no contest to be fought.
The IJF Ad Hoc Commission will decide the consequences in any situation that may
result in a whole team being disqualified. The first team to win the majority of contests is declared the winner. The organiser can
decide if the remaining contests will take place or not.
If an NOC qualifies for the Olympic Games mixed team event, all athletes who qualified
for the individual competition can take part in the mixed team competition, up to a It is compulsory that all athletes listed for the match compete until the team reaches the
maximum of seven (7) women and seven (7) men. winning result. If an athlete refuses to compete the team will be disqualified.

2.7.2 Regulations for Female and Male Team Events If one (1) team does not arrive for a match, the other team will be declared the
Each team will consist of up to five (5) athletes and has the possibility to have up to five winner. They are considered out of competition and cannot return for a later match (if
(5) reserves. A team must consist of a minimum of three (3) athletes. applicable).

A total of 10 athletes can be inscribed with a maximum of two (2) athletes per category. If there are an equal number of wins at the end of the match see Section 2.7.1 for the
necessary action.
Weigh-in rules can be found in Section 6. Before the start of the official weigh-in the
coach can update the team list.

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2.8 Event Outlines Delegations are kindly requested not to dry clothing (including judogi) or have training
For each IJF WJT event outlines will be published on the IJF website and sent to the sessions in the corridors of the official hotels.
National Federations. The deadlines in the outlines must be respected.
According to the IJF rule enacted on the 2 December 2012 in Tokyo, “the organising
country should not request penalties fee for participating countries who cannot make
2.8.1 Visas bank transfers but can pay in cash upon arrival. Those countries who cannot make bank
The LOC will assist with visas where possible but having the correct visa is the transfers should inform the LOC well in advance that they will pay cash on arrival”.
responsibility of each participant. Visa applications will only be accepted for people who
are inscribed in judobase for the event. All bank fees and bank transfer costs must be paid by the participating National
The invitation letters issued by the LOC must only be used for visa application for the Federation. If payment is being made by bank transfer the bank information must be
concerned event. inserted correctly and completely on the transfer document and any procedures related
to amendment of the bank transfer must be done before arrival.
It is the responsibility of the National Federation to ensure that their delegation respects
the conditions of stay defined by the Government of the country hosting the event. If Delegations must ensure that all bank charges are paid at their end so that the LOC
any participant does not respect these conditions, any costs arising will be borne by the receive the correct amount of funds without any deductions. The person attending
National Federation concerned. accreditation must bring proof of the bank transfer.

2.8.2 Transportation 2.8.4 Training


The LOC will provide transportation for competing delegations during the competition. The LOC are responsible to provide training facilities that will be approved by the IJF
This transportation service (including airport transfers) is only offered on the days when Sport Commission. Planning and scheduling of training sessions will be organised taking
the delegations are booked in an official hotel through the LOC. On days delegations into consideration requests made by delegations daily on a first request made first
are using an unofficial hotel or an official hotel, not reserved through the LOC, they are served basis. To book training contact the LOC. Ice and water, with a low sodium and/or
not allowed to use the official event transportation. chloride content (below 200 mg/l) must be provided for delegations at all training venues
for all training days.
If the delegation misses the transport deadline the LOC are not obliged to provide
airport, train or bus station transfers.
2.8.5 Consent for use of data/photography/videos/filming
Delegates inscribed by their National Federations for WJT events consent to the IJF and
2.8.3 Accommodation its media partners to use content of them, including data, live results, photographs and/
All delegations, who inscribe for an IJF WJT event, must reserve their accommodation or video recordings (hereafter referred to as Media). This media may be obtained from
in one (1) of the official hotels published in the event outlines. The reservation must be National Federations and IJF. It will also be acquired by the IJF and its media partners
made with the LOC (not directly with the hotel). from in and around all IJF WJT event venues.
The minimum reservation for a delegation is two (2) nights multiplied by the total number Media could be used in print and digital media formats including print publications,
of people inscribed in judobase. The referee nominated by the IJF is not included in this websites, e-marketing, posters banners, advertising, film, broadcast, social media,
calculation. education purposes and other purposes.
Examples: The National Federation must ensure that they have the permission of each delegate or in
• 4 people inscribed in judobase (no referee) = 4 x 2 nights = 8 nights or more must be the case of a minor the permission of the parent/guardian.
reserved.
• 17 people inscribed in judobase (including 1 referee) = (17-1) x 2 = 32 nights or more If a delegate does not give consent, then the National Federation must inform the
must be reserved. International Judo Federation by writing to registration@ijf.org
This rule does not apply to the host National Federation delegates.
2.9 Official Notice Boards
The LOC will do their best to provide the first choice of accommodation but as rooms All event information (transport times, training schedule, departure schedule etc.) for
might be limited this cannot be guaranteed. the delegations will be communicated and posted on the official notice boards in each
official hotel and in the warm-up area. The information can also be found online in the
After the accommodation deadline, the LOC cannot promise rooms in the hotels detailed IJF notice board Telegram group.
in the outlines and another official hotel may be added. Accommodation cancellation
fees will be detailed in the event outlines.

Any damage to hotel property resulting from the stay of a national delegation will be
charged to the national federation and must be paid in full.

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3.1 IJF World Ranking Lists


The IJF produces World Ranking Lists (WRL) for individuals and mixed teams, there is
also an IJF Nation WRL.

The number of points earned depends on the type of event and how far an athlete/team
progresses in the competition.

The lists are updated following the ranking events where athletes/teams earn points to
be ranked on an IJF WRL.

Annually points either reduce or expire. The dividing line for reduction or expiration is the
following week (week number) in which the competition was held. The beginning of the
week is defined as Monday

Example: If the competition is held in week 10 of the year (YYYY), the points are
reduced to half at the beginning of week 11 in the next year (YYYY+1) and expired
at the beginning of week 11 in the year after (YYYY+2). The beginning of the week is
defined as Monday.

There is an exception for Continental Championships, for the equal treatment of all
continents, points will be handled as follows, regardless of the week that the competition
takes place. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Continental Championships Seniors
and Mixed Teams 2020 and 2021 are counted as a single event held in 2021, only the
best result of the two is taken into consideration and expires as if it was held in 2021.

Competition Points allocation as if Points reduction/expiration


competition was held in on Monday of week

IJF WORLD
week number: number:
Continental
Championships Seniors 17 18

RANKING LISTS
and Mixed Teams
Continental
Championships Juniors 26 27
and Mixed Teams
Continental
The world ranking lists (WRL) are the responsibility of Championships Cadets 26 27
the IJF Sport Commission and are managed by the IJF and Mixed Teams
IT Team. The WRL can be found at www.ijf.org and for These lists are used for seeding athletes/teams in the draw for ranking events.
assistance please contact the relevant ranking email
(ranking.seniors@ijf.org, ranking.juniors@ijf.org or
ranking.cadets@ijf.org).

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3.2 IJF World Ranking Lists for Individuals Athletes participating in the World Championships Juniors, will be added to the IJF
There are three IJF WRL for individuals; IJF Seniors WRL, IJF Juniors WRL and IJF Seniors WRL, and will be given the same points as those given for a Grand Prix.
Cadets WRL.
3.2.2 IJF Juniors World Ranking List
3.2.1 IJF Seniors World Ranking List Athletes can earn points for the IJF Juniors WRL by competing in Continental Cups
Athletes can earn points for the IJF Seniors WRL by competing in IJF WJT events for Juniors, Continental Championships Juniors and World Championships Juniors.
senior, World Championships Juniors, Continental Championships and Continental
Opens for seniors. Continental World
Continental Cups
Championships Championships
1st place 100 200 500
Continental Continental Junior World Grand World Olympic

Opens Championships Championships


Grand Prix
Slam
Masters
Championships Games
2nd place 60 120 300
3rd place 40 80 200
1st place 100 700 700 700 1000 1800 2000 2200
5th place 20 40 100
2nd place 70 490 490 490 700 1260 1400 1540
3rd place 50 350 350 350 500 900 1000 1100
7th place 16 32 80
5th place 36 252 252 252 360 648 720 792 Each contest won 2 6 12
7th place 26 182 182 182 260 468 520 572 Participation 0 2 4
1/16th 16 112 112 112 160 288 320 352
1/32nd 12 84 84 84 120 240 264 Participation points will be given for Continental Championships Juniors and World
1 contest won 10 70 70 70 100 200 Championships Juniors. In a Continental Cup Juniors, a minimum of one (1) contest
Participation 0 6 6 6 10 200 20 must be won to get points.
Participation points will be given for Grand Prix, Grand Slam, Masters, Continental The points for each competition will count as follows:
Championships and World Championships. In a Continental Open a minimum of one (1)
Look back 12 •• Three
contest must be won to get points. best results from Continental Cup
Period 1 Result from last Continental Championships 100%
months
The points for each competition will count as follows: • Result from last World Championships
Period 1 Look back 12 months • 5+1 best results 100% • Three best results from Continental Cup
Look back
13-24 months •• Result
Period 2 from previous Continental Championships 50%
Period 2 Look back 13-24 months • 5+1 best results 50% Result from last World Championships
After 24 months • Points expire 0%
After 24 • Points expire 0%
In each period the five (5) best results from Grand Slam, Grand Prix and Continental months
Opens plus one (1) result from the continental championships or Masters count. In
a case where the athlete competes in both events (Continental Championships and At World Championships Juniors only the nine (9) best domestic male and nine (9) best
Masters) then the higher point score will count as the 6th result, and the lower point domestic female athletes from the host country will be considered for the IJF Juniors
score may count as one (1) of the five (5) best results. WRL and IJF Seniors WRL. In case of equality the points will be automatically given to
the highest ranked athlete. If still equal, the domestic federation will decide.
At Grand Prix and Grand Slam events only the two (2) best domestic athletes per
category can obtain points for the IJF Seniors WRL. In case of equality the points will If two or more athletes have an equal number of total WRL points, the higher ranking will
be automatically given to the highest ranked athlete. If still equal, the domestic National be decided by:
Federation will decide. • The highest sum of the current points from all World Championships Juniors.
• The highest sum of the current points from all Continental Championships Juniors.
If two or more athletes have an equal number of total WRL points, the higher ranking will • The highest sum of the current points from all Continental Cups Juniors.
be decided by: • The highest current points from a single event, then, if needed, the second highest,
• The highest sum of the current points from all World Championships. and so on.
• The highest sum of the current points from all Grand Prix, Grand Slams and Masters.
• The highest current points from a single event, then, if needed, the second highest,
and so on.

In the case of Olympic Qualification, if the athletes are still equal the IJF Executive
Committee will make the decision.

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3.2.3 IJF Cadets World Ranking List 3.3 IJF World Ranking Lists for Mixed Teams
Athletes can earn points for the IJF Cadets WRL by competing in Continental Cups There are three (3) IJF WRL for mixed teams; IJF Seniors Mixed Teams WRL, IJF
Cadets, Continental Championships Cadets and World Championships Cadets. Juniors Mixed Teams WRL and IJF Cadets Mixed Teams WRL.

Continental World 3.3.1 IJF Seniors Mixed Teams World Ranking List
Continental Cups Teams can earn points for the IJF WRL Seniors Mixed Teams by competing in
Championships Championships
Continental Championships Seniors Mixed Teams and World Championships Seniors
1st place 100 200 500 Mixed Teams.
2nd place 60 120 300
3rd place 40 80 200 Continental World Championship Olympic Games
Placing
5th place 20 40 100 Championship points points points
7th place 16 32 80 1st place 4200 12000 13200
Each contest won 2 6 12 2nd place 2940 8400 9240
Participation 0 2 4 3rd place 2100 6000 6600
5th place 1512 4320 4752
Participation points will be given for Continental Championships Cadets and World
Championships Cadets. In a Continental Cup Cadets, a minimum of one (1) contest 7th place 1092 3120 3432
must be won to get points. 1/16th 672 1920 2112
1/32nd 504 1440 1584
The points for each competition will count as follows:
Points will be allocated even if no match was won.
Look back 12 •• Three best results from Continental Cup
Period 1 Result from last Continental Championships 100%
months The points for each competition will count as follows:
• Result from last World Championships
• Three best results from Continental Cup Period 1 Look back 12 months • Championships points 100%
Look back
13-24 months •• Result
Period 2 from previous Continental Championships 50% Period 2 Look back 13-24 months • Championships points 50%
Result from last World Championships
After 24 months • Points expire 0%
After 24 • Points expire 0% Additional rules in the case of equality of total points, the higher ranking will be decided
months
by:
• The highest sum of the current points from all World Championships Seniors Mixed
At World Championships Cadets only the ten (10) best domestic male and ten (10) best Teams.
domestic female athletes will be considered for the IJF Cadets WRL. In case of equality • The highest sum of the current points from all Continental Championships Seniors
the points will be automatically given to the highest ranked athlete. If still equal, the Mixed Teams.
domestic federation will decide.
3.3.2 IJF Juniors Mixed Teams World Ranking List
If two or more athletes have an equal number of total WRL points, the higher ranking will Teams can earn points for the IJF Juniors Mixed Teams WRL by competing in the
be decided by: Continental Championships Juniors and World Championships Juniors Mixed Teams.
• The highest sum of the current points from all World Championships Cadets.
• The highest sum of the current points from all Continental Championships Cadets. Continental Championship World Championship
Placing
• The highest sum of the current points from all Continental Cups Cadets. points points
• The highest current points from a single event, then, if needed, the second highest, 1st place 700 2000
and so on. 2nd place 490 1400
Note: For the Youth Olympic Games only the last three criteria above are relevant as
3rd place 350 1000
there are no World Championships during the qualification period. 5th place 252 720
7th place 182 520
If the athletes are still equal the IJF Executive Committee, in the case of Youth Olympic 1/16th 112 320
qualification, will make the final decision.
1/32nd 84 240
Points will be allocated even if no match was won.

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The points for each competition will count as follows: 3.5 Additional Rules
Period 1 Look back 12 months • Championships points 100% An athlete is in the competition only once he passes the official weigh-in.
Period 2 Look back 13-24 months • Championships points 50%
If an athlete passes the official weigh-in and is alone in the category he will get the
After 24 months • Points expire 0% participation ranking points, if applicable.
Additional rules in the case of equality of total points, the higher ranking will be decided Any athlete who does not come to the tatami for a contest will have a line put through
by: his name on the draw sheet. His opponent must come to the tatami and bow. He will be
• The highest sum of the current points from all World Championships Juniors Mixed declared the winner by fusen-gachi and WRL points will be given.
Teams.
• The highest sum of the current points from all Continental Championships Juniors When an athlete loses a contest by a direct hansoku-make for acts against the spirit
Mixed Teams. of judo, ranking points will be assigned for the position that the athlete reached in the
competition. However, points, medals and prize money may be removed depending on
3.3.3 IJF Cadets Mixed Teams World Ranking List the results of any further disciplinary action.
Teams can earn points for the IJF Cadets Mixed Teams WRL by competing in the
Continental Championships Cadets Mixed Teams and World Championships Cadets If an athlete on any IJF WRL changes their nationality, they will keep all WRL points.
Mixed Teams.
An athlete classified in any IJF WRL (either cadets, juniors or seniors) is not authorised
Continental Championship World Championship to take part in an international competition of any combat sport, other than judo, unless
Placing authorisation has been given by the IJF. The National Federation is responsible for
points points
1st place 700 2000 controlling and sending the information on any cases to the IJF General Secretariat
(gs@ijf.org). Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action for the National
2nd place 490 1400 Federation.
3rd place 350 1000
5th place 252 720 The automatic sanction system for athletes who did not ask the IJF for authorisation or
did not respect the IJF decision is applicable as follows:
7th place 182 520 • 1st violation: 2 months suspension from IJF and Continental Unions competitions and
1/16th 112 320 other judo activities e.g., training camp.
1/32nd 84 240 • 2nd violation: 2 years suspension from IJF and Continental Unions competitions and
other judo activities e.g., training camp.
Points will be allocated even if no match was won.

The points for each competition will count as follows:


Period 1 Look back 12 months • Championships points 100%
Period 2 Look back 13-24 months • Championships points 50%
After 24 months • Points expire 0%
Additional rules in the case of equality of total points, the higher ranking will be decided
by:
• The highest sum of the current points from all World Championships Cadets Mixed
Teams.
• The highest sum of the current points from all Continental Championships Cadets
Mixed Teams.

3.4 IJF Nations World Ranking List


The IJF Nations WRL consists of the sum of the current WRL points (seniors, juniors
and cadets) plus the sum of the current Mixed Team (seniors, juniors and cadets) WRL
for that nation.

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4.1 Participation Rules for IJF WJT Events


Any delegate is eligible to participate in a competition provided he fulfils the following
requirements:
• Not under a disciplinary suspension.
• Not under suspension for anti-doping rule violation.
• Not under medical suspension.
• Healthy and fit for competition.
• Do not carry any communicable diseases that may risk other delegates’ health.
• Is the correct age for the competition that the athlete wants to enter. Any National
Federation entering athletes that are not of the correct age will be subject to an
investigation and possible disciplinary action.
• Has sufficient technical knowledge (know the terminology and can execute all the
techniques in Appendix H) and understand fully the IJF sport and refereeing rules.
For all participants in World Championships juniors and cadets minimum technical
requirements will be requested under the supervision of the IJF Judo Academy.

4.2 Entries for IJF WJT Events


Only entries of member National Judo Federations will be accepted.

In some exceptional cases, the IJF can, to protect an athlete’s career, inscribe an
athlete into an IJF event, under his National Federation Flag or under the IJF flag,
according to the specificity of the case.

The name and date of birth of each delegate should match that of their passport. If
the person wishes to be known by another name, they should write to the IJF General
Secretariat (gs@ijf.org) with copy to registration@ijf.org for approval. If someone has
a name change or their name/date of birth is incorrect, the National Federation should

ENTRIES AND send a copy of the valid passport to registration@ijf.org so that their judobase record
can be updated.

All participating delegates must have a valid IJF card and be inscribed in judobase

ACCREDITATION
(https://admin.judobase.org) by their National Federation by the event deadline.

The President of a National Federation cannot act as a coach or referee during events
organised by the IJF.
Entries for IJF events are the responsibility of the A National Federation coach can be accredited for ONLY one country per event except
IJF Sport Commission and are managed by the when prior permission has been given by the IJF after confirmation that all National
IJF IT Team. For assistance on the entries please Federations involved agree.
contact registration@ijf.org Athletes can be entered in ONLY one weight category per IJF WRL event. Each person
can only be inscribed with one function (i.e., athlete, coach, referee, team official etc.)
per event. This rule is not the same for veteran events (Appendix A).

After the deadline changes can be made one to one, like for like, due to injury or illness.
For example, an injured athlete can be replaced by another athlete regardless of gender
or weight category. An ill team official can be replaced by another team official etc.

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The process is as follows: World Championships Open


• Until seven (7) days before draw, the correct names of the complete delegation • Up to 4 entries for women.
(athletes and officials) must be registered online at IJF registration page • Up to 4 entries for men.
(https://admin.judobase.org). During the period of Olympic qualification, for events
where Olympic qualification points can be earned, no additional athletes (under any World Championships Juniors
circumstances) can be inscribed after this deadline. • Up to 9 entries for women with maximum 2 athletes per category.
• Until 5 days before the start of accreditation if a delegation has replacements and/or • Up to 9 entries for men with maximum 2 athletes per category.
cancellations these changes must be entered online at https://admin.judobase.org.
• Until start of accreditation, any last-minute replacements or cancellations must The host country may enter:
be sent to the IJF registration e-mail: registration@ijf.org. A confirmation will be • Up to 14 entries for women with maximum 2 athletes per category.
sent from the IJF. Emails to registration@ijf.org only cancel the delegate for the • Up to 14 entries for men with maximum 2 athletes per category.
competition, for accommodation cancellations you must email the LOC directly.
Organisers of World Championships Juniors (especially cities and regions) could have
During accreditation, registered athletes can be replaced by other athletes and additional Wild Cards for their local and regional athletes, not affecting quotas of the
registered officials can be replaced by other officials. Federation. The number of athletes proposed by the LOC will be agreed by the IJF
Head Sport Director.
4.3 Cancellation of Athletes However, from the host country only the best results from 9 men and 9 women will be
Whenever possible, cancellations should be made before accreditation. Any cancellation considered for the IJF Juniors WRL and IJF Seniors WRL.
of an athlete during accreditation without replacement will result in the following penalty:
If registered athletes are cancelled during accreditation without previous notification to There is no open category.
IJF, a penalty of 100 USD per athlete will apply.
World Championships Cadets
This penalty will be charged by the IJF to the National Federation. Each National Federation may enter:
• Up to 10 entries for women with maximum 2 athletes per category.
The LOC has the right to charge cancellation fees as detailed in the event outlines. • Up to 10 entries for men with maximum 2 athletes per category.

4.4 Number of Entries The host country may enter:


• Up to 16 entries for women with maximum 2 athletes per category.
For IJF events the number of entries allowed for each National Federation will be as
follows: • Up to 16 entries for men with maximum 2 athletes per category.

World Championships Seniors Organisers of World Championships Cadets (especially cities and regions) could have
Only athletes ranked number 1-100* in the IJF Seniors WRL, and athletes ranked additional Wild Cards for their local and regional athletes, not affecting quotas of the
number 1-16* in the IJF Juniors WRL, can take part with each National Federation Federation. The number of athletes proposed by the local organising committee will be
allowed to enter: agreed by the IJF Head Sport Director.
• Up to 9 entries for women with maximum 2 athletes per category.
• Up to 9 entries for men with maximum 2 athletes per category. However, from the host country only the best results from 10 men and 10 women will be
considered for the IJF Cadets WRL.
The host country may enter:
• Up to 9 entries for women with maximum 2 athletes per category, regardless of WRL There is no open category.
position.
• Up to 9 entries for men with maximum 2 athletes per category, regardless of WRL World Championships Mixed Teams
position. • 2 athletes per category.

The IJF Head Sport Director will choose a date when the IJF Seniors WRL will be used World Championships Kata
for qualification and seeding for the World Championships Seniors. Seniors category
• A maximum of 10 pairs and a maximum of 3 pairs in a kata.
There is no open category. U23 category
• A maximum of three (3) pairs in a kata.
*Equally ranked athletes can all participate.
World Championships Veterans
There is no limit to the number of athletes from the same country that can be inscribed
in a category.

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World Masters 4.5 Accreditation


• The top 36 athletes in the IJF Seniors WRL in each weight category will be invited. No The purpose of accreditation is to identify people and their roles at events and allow
reserve athletes will be invited. them necessary access to perform their roles.
If an athlete qualifies in more than one category, the National Federation can decide in At least one team delegate must attend on time to confirm the entries of all athletes
which category they will take part. The National Federation will be given a deadline for and officials with a signature on the delegation confirmation list. A delayed appearance
this decision. or no-show may result in the exclusion of all participants from the draw and the event.
In case of unforeseen delay of arrival or cancellation, the National Federation must
If they do not decide on time, the IJF will take the decision based on the highest-ranking immediately contact both the LOC and the IJF registration team (registration@ijf.org).
position and that will be the category that is chosen. No replacement athlete will be
invited in the category that is not chosen. For each official team member from a national delegation (athletes, coach, team official,
doctor etc.) an accreditation card is issued by the IJF during accreditation.
Athletes can only be entered in the weight category for which they have been selected.
A delegate should never wear another delegate’s accreditation card. The accreditation
The organising country has the right to have a minimum of two (2) athletes in each card remains the property of the IJF and can be withdrawn, with immediate effect, at the
category. If they do not qualify anyone in the top 36 up to two (2) domestic athletes can IJF’s sole discretion.
participate as the 37th and 38th athlete.
The accreditation card is valid for the duration of the competition and is the personal
If, in a category, there are athletes marked as suspended they will NOT participate and identity document of the delegate for all security and access controls. This card contains:
the next athlete(s) in the list from position number 37 and below will be invited. last (family) name, first (given) name, country, IJF ID number, a picture and for athletes
their weight category and WRL position.
Grand Prix and Grand Slam
• Up to 14 entries for women with maximum 2 athletes per category. At World Championships and whenever it is necessary to verify the age and/or nationality
• Up to 14 entries for men with maximum 2 athletes per category. of an athlete a member of the IJF Sport Commission or its representative will check
the passport or national identity card (a high-quality photocopy or scan will also be
The host country may enter: accepted).
• Up to 28 entries for women with maximum 4 athletes per category.
• Up to 28 entries for men with maximum 4 athletes per category. Quota for officials for accreditations (includes team officials, coaches, doctors, and
physiotherapists):
However, from the host country only the best two (2) results from each category will be • One – four (1-4) athletes = three (3) officials.
considered for the IJF Seniors WRL. • Five – nine (5-9) athletes = five (5) officials.
• 10 or more athletes = seven (7) officials.
Continental Championships Seniors
• Up to 9 entries for women with maximum 2 athletes per category. The accreditations for National Federation president, referee and judoka are not
• Up to 9 entries for men with maximum 2 athletes per category. included in the above calculation. The fee for additional team official(s) (who must be
inscribed in judobase) is 100 US$ per accreditation, to be paid to the LOC.
Continental Championships Juniors
• Up to 9 entries for women with maximum 2 athletes per category. Replacement of lost or forgotten accreditation will be charged at 50 US$ to be paid to
• Up to 9 entries for men with maximum 2 athletes per category. the IJF.
Continental Championships Cadets At the accreditation stage the LOC must organise at least two (2) stations for financial
• Up to 10 entries for women with maximum 2 athletes per category. payments. One for teams with no changes and one or more for teams that need to make
• Up to 10 entries for men with maximum 2 athletes per category. changes.
Continental Opens and Cups
There is no limit to the number of athletes from the same country that can be inscribed
in a category.

Registration Under the IJF Flag


There is no limit to the number of athletes participating under the IJF flag.

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5.1 Draw Regulations


For all IJF World Championships, Masters, Grand Slams and Grand Prix the draw
will take place at 14:00 the day before the competition. For other events, such as the
Olympic Games and other multi-sport events, the date and time of the draw will be
agreed by the IJF Sport Commission.

After the closing of accreditation and before the start of the draw the lists of athletes by
category will be posted either on paper outside the draw room and/or electronically in
the IJF notice board (Telegram, WhatsApp, Messenger etc.). Any errors or omissions
should be reported to the IJF IT Team before the start of the draw.

The draw may be held online or with attendees.

With attendees a maximum of two (2) delegates per National Federation may attend the
draw.

Dress code: formal suit (jacket, trousers, shirt, and tie for men; jacket, trousers/skirt/
dress, blouse for women) and formal shoes.

The draw will be carried out by computer with the use of the IJF software (or other
software if IJF authorised) under the direction of the IJF Sport Director assisted by the
IJF IT Team and IJF Sport Commission.

The organising committee shall distribute copies of the draw on demand.

5.2 Seeding for IJF WJT Events


For the World Championships, Masters, Grand Slams, Grand Prix, Continental Opens

DRAW and Cadets and Juniors Continental Cups up to a maximum of the top eight (8) athletes
among the entered athletes in each weight category will be seeded based on their IJF
WRL position.

For the rest of the draw separation by nations will be respected. In a category, seeding
The draw is the responsibility of the position has the priority over nationality division of the athletes. This means that athletes
IJF Sport Commission. of the same country may end up in the same pool because of their seeding position
or because there is no other possible position for them due to the ranking of the other
athletes.

For the World Championships Open there will be no seeding only separation by nations.

For the World Mixed Team Championships, the top four (4) teams, from the IJF Mixed
Teams WRL will be seeded.

In theory, seeding should separate the strongest athletes in each category, so that they
meet at as late a stage as possible in the chosen method of elimination.

For example, the best two (2) athletes should not meet until the final and the top four
until the semi-final and the top eight (8) until the quarter-finals.

Where athletes/teams have the same ranking position, the draw system will
automatically do a pre-draw to define the athlete seeding position.

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Seeding in elimination bracket system is set up to have the draw placing the:
• Number one (1) seed vs. the number eight (8) seed in Pool A.
• Number two (2) seed vs. the number seven (7) seed in Pool C.
• Number three (3) seed vs. the number six (6) seed in Pool D.
• Number (4) seed vs. the number five (5) seed in Pool B.

Seeded athletes are always placed in the same position on the draw sheet.

Seeding in the low numbers 3+2 system is set up to have the draw placing the number
one (1) seed vs. the number five (5) seed in the lower half while the number two (2),
three (3) and number four (4) seeds are in the upper Round Robin half.

Seeded athletes/teams, when possible, do not have to compete in the first round.

When there is an incomplete round the seeded athletes/teams do not have to compete
in the first round. When there are 9 athletes/teams the number eight (8) seed will have a
first-round contest, when there are 10 athletes/teams the number seven (7) and number
eight (8) seeds will have a first-round contest, and so on.

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6.1 Location of the Official Weigh-in


The weigh-in can take place in one (1) location, either in the competition venue or in an
official hotel allocated by LOC for participating delegations.

From the arrival of the first delegation, a minimum of one (1) set of test scales should be
available in a closed room in each official hotel. The test scales must be available daily
between 08:00 – 22:00 for athletes to check their weight. The IJF Sport Commission
should be informed if there are any issues with the test scales.

6.2 Official Weigh-in Rules


The official weigh-in should be held in separate rooms for men and women with enough
calibrated electronic scales (maximum 4 digits (000.0), 200 kg capacity) showing only
one decimal place e.g., 51.9 kg, 154.6 kg. If the official scales show more than one
decimal place the additional decimal places must be covered by tape.

If more than one (1) scale is being used, then the weight category to be controlled
should be clearly indicated beside that scale. A level solid floor is preferred, but if the
room has a carpet the scales should be placed on a large piece of level solid wood.

For IJF events the official weigh-in is organised one day before the competition at 16:00.
If for any reason (e.g., Olympic Games opening ceremony) a different time is proposed,
it shall be agreed by the IJF Sport Commission. The unofficial weigh-in will start 30
minutes before the official weigh-in and the official weigh-in period will be between 30 –
60 minutes, the exact times will be published in the event outlines.

Athletes are allowed to check their weight on the official weigh-in scales from 30 minutes
before the official weigh-in commences. There is no limit to the number of times each

OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN athlete may check their weight during the time of the unofficial weigh-in.

Passing the official weigh-in is the responsibility of the athlete. During the official
weigh-in only the weight registered on the official scale, for the weight category, will be
The official weigh-in is the responsibility of the IJF Sport considered.
Commission.
6.2.1 Individual Events Official Weigh-In
Junior and senior athletes must be within the weight limits of a category in which they
are inscribed. There is no tolerance.

In the cadets age category athletes are NOT allowed to remove their underclothing (men
– underpants, women – underpants and bra); to compensate an additional 200 grams
will be allowed i.e., for the category -44 kg the limit will be -44.2 kg.

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6.2.2 Female and Male Teams and Mixed Teams Official Weigh-in 6.3.1 Failure to Appear for the Official Weigh-in
The athletes must be within the weight limits of the category in which they are inscribed. Should an athlete fail to appear for weigh-in during the official weigh-in period, this
shall be noted beside his name on the official weigh-in list. A weigh-in official and the
There is a +5% tolerance for athletes (except for athletes +70 kg and +90 kg senior IJF delegate shall sign the notation. The athlete will be excluded from the competition.
and junior categories and +63 kg and +81 kg cadet categories), who competed in the A decision on special cases (force majeure etc.) will be taken by the IJF Sport
preceding individual competition, if applicable, (they must have passed the official Commission.
weigh-in for the individual competition) and NO tolerance for athletes who are only
inscribed for the team competition or who did not pass the official weigh-in for the 6.3.2 Failure to Weigh Within the Prescribed Limits of a Category
preceding individual competition (if applicable). Should an athlete weigh either above or below the prescribed limits for the category in
which he is entered, the exact weight shall be recorded and signed by a weigh-in official,
Athletes competing on the last day of the individual event that precedes a team event do and a member of the IJF Sport Commission and by the athlete himself or a member of
not have to pass the teams weigh-in. his delegation. The athlete shall be excluded from the competition.
The details of the weigh-in will be described in the outlines for the event. Event LOC
should take into consideration that if an athlete is competing in an individual event the 6.3.3 Failure to Comply with Official Directions or with the
day before a team competition and is not registered in the plus categories they should Requirements of the IJF SOR
not have to weigh-in on that day. If at any stage during the weigh-in, an athlete fails to comply with the directions of any
weigh-in official or an IJF delegate or fails to comply with the requirements of the IJF
6.3 Official Weigh-in Procedure SOR, the athlete shall be prevented from participating in the weigh-in and the nature of
the infraction brought immediately to the attention of the IJF Sport Director.
The LOC shall make available a minimum of two (2) national referees/officials per each
official scale. One to check the passport and weight of the athlete and one to record the
exact weight on the official weigh-in list. An additional official/volunteer should also be 6.3.4 After Official Weigh-in Procedure
available to control the flow of athletes. Anyone not passing the official weigh-in will not be allowed to take part in the
competition (refer to Section 3.5).
To protect the privacy of the athletes, officials supervising the weigh-in must be of the
same gender as the athletes.
6.4 Random Weigh-in
The IJF IT team in charge of the event shall make available one copy of the weigh-in Random weight checks for athletes will be organised and are the responsibility of the IJF
list for each weight category for the LOC and one copy for the members of the IJF Sport Education and Coaching Commission. There will be no random weigh-in for IJF Mixed
Commission conducting the weigh-in before the scheduled start of the official weigh-in Team events.
period.
For IJF WJT events the random weigh-in will open one hour before the start of the
Photography or filming is not permitted in the weigh-in area. competition each day until approximately 30 minutes before the athlete’s first contest at
the latest.
Procedure:
• All coaches and other team delegates must leave the weigh-in room before the start The athletes must bring their accreditation for identification. The weight of the athlete
of the official weigh-in. cannot be more than 5 % higher than the official maximum weight limit of the category.
• Athletes can stand on the scales only once during the official weigh-in period.
• Athletes shall bring to the weigh-in their IJF accreditation card issued for the 6.4.1 Draw of the Athletes (individual events)
competition and their passport or an official identification document with photo. The draw of the athletes will be done by means of software on a laptop, one (1) hour
The passport or official identification document must be the same nationality as the before the start of the competition. This will be done at the place of the IJF IT person
nationality that the athlete is representing in the competition. Athletes shall present running the competition. Four athletes per category (except those that are plus
both documents to the official who will verify their identity. categories) will be drawn.
• The official then invites the athletes to stand on the scales.
• Athletes shall weigh-in wearing only underclothing (men – underpants, women –
underpants and bra). Any head covering, watches, glasses, socks, jewellery, and 6.4.2 Collecting the Athletes
body piercings must be removed. The list of named athletes drawn for the random weigh-in will be officially posted on the
• Athletes are allowed to remove their underclothing – without stepping off the scales - official notice board placed near the warm-up area and online in the IJF notice board
to ensure they reach the minimum or the maximum weight limit of the weight category Telegram group.
in which they are entered.
• The official supervising the weigh-in shall note and record the weight of the athlete in
kilograms to one decimal point e.g., 51.9 kg, 73.0 kg.
• Athletes steps off the scales.
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6.4.3 Random Weigh-in Procedure


Four (4) volunteers (two (2) men and two (2) women) will operate the random weigh-in.
Two (2) volunteers will identify the athletes and the two (2) others will proceed with the
random weigh-in in two (2) separate private rooms. Test scales should be available for
the duration of the random weigh-in so that the athletes can test their weight before they
choose to go to the official weigh-in.

6.4.4 After Random Weigh-in Procedure


Anyone not passing the random weigh-in will not be allowed to take part in the
competition (refer to Section 3.5).

Senior and Junior Women + 5 % Tolerance


-48 kg Up to and including 48.0 kg 50.4 kg
-52 kg Over 48.0 kg up to and including 52.0 kg 54.6 kg
-57 kg Over 52.0 kg up to and including 57.0 kg 59.9 kg
-63 kg Over 57.0 kg up to and including 63.0 kg 66.2 kg
-70 kg Over 63.0 kg up to and including 70.0 kg 73.5 kg
-78 kg Over 70.0 kg up to and including 78.0 kg 81.9 kg
Senior and Junior Men + 5 % Tolerance
-60 kg Up to and including 60.0 kg 63.0 kg
-66 kg Over 60.0 kg up to and including 66.0 kg 69.3 kg
-73 kg Over 66.0 kg up to and including 73.0 kg 76.7 kg
-81 kg Over 73.0 kg up to and including 81.0 kg 85.1 kg
-90 kg Over 81.0 kg up to and including 90.0 kg 94.5 kg
-100 kg Over 90.0 kg up to and including 100.0 kg 105.0 kg
+ 5 % Tolerance
Cadet Women under 18 years
+ 0.2 kg allowed for underwear
-40 kg Up to and including 40.0 kg 42.2 kg
-44 kg Over 40.0 kg up to and including 44.0 kg 46.4 kg
-48 kg Over 44.0 kg up to and including 48.0 kg 50.6 kg
-52 kg Over 48.0 kg up to and including 52.0 kg 54.8 kg
-57 kg Over 52.0 kg up to and including 57.0 kg 60.1 kg
-63 kg Over 57.0 kg up to and including 63.0 kg 66.4 kg
-70 kg Over 63.0 kg up to and including 70.0 kg 73.7 kg
+ 5 % Tolerance
Cadet Men under 18 years
+ 0.2 kg allowed for underwear
-50 kg Up to and including 50.0 kg 52.7 kg
-55 kg Over 50 kg up to and including 55.0 kg 58.0 kg
-60 kg Over 55 kg up to and including 60.0 kg 63.2 kg
-66 kg Over 60 kg up to and including 66.0 kg 69.5 kg
-73 kg Over 66 kg up to and including 73.0 kg 76.9 kg
-81 kg Over 73 kg up to and including 81.0 kg 85.3 kg
-90 kg Over 81 kg up to and including 90.0 kg 94.7 kg

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7.1 Coaches’ Code of Conduct


Coaches must respect the Code of Ethics, statutes and regulations of the IJF.
In the case of an infringement proven, penalties may range from a simple verbal warning
to exclusion of competition.

Coaches must make sure that their athletes follow the instructions of the organisers, the
schedules and different protocols.

Coach positions are provided for each tatami and the coach must remain seated on the
chair throughout the contest. During the contest the coach can only give instructions
from this position. Coaching is authorised only during the pause after Mate! and
before Hajime! It is strictly limited to communication with his athlete, for tactical advice,
encouragements, and instructions.

If a coach gives indications during the contest, he receives a first warning. In case of
repetition, he will be excluded from the competition area for the rest of the day. Any
attitude contrary to the spirit of judo will be penalised.

If a coach is sanctioned by a referee, the Referee Director will inform immediately the
Director of Education for a sanction to be applied.

If an accredited coach communicates from the tribunes, his accreditation will be


withdrawn, and he will be excluded from the sport hall.

The coach during the contest must not be in possession of a communication device. If
this is the case, it will be excluded immediately from the competition area.

EDUCATION AND
Coaches are responsible for their delegation and must educate their athletes. If a
delegation does not follow the rules ALL coaches from that delegation will have their
accreditation removed for that day and if found coaching from the tribune will be subject
to a disciplinary sanction.

COACHING 7.2 Coaches’ Dress Code


Coaches must respect the following dress code:
• Draw: formal suit (jacket, trousers, shirt, and tie for men; jacket, trousers/skirt/dress,
blouse for women) and formal shoes (no sport shoes or flip-flops).
Education and Coaching is the responsibility of the • Preliminary rounds: national tracksuit with trousers reaching down to shoes. Coaches
IJF Education and Coaching Commission. can wear national official short sleeved or long-sleeved T-shirts and sport shoes (no
flip-flops). The following are forbidden at any time: shorter trousers, undressed upper
body, any kind of head caps or head covering, jeans, sweaters or similar unrelated
sports clothing.
• For the final block program (TV time): formal suit (jacket, trousers, shirt, and tie for
men; jacket, trousers/skirt/dress, blouse for women) and formal shoes (no sport shoes
or flip-flops).

7.3 Contest Review Process


A delegate can request to review a contest at the end of the preliminaries or final block.
A form, available from the person in charge of judogi control, must be completed and
returned to judogi control. Only one coach can attend and may be accompanied by a
translator.

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8.1 Venue
The competition venue should be large enough to host the event and have adequate
seating for spectators, VIPs, delegations, and media. For the Olympic Games the
seating capacity should be a minimum of 10,000. The venue should be well lit and of
a constant temperature of between 18 – 22°C. Information for event organisers can be
found in the IJF EOG.

To operate effectively, the venue should be separated into zones for different activities
and client groups. Wherever possible, different entry/exit doors and movement flows
should be also be established for different groups. If groups must cross or mix, then it
may be necessary to have security to assist with managing this.

8.2 Training Venue


The LOC shall provide training areas and transport for all delegations. The training
areas should be sufficient to accommodate the number of participants; it should be
adequately ventilated and a temperature of 18 - 22oC maintained. Tatami used in the
training venue should be approved by the IJF Head Sport Director. The tatami must
be placed on a resilient floor at ground level. If the floor is concrete, there should be
Taraflex (or similar) underneath the tatami. The minimum height above the tatami must
be 5 m.

During World Championships and Olympic Games training areas should be provided
that are separate from the warm-up area.

For Olympic Games and other large multi-sport events curtain or screen separation
should be provided for privacy between the delegations with sufficient circulation space
for coaches and support staff and benches for sitting.

COMPETITION Scales and medical provision must be provided. Additional facilities can include
changing rooms with lockers, showers, saunas, fitness equipment and a lounge area
with drinks and snacks.

VENUE Training times should be coordinated between the organising committee and the
delegations.

The competition venue is the responsibility of the 8.3 Judogi Control


IJF Sport Commission. Check-in and judogi control are the responsibility of the IJF Education and Coaching
Commission. The Commission must inform, by email, the IJF General Secretary of any
cases where there is a breaching of the rules. The full IJF Judogi Rules can be found in
Appendix C.

8.4 Warm-Up Area


There must be space(s) in the venue for warming up in accordance with the IJF warm-
up area template which includes tatami for training and areas for resting. The size and
final layout of the warm-up area(s) will be agreed by the IJF Sport Commission.
The warm-up area must have the same rules as a dojo and should be always kept tidy.
The main purpose of the warm-up tatami is for the athletes competing that day to warm
up and there will be a strict nothing on the warm-up tatami policy.

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The IJF Sport Commission will restrict warm-up area access to those athletes that are The wearing of athlete prescription glasses in the field of play will be permitted but they
competing that day. If there are no other training venue(s) then non-competing athletes must be removed before entering the tatami for their contest.
will not be allowed to access the warm-up area until two (2) hours after the start of the
competition. If an athlete does not arrive at the athlete entry to the tatami on time for their contest the
30 second rule will be applied (see Appendix D, Article 19).
Ice and water, with a low sodium and/or chloride content (below 200 mg/l), must be Athletes arriving during the 30 second countdown will not be allowed to have their coach
provided for delegations during the entire competition. accompany them.

For other activities (eating, changing clothes etc.) alternative spaces will be used. It is If an athlete refuses to leave the tatami at the end of the contest, in serious cases both
a shared space for all athletes to use. Delegations should not guard a space for their the athlete and the coach may be subject to a suspension of up to one year.
team.
If any athlete is not able to continue in the competition the IJF Sport Commission
Media with photographic or television cameras may be given permission to film in the must be informed immediately. The IJF Medical Commission delegate will verify the
warm-up area. withdrawal if it is due to a medical reason.

Tatami used in the warm-up area should respect the IJF tatami rules (see 8.6). The
tatami needs to be placed on a resilient floor at ground level. If the floor is concrete, 8.7 Field of Play and Competition Area
there should be Taraflex (or similar) underneath the mats. The minimum height above A minimum of three entrances to the field of play are needed to run the competition and
the mats must be 5 m. if there are less than this, it must be approved by the IJF Sport Commission.
The contest
areas are numbered from left to right from the side where the technical table is located.
Screens showing the contest order and live contests should be available in both the
warm-up area and the judogi control areas so that coaches and athletes can always Each competition tatami is divided into two (2) zones: the contest area and the safety
follow the competition. area. Each area is a different colour with sufficient contrast to avoid misleading edge
situations. The IJF Sport Commission must agree the number of contest areas required.
A notice board should be placed in or near the warm-up area so that information for the The contest area for IJF events shall be a minimum of 8 m x 8 m and a maximum of 10
delegations can be displayed. m x 10 m. The safety area shall be a minimum of 3 m. Where two (2) or more adjoining
contest areas are used, a common safe zone may be used to satisfy the minimum
distance of 4 m between them. A free zone of 50 cm minimum must be maintained
8.5 Athlete Seating and Facilities around the entire competition area. Any requests to change the size of the contest and
The athlete tribune, changing rooms, toilets and other facilities etc. should be as close safety area must be approved by the IJF Head Sport Director.
as possible to the warm-up area.
All tatami for IJF events must be IJF approved (the list of official suppliers is available at
https://www.ijf.org/supplier-list). Each tatami should measure 1 m x 2 m x 5 cm and
8.6 Entry to and Exit from Field of Play be made of pressed foam. They must be firm under foot, have the property of absorbing
Religious, political, personal, commercial connotation or manifestation is prohibited for shock during ukemi, and not be slippery or too rough. The tatami must be placed on a
everyone on the field of play. resilient floor at ground level. The elements making up the floor surface must be aligned
without space in between; the surface must be smooth and fixed in such a way that the
The venue speaker(s) announce the athletes as they enter the field of play and the individual mats cannot be displaced. If the floor is concrete, there should be Taraflex (or
result of the contest. The athletes go onto the tatami on the side opposite that of the similar) underneath the mats. The minimum height above the tatami must be 12 m from
technical table. If the athletes walk from the left the first athlete called is the one in the the lowest hanging object.
blue judogi followed by white. If it is from the right the first athlete called is the one in the
white judogi followed by blue. The official tatami colours, for IJF WJT events, are yellow (123C) and red (1795C). Any
other colours proposed by the LOC must be approved by the IJF before use. If a tatami
In individual competitions an athlete can be accompanied onto the field of play with one needs to be changed, reserve tatami should be available close to the field of play.
coach and one doctor who must follow the dress code (for team competitions refer to
Section 2). For Masters, World Championships Seniors and Olympic Games, the contest area shall
be 10 m x 10 m with a minimum common safety area of 4 m and a minimum exterior
Athletes must enter and leave the field of play wearing their judogi in the proper way. It safety area of 4 m. This size is also recommended for Continental Championships.
is not allowed to remove any part of the judogi or the belt or to add items of clothing or
accessories (caps, sunglasses etc.) until the athlete has left both the field of play and Any decoration on the tatami, such as the host city name, year or event logos, can only
the mixed zone. be placed on the safety area, never on the contest area. This decoration should not be
slippery.

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The LOC must give the IJF all audio-embedded TV feeds for the Computer Assisted It is strictly prohibited for athletes on the podium to have a mobile phone (or
Replay (CARE) system, live streaming and TV archives. Refer to the EOG for further similar device), national flags or similar items other than those on their judogi. Any
information. demonstration with religious, political, personal, or commercial connotation is also
prohibited.
For each competition area there must be two (2) scoreboards that indicate the scores
horizontally, placed outside the competition area where they can be easily seen by the For each event the amount of prize money can be found in the outlines. For the prize
athletes, referees, commission members, officials, and spectators. Manual scoreboards, money to be paid, each medallist must bring a copy of their passport and their personal
manual timers, bell or similar audio device and flags (yellow and green) must be tax number to the awarding ceremony. Prize money will be given to the athletes who are
available as backup. then responsible to give 20% to their coach.

When using several competition areas at the same time - the use of different audible Athletes must also be available for interview after the last awarding ceremony if
signals is required. The time signal must be loud enough to be heard over the noise of requested by the IJF Media Team. If they do not attend disciplinary action may be taken.
the spectators.
The flags should be hung from left to right - silver, gold, bronze A, bronze B. For a
The LOC must have a set of reserve radios in case there are any issues with the IJF double hansoku-make in the final the flags should be hung silver A, silver B, no flag,
ones. bronze A, bronze B.

For certain events e.g., Olympic Games the tatami may be placed on a solid platform.
The platform must be made of wood or a similar material. It must be one metre wider 8.11 Delay, Postponement or Cancellation of a
and longer than the tatami dimensions. The height will depend on the sightlines in the
sport hall. When using a platform, the exterior safety area must be 4 m. If the tatami
Competition
In the event of a delay (a competition has not started at its scheduled start time or
needs to have microphones installed between them then this should be done by is interrupted after the scheduled start) the competition will be restarted if it can be
contractors. completed within the scheduled session or an extended session.

If there is a postponement (the competition which was underway cannot be completed


8.8 Medical within the scheduled session timings or in an extended session) or a cancellation
All medical matters are the responsibility of the IJF Medical Commission. Refer to the (the competition cannot be rescheduled prior to the end of the event) the IJF Ad Hoc
IJF Medical Handbook in Appendix E. Commission will decide the best course of action.

8.9 Media
All media matters are the responsibility of the IJF Media Director. It is expressly
forbidden for all media including photographers to live stream at any time during the
draw, competition or any other official IJF activity. They are not allowed to film, or
photograph injured or bleeding athletes anywhere in the venue. Mobile devices must not
be used for any function while mat side.

Media are not allowed to access the warm-up area unless special access has been
granted from the IJF. This must be proposed and granted by the IJF at least two (2)
weeks before the competition. Any member of the media who does not follow the above
risks losing their accreditation and access to the competition.

8.10 Awarding Ceremonies


Each athlete who has won a medal must be present at the ceremony to receive their
medal personally. The athlete should go to the awarding area immediately after their
medal contest. Any athlete who is absent from the awards ceremony without a good
reason may forfeit the medal and prize money.

Athletes must attend the medal ceremony barefoot, without any hat, cap or any similar
head covering and wearing their IJF approved white judogi that conforms to the IJF
judogi rules with special attention being paid to the publicity rule. If it is not clean, then
they must wear a reserve judogi.

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A1.1 Organisation
The Veteran Championships should be a sport festival, a sport competition and a social
event. The aim of the event is to add value to judo as a forever lifestyle, judo for all and
to create a platform according to which judo practitioners live following the principles
and morals taught by Jigoro Kano. The expected outcome is to bring and keep the
International Judo Veterans Family together to unite them, to share experiences and to
keep the spirit of judo alive.

All rules are based on the IJF SOR, but there must be some tolerance towards those
paying their own costs in order that they can still follow and support the sport of judo.

The championships will take place, as far as possible, in a resort or a city that is a tourist
venue, as the IJF want to merge the judo event with a family and social event.

As the event is very popular, the LOC should use a venue that can accommodate a
minimum of four tatami. The LOC must provide a set of radios for the referees and IJF
Veterans Commission.

A1.2 Competition Rules for Veterans


The IJF competition rules will apply except for modifications made to age divisions
(Section A1.4), category combining (Section A1.7), and contest and golden score
duration (Section A1.6). A registered athlete can use their athlete accreditation to coach.
An additional coach accreditation is not required. Any athletes that chooses also to
coach their colleagues and then don’t follow Section 7.1 Coaches’ Code of Conduct risk
being removed from the competition (i.e., no longer allowed to compete if applicable).

REGULATIONS
A1.3 Eligibility to Participate
All the following conditions must be met in full for an individual to be considered eligible
to participate in these championships.

FOR VETERANS
• Not under a disciplinary suspension.
• Not under suspension for anti-doping rule violation.
• Not under medical suspension.
• Healthy and fit for competition.
• Do not carry any communicable diseases that may risk other delegates’ health.
• Hold a current and valid licence (membership) issued by a National Federation
The IJF Veterans Commission is responsible for all IJF currently affiliated to the IJF.
veteran activities. • Pay the appropriate entry fees in full before the deadline set in the event outlines.
• Check in at registration (see schedule of Registration in the event outlines).
• Meet the specific weigh-in requirements.
• Provide photographic proof of their identity and date of birth using a valid current
passport or a current national identity card.
• All athletes must have obtained the minimum grade of first kyu.

The nationality of athletes will be taken as that which is indicated in their current
passport or current national identity card. Athletes may be a member of a national
federation that is not the same nation as their passport/national identity card.

During the registration, athletes must present their medical certificate to compete, issued
(maximum 30 days before the start of, and valid for the full length of the championships)
by an authorised body of the country they represent.

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Certificates must be issued in or translated to one of IJF’s official languages (English, A1.7 Category Combining for Veterans
French, Spanish). To facilitate the best possible application of the category combining policy in situations
of potentially a small number of entries and all the female categories will be held on the
The minimum age for participation in the World Veterans is to be 30 years or over same day.
in the year of the event. This defines the age at which athletes first become eligible
to compete. Once an athlete has become eligible, they will be allocated into their
appropriate five-year age category e.g., M1/F1 will consist of athletes who have their A technical official from the IJF will delegate responsibility to a suitable individual,
30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th, 38th or 39th birthday and the M2/F2 will consist representing the host organisation, who will be responsible for operating the category
of athletes who have their 40th, 41st, 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th or 49th birthday at combining policy. This policy applies to all weight categories within all age divisions.
any date during the year of the World Championships.
Category combining may only be applied to categories where there are less than
three entrants. If category combining cannot be achieved safely and according to the
A1.3.1 Event Inscription guidelines, then a pool of two (2) elimination system may be considered. The best of
All participating delegates must have a valid IJF veteran card and be inscribed in three contests between the two (2) athletes, if the result is 2-0 then the third contest will
judobase (https://admin.judobase.org) by their National Federation by the event not be fought.
deadline which will be published in the event outlines.
• Combining within the same age division - athletes should remain within their age
A1.4 Age Divisions for Veterans division if possible.
• Combining using weight categories – athletes should only be combined with other
Athletes will be allocated an age division based on:
a) Meeting the entrance criteria of a minimum of 30 years of age within the year of the athletes who are no more than one weight category lighter or one weight category
event and, heavier. Special consideration should be given to the actual weight differences
when dealing with the lightest and the heaviest female and male categories (as a
b) Their date of birth in line with the following age ranges: guideline a maximum of 10 kg actual difference when combining the lightest weight
category and a maximum of 20 kg actual difference when combining the heaviest
weight category should be considered as a limit unless there are other compensatory
Age Division Actual Age (in year of event) factors such as experience etc.). Weight should be the primary consideration when
F1/M1 30-39 moving athletes about within their own age division or combining them with other age
divisions in accordance with the guidelines below.
F2/M2 40-49
F3/M3 50-59 Age divisions:
• Athletes may only be combined with athletes in one age divisions above or below (if
F4/M4 60 - 64 (no shime-waza) applicable).
F5/M5 65 - 69 (no shime-waza)
Age Division Higher Age Division Lower Age Division Age span
F6/M6 70+ (no shime-waza)
F1/M1 30-39 F2/M2 40-49 Not applicable 30-49
F2/M2 40-49 F3/M3, 50-59 F1/M1 30-39 30-59
A1.5 Weight Categories for Veterans
The weight categories are the same as those for senior men and women. F3/M3 50-59 F4/M4 60-64 F2/M2 40-49 40-64
F4/M4 60-64 F5/M5 65-69 F3/M3 50-59 50-69
A1.6 Time Duration of Contests for Veterans F5/M5 65-69 F6/M6 70+ F4/4 60-64 60-70+
Duration (minutes) for individual events will be as follows:
• M1/F1 to M3/F3: three (3) minutes. F6/M6 70+ Not applicable F5/M5 65-69 65-70+
• M4/F4 and over: two and a half (2.5) minutes.
A1.8 Draw for Veterans
Age Range Age Division Contest Duration Golden Score The draw for the individual weight categories will take place at 19.00 hours on the
day before the competition. Information on the exact location of the individual weight
30-59 M1/F1 to/including M3/F3 3 minutes No limit category draws will be displayed on the event official notice board.
60+ M4/F4 to/including M6/F6 2.5 minutes 1 minute
A complete list of athletes who have successfully fulfilled the weight requirements will
*If a tie exists at the end of the one (1) minute golden score time, the referee, in be displayed outside the room where the official draw will take place a minimum of 15
consultation with the table jury will determine the winner without calling hantei. minutes prior to the draw starting.

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Team officials from each country (or individual athletes) must check this list to ensure A1.14 Awarding of Medals for Veterans
that all their athletes are on the list in the correct age division and weight category. The Medals will only be awarded to athletes who fought in the category. The number of
IJF Veterans Commission take no responsibility for someone who is not included in the athletes competing determines the eventual medal allocation.
draw because they were missing from the list, and no one from the delegation checked.
The medal distribution rule is as follows:
A1.9 Seeding for Veterans • One athlete - no medal will be awarded (the athlete will receive a participation medal
from IJF. There will be no flag, national anthem during this awarding ceremony)
In the veterans’ event, there is no seeding, because athletes move into a new age
category every five years and therefore enter in a new group of athletes. • Two athletes – two medals awarded only if the second placed athlete has won at least
one contest. In the case of no contest won there will only be one medal awarded.
• Three athletes – three medals will be awarded only if the third-place athlete has won
A1.10 Weigh-in for Veterans at least one contest. In the case of no contest won there will only be two medals
The weigh-in will take place the day before the competition as indicated in the outlines. awarded
There is no random weigh-in for veterans. • Four athletes – three medals awarded
• Five athletes – three medals awarded
• Six or more athletes – four medals awarded
A1.11 Judogi Rules for Veterans
All athletes MUST compete wearing a white or blue IJF approved judogi and belt (see If a category has been combined the only medals awarded will be the one set of medals
IJF website for the list of suppliers). The judogi and belt must conform to the rules in for the athletes in that combined category.
Appendix C.
Awards for the recognition of exemplary behaviour that promotes the spirit of judo and/
A1.12 Backnumbers for Veterans or fair play may be awarded at the discretion of the IJF Veterans Commission.
The backnumber must conform to the rules in Appendix C.

A1.13 Competition System for Veterans


The type of competitions system to be applied in the competition will depend on the
number of entries as follows:

Competition systems according to number of participants:


• 6 and more entries: double repechage
• 3, 4, 5 entries: round robin
• 2 entries: best of 2 contests, if 1-1 the third contest will decide.

In case the number of participants in a category is not sufficient, (age and/or weight)
categories will be combine according to IJF SOR. All the contests in any one age
division will be held on the same day.

The IJF do not have team events for veterans. If other organisations choose to hold
team events the rules should be clearly defined in the event outlines.

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B1.1 Eligibility to Participate


National Federations must follow IJF nationality rules – refer to Section 1.7
Athletes can only enter one age category.

Participants must wear a white judogi, a black belt and a backnumber in accordance
with IJF rules (SOR Appendix C). Brown belt without IJF label is authorized for under 23
age category.

Pairs participating in Kodokan-Goshin-jutsu and Kime-no-kata are responsible to bring


their weapons.

Seniors category:
Each Federation may enter in the competition a maximum of 10 pairs and a maximum of
3 pairs in a kata.

Participants are to be minimum 16 years of age in the year of the competition. They
shall have a minimum of 1st Dan.

Pairs may be formed of either two (2) males, two (2) females, or a male and a female.

They will have the opportunity to do one of the following kata: Nage-no-kata, Katame-
no-kata, Ju-no-kata, Kodokan Goshin-jutsu and Kime-no-kata.

The athletes can only participate in one kata.

U-23 category:
Each Federation may enter in the competition a maximum of three (3) pairs in a kata.

REGULATIONS For the U-23 age category both tori and uke will have to be under 23 years old and at
least 16 years old in the year of the competition. They shall have a minimum of 1st Kyu.

Pairs may be formed of either two (2) males, two (2) females, or a male and a female.

FOR KATA A pair can do one kata between Nage-no-kata (5 sets), Ju-no-kata (3 sets) and Katame-
no-kata (3 sets). They will also have the opportunity to perform in two (2) kata, Nage-no-
kata and Katame-no-kata or Nage-no-kata (5 sets) and Ju-no-kata (3 sets).

The IJF Kata Commission is responsible for Participants will have the opportunity to play the same role in the second kata or reverse
roles or to do the second kata with a different partner.
all IJF kata activities.
B1.2 Accreditation
The times and place for check-in and accreditation will be specified in the event outlines.

Number of accreditations for officials:


One – three (1-3) pairs: five (5) officials
Four – ten (4-10) pairs: ten (10) officials

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B1.3 Draw The total score for each technique can be increased or decreased by 0,5 point adding in
The draw to establish the groups and the sort of each group will be done the day before the column of the “correction value” a “ + ” or a “ - “.
the competition. The pairs medallists from the previous World Championships will be
considered seeded and will be divided into two groups if there are 10 pairs or more. The The five judges will be positioned on the shomen side and they will sit at approximately
draw of the finals will be done in the sports hall after the preliminary rounds. 1.5 m apart. The rule of neutrality will be applied so the judge must be of a different
nationality than the competing pair. The position of the five judges will be the same
throughout the competition. If a judge is temporarily replaced, he will take place in the
B1.4 Competition Formula same original position when he returns to the competition. The judges must take up their
Each kata will be divided into two (2) groups: the top three (3) pairs with the maximum position before the arrival of the pair in the competition area.
points from each group (that is six pairs for each kata) will compete in the finals. Three
(3) or four (4) mats will be used for the preliminary rounds and three mats for the final. If The pair enters and leaves the mat at the opposite side of shomen: the beginning
the number of pairs is less than ten (10), there will be only one (1) group: the top six (6) and end of kata (opening and closing ceremony) is at an 8 m or 10 m distance apart
pairs from the group will compete in the final. depending on the dimension of the tatami (bow to the tatami). Any behaviour of tori or
uke inside the competition area that is contrary to the spirit of kata will reduce the score
of the kata.
B1.5 Judges and the System of Judging
The contests will be judged by IJF qualified kata judges. The number of judges per The pair who has the better score will win.
National Federation is limited to:
Participating countries may enter four (4) judges. In case of equal score between pairs, the following criteria will be applied as a tie
Non-participating countries may enter three (3) judges. breaker:
• Total number of big mistakes of all five (5) judges will be considered - the pair who
A judge cannot be an athlete. made the fewer big mistakes wins.
• If still equal, total number of medium mistakes of all five (5) judges will be
The IJF “2022 Criteria for Kata Evaluation” will be used to judge the kata with reference considered - the pair who made the fewer medium mistakes wins.
also to the official Kodokan Kata textbooks. • If still equal, total number of small mistakes of all five (5) judges will be considered –
the pair who made the fewer small mistakes wins.
Judges must attend the technical meeting the afternoon before the first day of
competition to confirm participation as judge in these championships. Time and place If two pairs, both placing 3rd in the eliminations (or 6th place in case of only one (1)
are stated in the event outlines. group) are still equal after all the above-mentioned criteria, both pairs will qualify for the
final. If two pairs placing 1st, 2nd or 3rd during the final are still equal after the above-
For each performance, the five judges will award points on the official IJF electronic mentioned criteria, the kata will be repeated so that the medal can be assigned.
scoring system.

Three scores will be totalled to obtain the score of a technique (the maximum score and B1.6 Competition Area
the minimum score will be cancelled for each technique). The final score of the whole The competition area dimension is 10 m x 10 m or 8 m x 8 m and shall be covered by
kata will be the sum of the scores for each technique. tatami. Two strips of visible coloured adhesive tape, approximately 5 cm wide and 50 cm
long, shall be fixed 3 m apart from the centre, to indicate the starting position of tori and
The evaluation of every technique of kata must consider the principle and the uke. The centre of the competition area shall be indicated with a strip of adhesive tape
opportunity of execution: the evaluation (including the opening and closing ceremony) of the same colour. The safety area between and around the mat must be a minimum of
must be comprehensive. In the Nage-no-kata, right and left techniques will be evaluated 2 m.
comprehensively (only one score).

Definition of mistakes: B1.7 Awarding Ceremony


• Forgotten technique/Major mistake - will score zero and in addition the total final For each kata, the pair with the maximum points in the final will be awarded the gold
score of the kata pair will be halved. If more than one technique is forgotten the score medal, the pair with the second most points will be awarded the silver medal; and the
for that technique will also be zero but the total final score for the pair will not be third pair, the bronze medal.
halved again.
• Big mistake - When the execution of the principle is incorrect (5 points are deducted, All finalists, including 4th to 6th place will receive a certificate.
and the maximum number of crosses is 1).
• Medium mistake - When one or more elements of the principle are not applied in the
correct way (3 points are deducted and the maximum number of crosses is 1).
B1.8 Coaches
No coach will be admitted, as coaching is not allowed.
• Small mistake - Imperfection in the application of the technique (1 point is deducted
and the maximum number of crosses is 2).

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B1.9 Medical Situation


Minor injury and illness:
• In case of a minor injury like bloody wound, broken nails or a problem with contact
lenses etc., and according to the decision of the judges, the kata performance will
be stopped, and the athlete will be assisted by a doctor out of the competition area if
needed. The competition will continue, and the pair will repeat entirely the kata after
the last pair has performed.
• In case another minor injury happens to the same athlete during the second
performance of the kata or after a forgotten technique or a major mistake, the pair
will be given a score of 0 for the technique where the injury occurred as well as for
the following techniques including the closing ceremony. A ranking will be assigned
to them in the pool or in the final. If ranking them allows them to participate in the
final, the next pair in the ranking from the pool will participate in the final.

Major injury or illness:


• When tori or uke is unable to continue to perform the kata because of an injury,
illness or accident during the execution of the kata, the pair will be given a score of
0 for the technique where the injury occurred as well as for the following techniques
including the closing ceremony. A ranking will be assigned to them in the pool or
in the final. If ranking them allows them to participate in the final, and they are not
physically able to compete, the next pair in the ranking from the pool will participate
in the final

B1.10 Judogi control


At the time of accreditation:
The head of the delegation will certify that his athletes are wearing a judogi that
complies with the IJF regulations. He will attest it by signature.

During the competition:


• The control of the judogis will be done before each performance in the judogi control
area.
• Verification of the IJF labels (red), on the jacket, the trousers and the belt (blue
labels are also authorised for the belt), (SOR C1.2).
• Verification that the logos, national emblem, marking and advertising on the judogi
respect the provisions of the IJF (SOR C1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6).
• Verification of the official IJF backnumber, the name of the athlete and National
Olympic Committee abbreviation on the backnumber are in accordance with the one
on the accreditation card (SOR C1.8).
• Verification of the jacket crossing points, the length of the jacket skirt, the sleeves,
the trousers and the belt (SOR C1.10).
• The T-shirt for women must be white, with short sleeves and a round neck (SOR
C1.11).

If there is a breach of this regulation, it will be reported to the judges who will penalize
the athlete in the scoring.

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C1.1 IJF Approved Judogi


Athletes participating in IJF official events should comply with the IJF Judogi regulations.

National Federations of the competing athletes are responsible for ensuring that the
athletes are wearing approved IJF judogi that comply with the IJF judogi rules. In the
spirit of fair play if an athlete does not have their judogi due to it being lost or stolen, on
production of an airline (or train) lost baggage claim or a police report, reserve judogi will
be given and the coach permitted to sit in the chair.

The list of IJF approved judogi suppliers is available here: www.ijf.org/supplier-list

The judogi consists of a jacket and a pair of trousers and must be worn with a belt. The
brand of both the jacket and trousers must be the same. Reversible judogi (white one
side and blue on the other) are not allowed. The jacket must be worn with the left side
crossed over the right. The belt can be a different brand that is approved by the IJF. An
athlete is not allowed to compete wearing a red and white belt. If the athlete wears a belt
of a colour other than black, it must be made of a flexible material and is exempt from
having the official IJF label.

Female athletes shall also wear a white T-shirt, with a round neck.

Any manufacturers design on the inside of the jacket or trousers should not be visible at
any time during the contest. If it is a deliberate act, the athlete will be disqualified.

C1.1.1 Location of the Judogi and Backnumber Pre-Control


The judogi and backnumber pre-control can take place either in the competition venue
or in an official hotel allocated by organisers for participating delegations.

IJF JUDOGI RULES Organisers should provide for the judogi and backnumber pre-control a room, with
sufficient space, ten (10) tables, ten (10) chairs and volunteers. Large waste baskets
should be provided.

Judogi control during IJF events is the responsibility of C1.1.2 Judogi and Backnumber Pre-Control
the IJF Education and Coaching Commission. The IJF will arrange a judogi and backnumber pre-control starting two days before the
first competition day, until the day before the last competition day. The exact time shall
be mentioned in the outlines of the event.

C1.1.2.1 Judogi Pre-Control


The judogi pre-control will be operated upon request of the athletes who wish so.

For this purpose, the athletes should wear their judogi with the belt tightened.

C1.1.2.2 Backnumber Pre-Control


For the backnumber pre-control, athletes must bring both judogi (white and blue), for a
control regarding any worn-out areas particularly on the collar and lapel, the colour, the
IJF official label (obligatory), judogi brand (obligatory), national emblem, advertising,
backnumber stitching, and any visible stains. Only if the judogi are compliant with the
IJF rules will sponsor labels be given.

Athletes must show up for the backnumber pre-control. If they fail to do so, without a
valid reason, the athlete will not be allowed to have a coach in the chair.

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C1.1.3 Consequences of Failing Judogi Control C1.1.5 Judogi Control Procedure


On each competition day the official judogi control will take place for each contest. 1. Athletes’ judogi must be dry, exempt from stains, must not show any worn-out signs,
particularly on the collar and the lapel. If the condition of the judogi is assessed as
During the preliminaries, for the first contest, athletes and their coaches must arrive unsatisfactory, the athlete is disqualified from his contest.
together at judogi control 15 minutes before the contest. For the following contests,
athletes and their coaches must arrive together at least three (3) contests before their 2. The “IJF Approved” label (approved by the IJF - picture 1) on the jacket, the trousers,
own (not counting the contest in progress). and the belt is controlled with a UV lamp.

During the final block, for the first contest, athletes and their coaches must arrive 3. The “IJF Official Supplier” logo of the judogi manufacturer (IJF official judogi supplier
together 10 minutes before the contest. For the following contests, athletes and their - picture 2) must appear on the jacket, the trousers and the belt. The brand of the judogi
coaches must arrive together at least two (2) contests before their own (not counting the manufacturer must be identical for the jacket and the trousers and the judogi should be
contest in progress). of a uniform colour. The brand of the belt can be different to that of the judogi.

If the coach arrives late, he will not be allowed to accompany his athlete. However, if the 4. The backnumber (picture 8) must comply with the rules and be ordered via a supplier
coach is not present for a valid reason (such as coaching another athlete at the same recognised by the IJF: www.officialbacknumber.com or www.mybacknumber.com.
time) they will be allowed to join the athlete later. Athletes must arrive at judogi control The name of the athlete on the accreditation card must correspond with the name on the
wearing their judogi exactly as it should be to enter the tatami. Footwear is permitted at backnumber (picture 8).
this point.
5. Only the national emblem can appear on the left-hand side of the jacket at chest level
The markings of the logo, emblem and advertising etc. must be made with a material (picture 5, see C1.4).
that does not prevent good judo practice. It is not permitted to cover up/ patch any part
of the judogi or belt with tape, stickers, or other material such as a sewn patch except 6. Control of the corresponding advertising, including the advertising reserved for the
under particular circumstances agreed by the IJF Executive Committee. athlete (picture 6).

Following the contest order that shall be displayed in the judogi control area, the 7. The size of the jacket, the vertical distance between the top of the breastbone (10 cm)
Education and Coaching Commission is responsible for calling the athletes to the judogi and the point of intersection of the jacket lapels (25 cm, see picture 11), the length of the
control area. The LOC directly must provide a public announcement system for this skirt to cover completely the buttocks (plus 5 to 10 cm), see picture 10.
purpose. Athletes and their judogi shall be checked prior to each contest ensuring that
they are in accordance with the IJF judogi rules. If the judogi does not comply with the 8.The internal distance between the arm and the sleeve (checked with the sokuteiki -
current judogi rules no reserve judogi will be provided and the athlete will be disqualified picture 10).
from his contest.
9. The length of the sleeves must completely cover the wrist bone (head of the ulna -
The IJF Ad Hoc Commission will decide on the consequences for an athlete who picture 10).
deliberately avoids passing through judogi control and goes to the tatami.
10. The length of the trousers (the malleolus must be visible and accessible to check the
C1.1.4 Judogi Control Verification Positions length of the trousers - picture 12).
Each athlete is obliged to have his judogi controlled before each contest. A specific zone
is provided for this purpose. 11. The size of the belt (picture 13) will be checked.

Before any control, officials must ask the athletes if they are ready to be checked. If the 12. All protections (knee pads, elbow pads, shin guards, etc.) will be checked. The
athlete refuses to apply the rules, he will be excluded from the competition. protections cannot be composed of or have the slightest metallic or rigid element. Judogi
control is done with the protection worn by the athlete. Protections cannot be put on
Control position 1 after the control.
Athletes must be in a standing position with their arms straight down by the side of their
body with open hands as close to the body as possible. 13. Athletes can wear, from waist (below belt level) to knee length, underwear, or shorts.
It is forbidden to wear tights. Protective pads for the arms or legs level must be of soft
Control position 2 (see picture 10) material and not be visible.
The athletes to be checked need to be in a standing position. The arms must be
straight put in front at chest height, palms open, fingers pointed upwards. Thumbs and 14. Long hair must be tied up out of the way and not prevent the grip of the opponent.
forefingers of both hands should be in contact with each other to form a triangle. The nails of the feet and hands must be cut short.

If the athlete fails the judogi control he will be given a second and last chance. In case the first judogi control is not conclusive, only one more control will be allowed.

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C1.2 IJF Label C1.3 Location of the Manufacturer’s Logo


Each jacket and trousers must have an unforgeable red optical label (see picture 1) Only one manufacturer’s logo per clothing item is allowed (jacket, trousers, and belt). It
which certifies that the judogi complies with the current IJF rules. For the belt, blue must be a maximum of 30 cm2 on the jacket and trousers and 9 cm2 on the belt.
labels are accepted.
It should be fixed:
The label is fixed: • On the jacket in a visible area either on the bottom, front left side, near or in the
• On the bottom of the jacket, front left side, near or in the reinforced edge. reinforced edge or at the bottom edge and inside the publicity zone (25 cm x 5 cm)
• On the top front side of the trousers, close to the centre. permitted on the shoulders (see picture 2).
• At one of the two edges of the belt.

Trousers: two (2) possible locations 25 cm x 5 cm


Jacket: one (1) possible location
Only one (1) logo allowed Only one (1) logo allowed

Three (3) possible locations


Only one (1) logo allowed

Picture 2 - Location of the manufacturer’s logo on the jacket


Belt: two (2) possible locations
Only one (1) logo allowed • On one of the two edges of the belt, in a visible area, maximum 9 cm2 (see picture 3).

Picture 1 - IJF label

Two (2) possible locations


Only one (1) logo allowed

Picture 3 - Location of the manufacturer’s logo on the belt

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• On the trousers, in a visible area either at the top, at the front side or outside C1.5 Advertising
(maximum 20 cm from the waist string) or at the bottom, on one of the two trouser Advertising reserved for National Federations (see picture 6 n° 2) is authorised only on
legs at the front side or outside, a maximum of 20 cm from the bottom of the lower the jacket. It must respect the practical provisions of IJF. The advertising cannot mention
edge of the trousers (see picture 4). political, denominational or sport organisations other than the IJF, its Continental
Unions, member National Federations, their organisations, and affiliated clubs. It is
not authorised to promote, in advertising spaces, tobacco, alcohol, any prohibited
substance listed in the list of products prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency, or
any product, article or service contrary to morality or good ethics. Betting companies and
organisations responsible for betting are not authorised.

On the visible part of the jacket the advertising can appear in 4 advertising spaces:
Six (6) possible locations • On the sleeves, inside the surface of maximum 10 cm x 10 cm, situated at 25 cm from
Only one (1) logo allowed the lower part of the collar.
• On the shoulders, a stripe of 25 cm x 5 cm. The stripe must be calculated from the
lower part of the collar down the sleeve.
• A maximum of 4 different publicities are permitted. Only one publicity is allowed per
space.

C1.6 Additional Advertising Reserved for the Athlete


On the judogi jacket (right-hand side lapel only) there is an advertisement space
reserved for the athlete (see picture 6 no 1). It must be a rectangle of 10 cm x 5 cm
maximum, either a vertical or horizontal orientation is allowed.
Picture 4 - Location of the manufacturer’s logo on the trousers
Unless there is a specific agreement with the National Federation, the advertising
cannot conflict with the brand of judogi that the athlete is wearing, the sponsors of the
C1.4 National Emblem National Federation and if the sponsor of the National Federation has multi-activities, in
This must be the official identification of a nation, a National Olympic Committee or an the area concerned by the sponsorship.
IJF affiliated National Federation. Mention of an institution is not allowed. No commercial
brand can be associated to it. It is fixed on the left-hand side, at the chest level (see This advertising shouldn’t be an organisation that is in competition with the National
picture 5) with a maximum surface of 100 cm². It can also appear in the publicity space Federation unless it is agreed with the National Federation.
(see picture 6). It is not permitted, in the advertising spaces, to promote tobacco, alcohol, any prohibited
substances listed in the Prohibited List of the World Antidoping Agency, or any
product, goods or service contrary to morality or good ethics. Betting companies and
organisations responsible for betting are not authorised.

1. Advertising reserved for the athlete

One (1) possible location 2. Advertising reserved for the National


Only one (1) emblem allowed Federation

Picture 6 - Location of the advertising

Picture 5 - Location of the national emblem on the jacket

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C1.7 Marking Each athlete is obliged to have sewn on the back of his judogi a backnumber bearing
The name of the athlete is permitted: their last (family) name and National Olympic Committee abbreviation (see picture 8).
• On the bottom of the jacket (see picture 7.1)
• On the top of the trousers (see picture 7.2) The last (family) name (and any part of their given (first) name) on the backnumber
• On one of the two extremities of the belt (see picture 7.3) must have the same letters as that registered in judobase as this database provides the
accreditation cards, athlete name on TV graphics and scoreboard etc. The backnumber
The letters composing the name of the athlete should not exceed a height of 4 cm and a can have a symbol on a letter, but the letters must be the same - for example:
length of 20 cm. No other marking will be accepted.
In judobase Muller = backnumber Muller or Müller (letters match).
Jacket: two (2) possible locations Trousers: four (4) possible locations In judobase Weiss = backnumber Weiss but NOT Weiß (letters do not match).
Only one (1) text allowed Only one (1) text allowed
Senior individual Olympic champions are entitled to wear a gold backnumber and senior
individual world champions a red one. This backnumber is provided by the IJF, world
champions will receive four, and Olympic champions will receive eight. This is valid
only while the athlete is the current holder of the title and must be changed to the blue
backnumber if the title is lost. One month will be allowed for the athlete to return to the
blue backnumber.

The backnumber should be stitched around the entire perimeter and the lower and
upper edges should be crossed to form an X or three (3) straight equidistant parallel
horizontal lines within the perimeter.

NOTE: On the pictures, the stitches are marked in red for a better understanding of how
the sewing should be.

For Olympic Games and other Multi-Sport Games the sewing pattern will be specified by
the IJF Education and Coaching Commission.

The top of the backnumber must be fixed horizontally and centrally three (3) cm from
the bottom of the collar. During the competitions organised by IJF, it must include the
publicity of the competition (which is different for white and blue judogi.

Picture 7
Belt: two (2) possible locations
Only one (1) text allowed

Picture 8
C1.8 Backnumber
Backnumbers must be ordered from the official IJF backnumber partner:
• www.officialbacknumber.com C1.9 Judogi Colour
• www.mybacknumber.com The jacket and the trousers should be of a uniform colour and correspond to the
following colour references:
The backnumber needs to be clean and free from any stains or sticky residue (picture • White: Snow white reference.
8). • Blue: between Pantone number n°18- 4051TCX(TPX) and n°18-4039TCX(TPX) on
the textile Pantone scale and between n°285M and n° 286M on the print Pantone
scale.

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C1.10 Judogi Size Trousers (see picture 12)


The judogi and belt size is controlled by sokuteiki (see picture 9). • The distance between the bottom of the trousers and the exterior malleolus (ankle
bone) must be less or equal to 5 cm.
• The width must be between 10 and 15 cm at the knee level.

Picture 9

Jacket (see picture 10)


The “skirt” must cover the buttocks completely Picture 12
(plus 5 cm to 10 cm). The skirt must be of
equivalent length at the front and at the back.

With the arms level, the SOKUTEIKI must slip


inside entirely and smoothly inside the sleeves.

The judogi sleeves must cover up the full arm


including the wrist bone (head of the ulna).

Picture 10 Belt (see picture 13)


• The thickness must be between 4 and 5 mm.
• The tips starting from the central knot must have a length between 20 and 30 cm.
The distance of the crossing points • The belt must not be made of a stiff and/or slipping material and the knot must be
of the jacket, at belt level, must be correctly and tightly made.
at least 25 cm (see picture 11). The
belt should be worn just above the hip
bone and be tied tightly.
• The thickness of the lapel side must
be less or equal to 1 cm.
• The width of the lapel side must be
4 cm.
• The distance between the sternum
top and the lapel crossing point of
the jacket vertically must be less
than 10 cm.

Picture 11 Picture 13

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C1.11 T-shirt (for Women) • Check “IJF APPROVED” label with a UV lamp. The label should be red. The belt label
• White in colour (not transparent), short-sleeved and round-necked. can be red or blue. Check belt ends length from central knot (between 20 cm and 30
• Marking of the manufacturer logo, of maximum 30 cm2 is authorised. It cannot be cm).
visible when the judogi is fastened. • Check the name of the athlete on the belt (allowed on one side only), jacket and
• The national emblem representing the official identification of a nation, a National trousers. One location allowed on each piece of competition clothing. The name of the
Olympic Committee, or a member National Federation member of IJF, of a surface athlete is not compulsory.
area of 100 cm2 can be fixed on the chest, on the left side. • Check the belt position. It must be worn on the waist (above the hip bone) and be tied
• No commercial marking can appear. very tightly.
• Check the distance between the sternum top and the lapel crossing point of the jacket
vertically. It must be less than 10 cm. The distance between the two lapels of the
C1.12 Reserve Judogi Supply jacket at belt level, needs to be of a minimum of 25 cm.
During the competitions organised by IJF, the LOC will supply spare belts, blue and • Check length of the jacket (to cover completely the buttocks (plus 5 to 10 cm)).
white judogi of different sizes. Judogi will be available in the “call room” so that any • Athletes must be in a standing position with their arms straight down by the side of
change requirement could be met as quickly as possible. A closed structure for any their body with open hands as close to the body as possible.
changing requests must be in the control zone. • Check length of the sleeves. They need to cover up the full arms completely including
the wrist bone (head of the ulna) in the defined control position (arms outstretched).
The reserve judogi are provided only in the following cases: • Check with a Sokuteiki the width of the sleeves, width of lapel, and length of trousers
• Torn judogi during a contest. (the ankle bone, the malleolus, must be accessible for checking).
• Bloodstains or any other apparent stains during a contest. • The athletes to be checked need to be in a standing position. The arms must be
• Lost or stolen judogi (airline/train baggage claim or police report need to be provided). straight put in front at chest height, palms open, fingers pointed upwards. Thumbs
• Judogi is made non-compliant for use during the competition after IJF Supervisors’ and forefingers of both hands should be in contact with each other to form a triangle.
decision. • If the athlete fails the judogi control he will be given a second and last chance.
• Athletes can wear any underwear or leggings below the belt. These should not
The judogi are supplied by the organisers for a contest. The athlete must leave his go below the knee, except if it is a separate protection made of soft material. The
accreditation card and the part(s) of their judogi that do not comply with the rules with protection should not appear below the judogi trousers.
the organisers in exchange for the spare judogi. The spare judogi must be returned • Check for athletes’ advertisements to meet requirements.
immediately after the contest it was used for. If an athlete refuses to comply with the • Check national emblem (100 cm2) on left side of the jacket).
rules, he will be excluded from the competition. • Female athletes must wear short sleeved white T-shirt (round necked). No visible
advertisement should appear when judogi is done. Only logo of manufacturer
Note: The LOC cannot be blamed if an athlete cannot find a judogi with a suitable size. (maximum 30 cm2) and national emblem can appear inside. No other marking
allowed.
C1.13 National Technical Officials’ Duties • If an athlete presents themselves with a tattoo mentioning political, religious or
• Check athlete’s ID to correspond to the backnumber and check sponsor label (The sporting bodies or promoting tobacco, alcohol, any prohibited substances listed in
the
backnumber and event sponsor label are compulsory). Prohibited List of the World Antidoping Agency or any product, property or service
• Check that the accompanying coach is in possession of an accreditation bearing contrary to good moral and ethical customs, it must be covered with an adhesive
the coach logo. For preliminary rounds a coach should wear a national tracksuit with bandage or medical tape.
trousers reaching down to the shoes. They can wear national official short sleeved or • Verify the length of hand and foot nails and personal hygiene of the athlete. Long
hair
long-sleeved T-shirt and closed-toe sport shoes (no flip-flops). For the final block, they must be tied up with a non-metallic hair tie.
must wear a formal suit (jacket, trousers, shirt, and tie for men; jacket, trousers/skirt/ • Control any protective clothing (knee pad, elbow pad, shin pad etc.). No metallic
part
dress, blouse for women) and formal shoes (no sport shoes or flip-flops). or any other part made of rigid material is allowed.
• The following are forbidden at any time: shorter trousers, undressed upper body, any • Check that male athletes are not wearing any clothing under their jacket, on upper
kind of head caps and cover, jeans, sweaters or similar sports unrelated dress, flip- body.
flops. In case a doctor appears with the athlete he should have an accreditation with • Ensure that the athlete is not carrying a prohibited object. This includes the holding
or
the doctor’s symbol (a first aid kit box). wearing of any electronic devices.
• Check the condition of the backnumber and sponsor label (it should not be torn off). • Any head covering, jewellery or body piercings must be removed.
• Check judogi condition (should be dry, not torn or showing any blood stains).
• Check judogi colour (blue judogi should not look light blue). Note: For Multi-Sport events (e.g., Olympic Games, Youth Olympic Games etc.) there
• Check the judogi label and brand. The logo of the judogi manufacturer must appear may be special judogi rules, and these will be published separately and sent to all
on the jacket, trousers and belt. National Federations.
• Jacket and trousers should be of the same brand. The belt (cannot be red and white)
can be a different brand to that of the jacket and trousers.

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C1.14 World Champion and/or Olympic Champion Titles C1.14.2 Procedure Regarding Olympic Champion Title(s)
Enhancement
The International Judo Federation gives the opportunity to athletes who are indiviudal
senior world and/or Olympic champions to enhance their title(s) with a marking on the
judogi jacket at the level of the country’s emblem (left side chest).

The world champion title(s) is/are enhanced by a gold star, above the national emblem.

The Olympic champion title(s) is/are enhanced by a gold circle, below the national
emblem.

C1.14.1 Procedure Regarding World Champion Title(s)

The circle(s) are placed below the national emblem and must not be in contact with any
part of this emblem. There should be a space of 0.5 cm - 2 cm between each circle. This
symbol must be harmoniously placed, in line below the national emblem in its lower part.

• Size: 1.5 cm diameter.

• Colour: Gold.

• Positioning: One circle: at the centre.


Two circles: spaced from 1.5 cm to 2 cm beside
the centre.
Three circles: one at the centre and 2 on each
The star(s) are placed above the national emblem and must not be in contact with any side.
part of this emblem. There should be a space of 0.5 cm - 2 cm between each star. This
symbol must be harmoniously placed in a circular arc, around the emblem in its upper • Space between the circles: From 1.5 cm to 2 cm.
part.

• Size: It must be in a 1.5 cm diameter circle. Examples:

• Colour: Gold.

• Positioning: One star: at the centre.


Two stars: Spaced from 1.5 cm to 2 cm beside the
centre.
Three stars: one at the centre and 2 on each side.
Maximum 5 stars per line.
More than 5 stars: superimpose them with a space
of 0.5 cm.

• Space between two stars: From 1.5 cm to 2 cm.

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D1.1 Refereeing - Culture, History and Principles


Jujutsu is the generic term that regroups all the methods of empty hand combat that the
warriors of the Japanese Middle Ages practiced.

The fierce fights between the various schools of jujutsu contributed to the notoriety of
their masters and pupils; it was in general duels between the schools that opposed the
best practitioner of each among them.

Jigoro Kano at the end of the 19th century developed a school of jujutsu, that he
called “JUDO”, different from the other “Ryu” by its target. Like the other schools, Judo
cultivated the maximal efficiency, but the goal was not the same.

“The improvement of man and society “


Judo is a method of physical, intellectual and moral education, by the practice of a
martial art.

Judo is the only martial art derived from jujutsu where the grip of the opponent
is obligatory; this is what gave its technical wealth, finesse and intelligence. The
confrontation in jujutsu didn’t allow real fighting since the goal was to kill without being
killed oneself.

Jigoro Kano created a discipline where the confrontations allowed techniques to be


applied completely, without ever injuring the opponent.

Ippon was granted only if the fall of the opponent was controlled until they hit the
ground, or they submitted.

IJF REFEREEING
Apart from the elbow joint where one must leave the possibility for their adversary
to quit, all techniques are executed in the sense of articulation and never in hyper
extension.

The control of the fall direction, the impact and the speed of execution are the definition

RULES of the perfect success of the throwing technique.

Judo is not a struggle where one accumulates advantages or points, whether standing
up or on the ground, judo is a duel with a code. The only goal is ippon; all other values
All refereeing matters are the responsibility of the can be counted only if there is a will to score ippon.
IJF Referee Commission. The evolution of contests and refereeing through the years.

Of the challenges inter-schools of jujutsu without mercy, one passed, a little more than
100 years later, to be a member discipline of the International Olympic Committee.

The competition is today extremely well regulated and fully corresponds to the “Olympic
Charter” humanist, educational and social. Judo remains nevertheless a martial art
where a 100% duel must be the rule. It is the perfect technique that is rewarded with an
ippon that puts an end to the contest. Ippon corresponds to “out of contest” as at the
time of the warriors of the Middle Ages.

The refereeing must consider the philosophical aspect of the duel between the two
athletes and reward them by the correct value or the correct sanction.

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The rewards are: No one shall exercise the function of a referee during the events organised by the IJF
- Ippon or nearly ippon (waza-ari). or Continental Union if he holds the position of National Federation President, coach,
doctor, official of the national team, National Referee Director and /or is responsible for
The sanctions are: the selection of the referees and of their evaluation.
- A warning or disqualification, according to the severity, for those who put in danger
their own health or that of their opponents, those who refuse to contest, those who Exception: National Federations Referee Directors can referee at cadets and juniors
stop the contest from taking place fairly, who comes out of the contest area. All actions Continental Cups and competitions excluding Continental Championships.
contrary to the spirit of judo must also be punished.
The referees shall be assisted by technical officials who will operate the timing and
The one who wins is the one who executed “THE” best technique or for “Hansoku-make” scoring system and complete the competition paperwork. The LOC should provide two
of the opponent (technical penalties or due to action against spirit of Judo). (2) experienced technical officials per tatami for timing and scoring.

Culturally and in complement, judo doesn’t reduce itself to its Olympic expression, At each IJF WJT event there are IJF Supervisors whose function is to ensure that all
judo remains a martial art, judo is more than a sport, all the techniques of the Gokyo decisions made by the referee are correct.
Kodokan Classification are part of the judo heritage and must always be taught.
The referee on the tatami has a radio communication system that is connected to the
It is the same for the “kappo“, techniques of resuscitations and joint mobilisations IJF Supervisors on the technical table.
practiced about forty years ago by the judo teachers and the referees which are these
days forbidden in some countries. Their practice is not allowed but their knowledge is The IJF Supervisors and/or the IJF Referee Commissioners who can possibly intervene,
part of the judo heritage and should under no circumstances be forgotten. Their practice are sitting at their reserved places with their own CARE system. They are connected to
isn’t allowed for referees in IJF WJT competitions. the referee via headphones. The procedure is detailed in Article 13.5.

The referees are the guards of the physical, cultural and philosophical expression of
Judo. Article 2 Position and Function of the Referee
The referee should wear the IJF approved uniform without any head coverings, religious
Judo must be understood to be appreciated! objects, or garish jewellery.

Before officiating a contest, the referee:


Article 1 Referees and Officials • Should familiarise himself with the sound of the gong or means of indicating the end
To referee at an IJF WJT event, and other events as agreed by the IJF Executive of the contest on their tatami and with the position of the medical table.
Committee, a referee must hold an IJF international licence and be active in their nation • Must check that his radio and headset are working.
and continent. The IJF Referee Commission will select the referees for the IJF events • Has to ensure that the surface of the competition area is clean and in good condition
and other events as agreed by the IJF Executive Committee. The selection is based on: and there are no gaps between the tatami.
• The IJF referee ranking list. • Should ensure that there are no spectators, supporters, or photographers in a
• The level of the event. position to cause a nuisance or a risk of injury to the athletes.
• The period in which the event takes place (e.g., during or out of Olympic qualification). • Should ensure that all is in good order (e.g., competition area, equipment, uniforms,
• The development stage of the referee. hygiene, technical officials etc.) before starting the contest.
• Ensure copies of forms (Coach Suspension Form and Article 18 Direct Hansoku-
Generally, the contest shall be conducted by one referee of a different nationality to the make Form) are available.
two competing athletes. For team competitions the same principle applies. In advance
of the competition, before the weight category per mat distribution, the selected referees Officiating a contest, the referee:
are allocated to a tatami. The assignment of the referees to each contest is done using • Shall generally stay within the contest area.
the IJF competition software. The selection is done to guarantee nation neutrality and • He shall conduct the contest and administer the decisions and he shall ensure that
gives approximately the same number of assignments to be a referee on the tatami. the decisions are correctly recorded.
After following these conditions, the selection done is completely random. • In exceptional cases (e.g., when both athletes are in ne-waza and facing outwards)
he may observe the action from the safety area.
The best referees from the preliminaries, on that day, are selected for the final block. At
the end of the competition each referee is given an evaluation (score). This score is then The referee could be asked to leave the competition area during presentations or any
added to the IJF referee ranking list. lengthy delay in the programme.

The athlete wearing the blue judogi is to the left of the referee and the athlete wearing
the white judogi is to the right of the referee.

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Article 3 Role of Non-Officiating Referees


Referees who are not refereeing shall be seated at the technical table with a clear view
of their tatami, waiting for the contest assigned to them and, in any case, ready for any
eventuality that may occur during the event (e.g., he should draw the IJF Supervisor’s
attention to a mistake recorded on the scoreboard).

Should an athlete have to change any part of the judogi outside the competition area or
need to temporarily leave the competition area after the contest has started for a reason
considered necessary by the central referee, giving this authorisation only in exceptional
circumstances, a referee assigned to the specific tatami who is not refereeing must go
with the athlete to see that no anomaly occurs. If the referee assigned to the specific
tatami is not of the same gender as the athlete, an official designated by the Head
Referee Director, Supervisors or Referee Commission shall accompany the athlete.

Article 4 Gestures
The referee shall make gestures as indicated below when taking the following actions:

Hajime and Sore-made

Bow entering and Standing before the Inviting the athletes


leaving the tatami contest onto the tatami

Ippon (complete point): the referee raises one arm high above the head with the
palm of the hand facing forward.

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Waza-ari-awasete-ippon (two waza-ari score ippon): first waza-ari, then the ippon
gesture.

Waza-ari (nearly ippon): the referee raises one arm sideways to shoulder height with the Osaekomi! (Hold is on!): while bending his body towards the athletes, shall point his
palm of the hand facing downwards. arm, with the palm of the hand facing downwards. The referee must check that the
timekeeper has started the timer before stopping the gesture and returning to a normal
The waza-ari gesture: position to control the contest.
• Should start with the arm across the chest, then sideways to the correct finishing
position.
• Should be maintained for three (3) to five (5) seconds while moving to ensure
that the score is clearly visible to the IJF Supervisors and/or the IJF Referee
Commissioners and to the timekeeper.

However, care should be taken when turning to keep the athletes within view.

Toketa! (Hold broken!): while bending his body towards the athletes, shall raise one of
his arms, with the fingers of the hand straight and forward and the thumb up, to the front

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and quickly wave it from right to left two or three times. He must check the timekeepers
correctly stop the time.

Stand up (return to the contest start position): both arms extended towards the judoka
concerned, palms upwards parallel to the tatami, the referee will move them two / three
times from bottom to top with a movement of a few centimetres. The referee must
Mate! (Wait!): shall raise one of his arms to shoulder height approximately parallel to the ensure that the judoka sees the gesture clearly.
tatami and display the flattened palm of his hand (fingers up) to the timing and scoring
technical officials.

To cancel expressed opinion: to indicate the cancellation of an expressed opinion:


shall repeat with one hand the same gesture while raising the other hand above the
head to the front and wave it from right to left two or three times. There should be no
announcement made when cancelling an expressed opinion (score or penalty).
Sono-mama <=> Yoshi
Should a rectification gesture be required, it shall be done as quickly as possible after
Sono-mama! (Hold position!): shall bend forward and touch both athletes with the palms the cancellation gesture.
of his hands.
If the situation allows, the referee will signal the cancellation when the athletes can see
Yoshi! (Continue! or Resume!): shall firmly touch both athletes with the palms of his this gesture.
hands and bring pressure on them.

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Not valid (throwing action without scoring for both athletes): raising one hand above the To call the doctor: shall face the medical table, wave an arm (palm upwards) from the
head with the palm parallel to the head and wave it from right to left two or three times. direction of medical table towards the injured athlete.
No announcements are to be made.

Kachi: to indicate the winner, the referee and the athletes shall return to their positions
at start of the contest; the referee take one step forward, indicate the winner raising one To award a penalty (shido or hansoku-make): shall point towards the athlete to be
hand, palm in, above shoulder height towards the winner; then take one step back to penalised with the forefinger extended from a closed fist.
return to the contest start position.
Should both athletes be given a penalty, the referee should make the proper gesture
and point alternately at both athletes (left forefinger for athlete on his left and right
forefinger for athlete on his right).

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Fix judogi: to direct the athlete(s) to re-adjust the judogi or hair: shall cross left hand
over right, palms facing inwards, at belt height or put his hand, with little finger next to
Non-combativity: shall rotate, with a forward motion, the forearms at chest height then his hair, to show to athlete to fix his hair.
point with the forefinger at the athlete to be penalised.

Penalty for not fixing judogi or hair: To award a penalty towards the athlete who
False attack: shall extend both arms forward, with hands closed and then make a does not re-adjust their judogi correctly between the mate and the subsequent Hajime!
downward action with both hands. (Begin!): point towards the athlete (s) to be penalised with the forefinger extended from
a closed fist while announcing the penalty and then, cross left hand over right, palms
facing inwards, at belt height; same procedure should be applied for not fixing hair,
showing the appropriate gesture.

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Penalty for stepping out


Penalty for a blocking Penalty for a
attitude with one hand blocking attitude
with two hands

Penalty for cross Penalty for


gripping on one side refusing kumi-kata
Penalty for leg grabbing by covering lapel

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Penalty for a pistol grip

Penalty for fingers inside sleeve


When it is not clearly apparent, the referee may, after the official signal, point to the blue
or white athlete (starting position) to indicate which athlete scored or was penalised.

Further gestures in case of penalties will be executed in compliance with the action to
be sanctioned (see Article 18 - Prohibited Acts and Penalties).

The following gestures can be found here:

www.ijf.org/news/show/refereeing-the-new-gestures

Waza-ari and shido for landing on two hands / elbows. The referee will turn towards
the athlete to be sanctioned with a movement of about 45 ° and will take a step back
while he has his two arms bent at 90° parallel to the tatami, with clenched fists; returned
to normal posture then he points with the forefinger at the athlete to be penalized.

Shido for reverse seoi-nage. The referee will turn towards the athlete to be sanctioned
with a movement of about 45° and will bring both hands into clenched fists on one side
of his chest and then slightly rotate his torso as the beginning of a technique.

Shido for arranging hair. The referee will turn towards the athlete to be sanctioned
with a movement of about 45° and will bring his hand in a closed fist, the part of the little
finger in contact with the temple (same side).

Penalty for not taking a grip To indicate to the athlete(s) that he may sit cross-legged at the starting position if a
lengthy delay in the contest is envisaged, the referee should signal towards the starting
position with an open hand, palm upwards.

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Article 5 Location (Valid Areas) Permission will only be given in very exceptional circumstances, such as the necessity
The contest shall be fought in the contest area. to change a judogi or which has become damaged or soiled.
All actions are valid and may continue (no mate) if either athlete has some part of their
body touching the contest area and the action started inside the contest area. The same permission will be given in the case of an accident for which the doctor is
required; this intervention will be done off the tatami, near the area itself or close to
Any new technique applied when both athletes are outside the contest area shall not be the medical facility; the athlete will be accompanied by another referee assigned to the
recognized. specific tatami.

Exceptions
a) When a throw is started with only one athlete in contact with the contest area, but
Article 6 Duration of the Contest
1. The duration of the contests and the paperwork shall be determined according to the
during the action both athletes move outside the contest area, the action may be rules of the competition.
considered for point scoring purposes if the throwing action continues uninterrupted in
the proximity of the limit of the contest area and no more than two metres in the safety For all IJF competitions the time duration of the contests will be:
area.
Senior Men/Team: 4 minutes real contest time
Similarly, any immediate counter technique by the athlete who was not in contact with Senior Women/Team: 4 minutes real contest time
the contest area when the throwing action started inside, may be considered for point Junior under 21 Men and Women /Team: 4 minutes real contest time
scoring purposes if the action continues uninterrupted in the proximity of the limit of the Cadet under 18 Men and Women/Team: 4 minutes real contest time
contest area and no more than two metres in the safety area.
These times should be followed by National Federations for competitions for seniors,
b) Ne-waza action (aimed at osaekomi-waza, kansetsu-waza or shime-waza) is valid juniors and cadets.
and may continue outside of the contest area if it was started from inside.
2. Any athlete is entitled to 10 minutes rest between contests.
The kansetsu-waza and shime-waza initiated inside the contest area and recognized as
being effective to the opponent can be maintained, even if the athletes are outside the
contest area, as long there is progression. Article 7 Osaekomi Time
a) Ippon: 20 seconds.
c) Ne-waza outside the contest area: if the throwing action is finished outside the b) Waza-ari: 10 seconds or more but less than 20 seconds.
competition area in the proximity of the limit of the contest area and no more than two
metres in the safety area and immediately one of the athletes applies osaekomi-waza,
shime-waza or kansetsu-waza, this technique shall be valid as long there is progression. Article 8 Technique Coinciding with the Time Signal
1. Any immediate result of a technique started simultaneously with the time signal shall
If during ne-waza, outside the contest area, uke takes over the control with osaekomi- be valid.
waza, shime-waza or kansetsu-waza, in continuous succession, it shall also be valid.
2. Although a throwing technique may be applied simultaneously with the time signal,
if the referee or the IJF Supervisors and/or the IJF Referee Commissioners decide that
it will not be effective immediately, the referee shall announce Sore-made!, without any
value for scoring purposes.

3. Any technique applied after the time signal to indicate the expiry of the time of the
contest shall not be valid, even if the referee has not yet announced Sore-made!.

4. Osaekomi! in case of approaching or coinciding with the expiration of time: when


Osaekomi! is announced simultaneously with the time signal allotted for the contest or
d) If during ne-waza outside the contest area the athletes go out of the safety area when the remaining time is insufficient to allow for the completion of the Osaekomi!,
and the referee was unable to announce Mate!, this situation shall be dealt with and the time allotted for the contest shall be extended until either ippon (or equivalence) is
a decision given by the referee after consultation with the IJF Supervisors and/or IJF announced or the referee announces Sore-made!.
Referee Commissioners.
During that time the athlete who receives the Osaekomi! (uke) can counterattack by
Once the contest has started, if permission is given by the referee, the athletes can applying osaekomi-waza, shime-waza or kansetsu-waza. The time will continue until the
leave the competition area. announcement of ippon (or equivalence), or Sore-made!.

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Article 9 Start of the Contest 3. The athletes shall then walk to the centre of the edge of the contest area (on the
1. The referee shall always be in position to start the contest before the arrival on the safety area) at their respective side according to the fighting order (the athlete in the
contest area of the athletes. white judogi on the right side and the athlete in the blue judogi on the left side of the
referee’s position) and remain standing there.
In individual competition the referee shall be at the tatami centre 2 m back from the line
from which the athletes start and shall be facing the technical table. At the signal from the referee, the athletes shall move forward to their respective starting
positions and bow simultaneously towards each other and take a step forward from the
In team competitions, before the start of the contests from every encounter, it shall left foot.
proceed to the bowing ceremony between the two teams as follows:
Once the contest is over and the referee has awarded the result, the athletes shall
a) The referee will remain in the same place as in the individual competitions. At his simultaneously take a step back from the right foot and bow to each other.
indication, the two teams will come in on their allocated side, in line with the outer edge
of contest area, in order according to the draw of categories, and will stand face-to-face. If the athletes do not bow or do so incorrectly, the referee shall direct the athletes to do
so. It is very important to perform the bow in the correct way.
Each one of the three allocated referees will referee two consecutive contests. If a
contest is missing because of a lack of one/two contestants, the last referee will only 4. The contest always starts with the athletes in the standing position, wearing their
referee the remaining one or none. If there is a draw the last referee will remain on the judogi correctly with the belt tied tightly above their hip bones, then the referee
tatami for the golden score decision contest. announces Hajime!.

b) On the order of the referee the two (2) teams will move ahead to the starting position During the contest the athletes should always fix their judogi/hair quickly between
on the mat. “Mate!” and “Hajime!”.

c) The referee shall order the teams turn towards the technical table, extending his arms 5. The accredited doctor may request that the referee stops the contest in the cases and
in parallel forward, with open palms, and will announce rei, to be held simultaneously by with the consequences regulated in Article 20.
all components of both teams. The referee shall not bow.

d) Then the referee shall order, in a gesture of arms at right angles forearms up and
Article 10 Transition from Tachi-waza into Ne-waza (A) and
palms facing each other “otagai-ni” (face each other), the two teams again be face to from Ne-waza into Tachi-waza (B)
face, announcing “rei”(bow), to be held the same way as in the previous section. Transition from tachi-waza to ne-waza are considered valid if tori or uke makes a
real attack or a counterattack and then they attempt osaekomi-waza, shime-waza or
e) After finishing the bowing ceremony, the components of the two teams will come out kansetsu-waza.
through the same place which they entered, waiting, on the outer edge centred of the
contest area, the athletes of each team must make the first contest. In each contest, It is tachi-waza when both athletes are in a standing position and are not in any of the
they will perform the same procedure of bowing that in individual competition. following ne-waza positions.
f) In case of equal wins after finishing the last contest of the match, the referee will order Gripping under the belt in the end phase of a throwing technique is allowed if the
the teams to proceed as described in paragraph a) and b), in order to wait for the draw opponent is already in ne-waza.
of the extra contest. Once the draw is performed the concerned athletes will remain on
the tatami for the extra golden score contest while the rest of the team will leave. If the throwing technique is interrupted, gripping under the belt is a ne-waza action.
Gripping under the belt in the end phase of a throwing technique like with soto-makikomi
g) After finishing the last contest of the match, the referee will order the teams to continuing through ushiro-gesa-gatame or ura-gatame and similar technical actions
proceed as described in paragraph a) and b), announcing, then the winner. The bowing are allowed. The grip under the belt that becomes an essential part of the throw is not
ceremony will be held in the reverse order of the start, bowing first to each other and, allowed.
finally, to the technical table.
Athletes are still not allowed to grip under the belt to throw.
2. The athletes are free to bow when entering or leaving the contest area, although it is
not compulsory.

When entering the tatami area, athletes should walk to the entrance of the contest area
at the same time.

The athletes must NOT shake hands before the start of the contest.

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Ne-waza is when both athletes have two knees on the floor (picture 1). Grip control from the standing athlete (white), we still consider the athlete (blue) on the
knees to be in tachi-waza and consequently tachi-waza regulations would be applied
(picture 4).

However, if white does not attack immediately, then the referee must call mate! The
kneeling athlete (blue) cannot grab the legs to defend the throw with his arms, if this
happens, shido will be given.

Picture 1

If there is a loss of contact between the athletes and there is no possibility of


continuation, mate must be called (picture 2).

Picture 4

In this position (picture 5) the white athlete can throw his opponent, but the attack must
be done immediately.

If the blue athlete has two elbows and two knees on the floor, the white athlete can do a
technique but ONLY to transition into ne-waza.

Picture 2

Lying on the stomach on the ground, the blue athlete is considered to be in ne-waza
(picture 3).

Picture 5

Picture 3

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In these positions (pictures 6-8) the athlete on the knees (blue) cannot grab the legs with
the hands/arms to defend the throw. If this happens, shido will be given.

Picture 6

Picture 8

A1. The athletes shall be able to change from nage-waza to ne-waza as far as it is
done by one of the cases referred to in this Article. However, if the technique used is
not continuous, the referee shall announce mate and order both athletes to resume the
contest from the standing position.

A2. Situations that allow the transition from tachi-waza to ne-waza


a) When one of the athletes, lands on the ground and there is no score or waza-ari is
given, either athlete can, without interruption, take the offensive and continue in ne-
waza.

Example: in these positions below, tori, after applying a real attack, can apply sutemi-
waza that can continue into ne-waza.

Picture 7

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Example: in these positions below, tori, can apply a throwing technique and can Article 11 Application of Mate
continue with kansetsu-waza, shime-waza or osaekomi-waza (not shown) after a real 1. General
attack or a counterattack. The referee shall announce Mate! (Wait!) to stop the contest temporarily in the situations
covered by this article. To recommence the contest, the referee shall announce Hajime!
(Begin!).

The athletes must quickly return after mate to their starting positions in the following
cases:
• The referee will give shido for stepping outside.
• The referee will give a third (3rd) shido - hansoku-make.
• The referee will ask the athletes to adjust their judogi.
• The referee is of the opinion that an athlete(s) requires medical attention.
• The referee is of the opinion that there is a risk of danger to the athletes.
b) In any other case where one athlete falls down or is about to fall down, not covered The referee having announced mate, must take care to maintain the athletes within his
by the preceding sub-sections of this article, the other athlete may take advantage of his view in case they did not hear the announcement and continue fighting or if any other
opponent’s unbalanced position to go into ne-waza. incident arises.
A2. Exceptions 2. Situations where the referee shall announce mate:
When one athlete pulls his opponent down into ne-waza not in accordance with the a) When both athletes go completely outside the contest area without continuous action
above rules and his opponent does not take advantage of this to continue into ne-waza, that started from inside the contest area.
the referee shall announce mate, and penalise with shido the athlete who has infringed
Article 18. If instead, the opponent takes advantage of the action of tori, the ne-waza b) When one or both of the athletes perform one of the prohibited acts listed in Article 18
work may continue. of these rules.
B1. The athletes shall be able to change from ne-waza to tachi-waza if the situation is c) When one or both of the athletes are injured or taken ill. Should any of the situations
not dangerous for both athletes with or without grips and both are more or less face to of Article 20 occur, the referee, after announcing Mate!, shall call the doctor to perform
face. the necessary medical attention according to said article, either upon the request of
the athlete, or directly depending on the seriousness of the injury. In cases of “minor”
However, if the technique used is not continuous, the referee shall announce mate and injury, the medical intervention will be carried out outside the contest area, near the area
order both athletes to resume the contest from the standing position. itself or close to the medical facility; the athlete will be accompanied by a non-officiating
referee assigned to the specific tatami.
The kata-sankaku grip (gripping with both arms the neck and one shoulder of the
opponent) in ne-waza action is allowed (picture 1). d) When it is necessary for one or both of the athletes to adjust their judogi.
Kata-sankaku grip situation in ne-waza: it is prohibited to block the opponent’s body with e) When during ne-waza there is no evident progress.
the legs and mate must be announced (picture 2).
f) When one athlete regains a standing or semi-standing position from ne-waza bearing
If the kata-sankaku grip is used starting from ne-waza going to tachi-waza, or in tachi- his opponent on his back, with the hands completely clear of the tatami and without his
waza directly, mate will be immediately called (picture 3). opponent being able to progress the action.
A kata-sankaku grip with the intention to throw will be considered hansoku-make. g) When one athlete in, or from ne-waza regains a standing position and lifts the
opponent, who is lying on their back with one (1) or both legs around any part of the
standing athlete, clear of the tatami.

h) When an athlete performs or attempts to perform kansetsu-waza or shime-waza from


the standing position.

i) When one of the athletes starts or perform any preparatory moves of a kind of fighting
or wrestling technique (not genuine judo) the referee shall call immediately mate, trying
to stop and not to let the athlete who performs, finishes the action.

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j) When tori applies shime-waza or kansetsu-waza by stretching uke’s leg. Mate must be
called immediately and a shido given.

k) When the athletes reach the 2 m mark in the safety area.

l) When in any other case that the referee deems it necessary to do so.

3. Situations where the referee shall not announce Mate!:


a) To stop the athlete(s) going outside the contest area in the proximity of the limit of the
contest area and no more than two metres unless the situation is considered dangerous.

b) When there is a throwing that started inside the contest area and both athletes
continue to go outside as part of the action in the proximity of the limit of the contest
area and no more than two metres. Article 12 Sono-mama
1. Sono-mama! (Hold positions!) can only be applied in situations where athletes are
c) When an athlete, who has escaped from osaekomi-waza, shime-waza or kansetsu- working in ne-waza.
waza, appears in need of or calls for a rest.
2. In any case where the referee wishes to temporarily stop the contest without causing
These are valid actions and mate should not be called. a change in their positions, he shall announce Sono-mama!, making the gesture under
Article 4.7 while he must ensure that there is no change in the position or grip of either
athlete.

3. To recommence the contest, the referee shall announce Yoshi! (Continue!) making
the gesture under Article 4.

Article 13 End of the Contest


1. In regular time (4 minutes), a contest can be won by a technical score or scores
(waza-ari or ippon). It can also be won by hansoku-make (a direct penalty or
accumulative penalties leading to disqualification) to the opponent.

A penalty never corresponds to a score.

The referee shall announce Sore-made! (Finished!) to indicate the end of contest in the
cases covered in this article. After this announcement the referee shall always keep
the athletes within his view in case they do not hear his announcement and continue
fighting. The referee shall direct the athletes to adjust their judogi, if necessary, prior to
indicating the result.

After the referee has indicated the result of the contest making the gesture under Article
4, the athletes shall take one step backwards, make the bow and leave the contest area
by the sides of the mat, particularly around the security area.
When the athletes are leaving the mat, they must be wearing their judogi in the proper
Mate! should not be given as the action started in the valid area. way and must not remove any part of the judogi or the belt before leaving the field of
play.

Should the referee award the victory to the wrong athlete in error, IJF Supervisors and/
or Referee Commissioners must ensure that he changes this erroneous decision before
the referee leaves the competition area.

All actions and decisions taken by the referee and agreed by the IJF Supervisors and/or
Referee Commissioners shall be final and without appeal.

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The IJF Supervisors are responsible for all rules and decisions during the contest. Special situations during golden score.
In exceptional circumstances the decision will be made by the IJF Supervisors, IJF a) Should only one athlete exercise his right to participate in the “golden score” period,
Referee Commissioners and IJF Ad Hoc Commission. and the other athlete declines, the athlete who wishes to compete shall be declared the
winner by “kiken-gachi”.
2. Situations of Sore-made!:
a) When one athlete scores ippon or waza-ari-awasete-ippon (Articles 15 and 16). b) In the case where both athletes score ippon simultaneously the referee shall
announce mate, continuing the contest without considering these actions for scoring
b) In the case of hansoku-make (Article 18). purposes.

c) In the case of kiken-gachi (victory by opponent’s withdrawal) (Article 19). c) For direct hansoku-make given to both athletes, the IJF Ad Hoc Commission will
decide.
d) When one athlete cannot continue due to injury (Article 20).
5. CARE system
e) When the time allotted for the contest has expired. The IJF Head Referee Commission and IJF Supervisors are responsible for all rules and
decisions during the contest.
f) Waza-ari from a throwing action in golden score.
IJF Supervisors with the collaboration of the IJF Head Referee Director(s) must
3. The referee shall award the contest as follows: intervene in any circumstance in which an evaluation or a procedure made by the
a) When one athlete has scored ippon or equivalent, he shall be declared the winner. referee is not in harmony with the IJF refereeing rules.

b) When both athletes have no technical score, or the technical scores are equal at the The intervention must be immediate without loss of time or hesitation. If the IJF Head
end of the regular contest time, the contest shall continue in golden score regardless of Referee Director(s) and IJF Supervisor(s) agree the decision is validated or corrected.
the number of shido given. If the situation is not clear and there is no agreement between the IJF Head Referee
Director(s) and IJF Supervisor(s), no intervention is carried out (Hajime!).
c) In the case where both athletes have no score or both have waza-ari and then score
ippon simultaneously during the time allotted for regular time, the contest shall be Viewing of the CARE system and subsequent communication with the referees as
decided by a “golden score” period. regulated in this article shall be up to the discretion of the IJF Supervisors and/or
IJF Referee Commissioners that oversee the mat.
d) In the case where one athlete has waza-ari and then both score ippon simultaneously
during the time allotted for regular time, the contest shall be allowed to continue until the Mandatory reviewing using the CARE system in support of the decision on the mat will
end. be done.

4. Golden score period 1) Any decision involving the end of the contest, during the contest time as well as in the
In individual and team competitions when contest time ends with the circumstances of period of “golden score”.
paragraph 3b. of this article, the referee shall announce “Sore-made!” to end the contest
temporarily and the athletes shall return to their starting positions. 2) In a kaeshi-waza situation: the athlete receiving the attack and starting the
counterattack, CANNOT use the impact of landing on the tatami to finish his kaeshi-
The referee shall announce “Hajime!” to restart the contest once the scoreboard is waza action and have it evaluated. If the action allows it, he can however continue in
ready. There shall be no rest period between the end of the original contest and the start ne-waza:
of golden score. • If the two athletes land together without clear control for either one, no score will be
given.
There is no time limit for golden score. Any existing score(s) and/or numbers of shido • Any action after landing will be considered as a ne-waza action.
from regular time are carried into the golden score period and will remain on the score
board. No score for counter techniques where the initial attack is rolled to the back, towards
the counterattacking or defending judoka. There has to be a difference between the
Golden score can only be won by a technical score (waza-ari or ippon) or hansoku- correctly applied counter-technique and falling on the mat and turning/rolling over the
make (direct or by accumulative shido). If direct hansoku-make is given, the opponent. In the case of correct technique like uchi-mata-gaeshi, harai-goshi-gaeshi
consequences are the same as those in regular time. or hane-goshi-gaeshi, but also uchi-mata-sukashi, ura-nage, yoko-guruma, tani-otoshi,
ko-soto-gari and ko-soto-gake, if we can identify the technique with a proper 90° landing
The referee will then announce Sore-made!. there will be a score. In the case of a front landing or one less than 90°, the rolling to the
back will be considered as transition to ne-waza.

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There shall be no unauthorised use or request of use of the CARE system other than by 2. All situations in which one of the athletes deliberately makes a “bridge” (head and one
the referee, the IJF Supervisors and/or IJF Referee Commissioners. A coach can apply foot or both feet in contact with the tatami) after having been thrown will be considered
to the IJF Referee Commission / Supervisors to review a technical situation of the match ippon.
in which his judoka was engaged, by filling in the appropriate form available in the judogi
control room. The action can be seen in the break between the preliminaries and the
final block.

For non-IJF events where there is no CARE system available, two (2) side judges can
be used and a majority of three rule applied.

Article 14 Ippon
Scoring for actions that, without stopping, are a continuation of judo techniques. If
there is a stop in the action, there is no score. Continuity, it is important that there is no
interruption during the execution of direct throwing techniques, counter techniques, or This decision is taken for the safety of the athletes, so they do not try to escape from the
combinations. technique and endanger their cervical spine. Also, an attempt of a bridge (arching the
body) should be counted as a “bridge”.
Evaluation of the points in nage-waza.
The four criteria for ippon are speed, force, on the back and skilfully controlled until the No score or penalty will be given if the landing of uke occurs on the body of tori, in such
end of the landing. Looking at the line from the shoulders to the hips. Both must be at an a way that not all parts of uke’s body involving the bridge situation (head, foot or feet)
angle that is a minimum of 90° to the tatami to consider that there is a score, landing on touch the tatami.
the shoulder and upper back is considered a score.
Ippon evaluation in katame-waza
1. Ippon will be given when the athlete throws his opponent on the back, applying a a) When an athlete holds with osaekomi-waza the other athlete, who is unable to get
technique or countering his opponent’s attacking technique, with considerable ability away for 20 seconds after the announcement of Osaekomi!.
with maximum efficiency (*). A judo technique which is present in the judo accepted
repertoire (gokyo) must be identified. Just landing and rolling over and falling on the b) When an athlete gives up by tapping twice (2) or more with his hand or foot or says
side/back in the process of the contest, without applying a clear technique, is not Maitta! (I give up!) generally because of osaekomi-waza, shime-waza or kansetsu-waza.
enough to score. It must be within the bounds of the published list of Kodokan judo
techniques. c) When an athlete loses consciousness due to osaekomi-waza, shime-waza or
kansetsu-waza.
* “ikioi” = momentum with both force and speed and “hazumi” = skilfulness with impetus,
sharpness or rhythm. Should one athlete be penalised with hansoku-make, the other athlete shall immediately
be declared the winner with a score equivalent to ippon.
Rolling can be considered ippon only if there is no break during landing. The difference
of the rolling makes the evaluation of the points. It is Ippon! when uke rolls on his back. Special situations
a) Simultaneous techniques - when both athletes fall to the tatami after what appears
to be simultaneous attacks and the referees cannot decide which technique dominated
there should be no score awarded.
b) In the case where both athletes score simultaneous ippon the referee will act as
regulated in article 13 paragraph 4.b.

Article 15 Waza-ari
Scoring for actions that, without stopping, are a continuation of techniques. If there is a
stop in the action, there is no score.

Evaluation of the points in nage-waza. The referee shall announce waza-ari (a near
ippon) when in his opinion the applied technique corresponds to the following criteria:

Waza-ari criteria comprises landing on the whole side of the body at 90 degrees or more
to the rear, or on one shoulder and upper back. A score will be given for a whole side of
the body landing even when the elbow is out.

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Hip and shoulder position must be considered. Everything that is out of this range won’t These landings below are not considered to be waza-ari.
get a score.

Landing simultaneously on two (2) elbows or hands or one elbow and one hand,
towards the back, is waza-ari for tori and shido for uke.

When the four ippon criteria are not fully achieved.

These landings below are considered to be waza-ari.

Evaluation of the points in osaekomi-waza.


a) When an athlete holds with osaekomi-waza the other athlete who is unable to get
away for 10 seconds or more, but less than 20 seconds.

Article 16 Waza-ari-awasete-ippon
In order not to give a bad example for young athletes, landing on both elbows or two Should one athlete gain a second waza-ari in the contest, the referee shall announce
hands, simultaneously, or one elbow and one hand is considered valid and should be waza-ari-awasete-ippon (two waza-ari score ippon).
evaluated with waza-ari and shido. In a golden score situation only waza-ari will be
given by the referee. Article 17 Osaekomi-waza
The referee shall announce Osaekomi! for an applied technique when the athlete being
held:
• Is controlled from the side, rear or on top by his opponent and
• Has his full back or complete upper back (scapular region) in contact with the tatami.

The athlete applying the hold must not have his body or his leg(s) controlled by his
opponent’s legs either from above or from below the leg.
• Landing only on one elbow cannot be used for assessment. If the last situation happens after that the referee has announced Osaekomi! he shall
• Landing on the side of the upper body should be evaluated with waza-ari. announce Toketa!
• Landing on one elbow, on the bottom or the knee with immediately continuation on
the back will be waza-ari.
• Rolling can be considered waza-ari if there is a break during landing or the landing is
on the side (bottom to shoulder or shoulder to bottom). The difference of the rolling
makes the evaluation of the points it is waza-ari when uke rolls on his side or hips.
• Landing on the upper part of the shoulder should be evaluated with waza-ari.

The athlete applying the osaekomi-waza must have his body on and over the
opponent’s body covering it and holding the opponent down underneath his body.

He must apply pressure onto the opponent’s front upper body with his front upper body
in either the kesa, the shiho or ura position, i.e., similar to the techniques kesa-kami-
shiho-ura-gatame and sankaku situations.

Should an athlete who is controlling his opponent with an osaekomi-waza, change


without losing control, into another osaekomi-waza, the Osaekomi! time will continue
until the announcement of ippon (or equivalence), Toketa! or Mate!.

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When Osaekomi-waza is being applied and tori commits an infringement meriting a This kind of osaekomi-waza is not valid and the referee must call Mate! if there is no
penalty (shido) the referee shall announce Mate!, return the athletes to their standing progression in the action.
positions and:
• If the Osaekomi! time is less than 10 seconds, award the penalty then recommence
the contest by announcing Hajime!;
• If the Osaekomi! time is 10 seconds or more, but less than 20 seconds, award the
penalty and the score (waza-ari);

then recommence the contest by announcing Hajime!.

When Osaekomi! is being applied and uke commits an infringement meriting a penalty,
the referee shall award the penalty by directly pointing at the uke without interrupting the
contest with Sono-mama!. This kind of osaekomi-waza is not valid and the referee must call Mate! immediately.

When the situation permits and in order not to interrupt the positive action of tori, the
referee will award directly the penalty pointing uke without interrupting the contest with
Sono-mama!.

However, should the penalty to be awarded be hansoku-make for tori or uke, the
referee shall, after announcing Sono-mama!, consult with the IJF Supervisors and/or IJF
Referee Commission, announce mate to return the athletes to their starting positions,
then award hansoku-make and end the contest by announcing Sore-made!.
It is never allowed to hold an osaekomi-waza just around the head/neck without control
If an Osaekomi! exists, but the referee has not announced osaekomi, the IJF of at least one arm. Control in ne-waza using arms or legs around the neck without the
Supervisors and/or IJF Referee Commission must inform the referee, who shall opponent’s arm inside will be considered as Mate!.
announce Osaekomi! immediately.
Article 18 Prohibited Acts and Penalties
The IJF Supervisors and / or IJF Referee Commission, having consulted the Care The prohibited acts are divided into infringements that receive the penalty of:
system, can quantify the exact time of the Osaekomi and communicate it to the Referee • Shido – two (2) shido can be awarded and the third will be hansoku-make. The
for the relative decision. athlete is disqualified and can continue in the competition, if applicable.
The referee, after the announcement Osaekomi! must not announce Toketa! in the
presence of situations in which, for example, the back of the athlete being held is no • Hansoku-make - the athlete is disqualified and can continue in the competition, if
longer in contact with the tatami, (e.g., “bridging”), but the athlete applying the hold applicable.
maintains the initial control anyway.
• Hansoku-make - the athlete is disqualified and cannot continue in the competition.
If uke escapes from osaekomi-waza outside the contest area in the proximity of the limit
of the contest area and no more than two metres: A contest cannot be decided by single or accumulated shido, until hansoku-make is
• The referee must call Mate! if there is NO immediate continuation from either tori reached.
or uke in applying osaekomi-waza, shime-waza or kansetsu-waza and, if the case,
assign the relevant osaekomi-waza score. Referees are authorised to award penalties according to the “intention” or situation and
• The referee must call Toketa! if there is an immediate continuation from either tori in the best interest of the sport.
or uke in applying osaekomi-waza, shime-waza or kansetsu-waza, and, if the case,
assign the relevant osaekomi score, leaving this last action to continue. Should the referee decide to penalise the athlete(s), (except in the case of Sono-mama!
• If the osaekomi-waza action outside the contest area goes beyond the limit of the in ne-waza) he shall temporarily stop the contest by announcing mate, should return the
safety area the referee must call Ippon! Sore-Made! athletes to their starting positions (Article 11) and announce the penalty while pointing to
the athlete(s) who committed the prohibited act.

Article 18.1 Shido (Slight Infringements Group)


During the contest an athlete can receive a shido for a lack of combativity, an illegal
move or action that is not considered dangerous, untidy attire or hair.

Two shido will be given as warnings and the third will be hansoku-make, the athlete is
disqualified and can continue in the competition, if applicable.
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Shido do not give a score to the other athlete, only technical scores can give points on Tori makes a single fake attack or several repeated fake attacks with no breaking of
the scoreboard. uke’s balance.

When both athletes infringe the rules at the same time, each should be awarded a Tori puts a leg in between uke’s legs to block the possibility of an attack.
penalty according to the seriousness of the infringement.
3. Unless in accordance with Article 10, to pull the opponent down to start ne-waza and
When both athletes have been given two (2) shido and subsequently each receives a the latter does not take advantage of this to continue into ne-waza, the referee shall
further penalty, they should both be given hansoku-make. announce Mate! and give shido to the athlete who has infringed Article 10.

Shido infringements can be evaluated as hansoku-make if done in an obvious anti- 4. In a standing position, after the referee announced Hajime! and before or after kumi-
sporting manner that is not fair play (e.g., if one athlete stamps on the foot of his kata has been established, not to make any attacking moves. Recognizing the difficulty
opponent to throw him more than once, or just to block like crossing fingers to avoid of preparing a throwing action, the time between kumi-kata and making an attack is
the grip or uke, in an osaekomi situation, puts his hand forcefully on the face of tori to 45 seconds if there is a positive progression. The referees should penalize strictly
escape). the athlete who does not engage in kumi-kata or who tries not to be gripped by the
opponent.
A penalty in ne-waza should be applied in the same manner as in Article 17 Osaekomi.
5. Without there being an attack engaged in a valid position (see Article 5 - Exceptions):
If an athlete (blue) commits a slight infringement and his opponent (white with no score) • In tachi-waza to go intentionally or intentionally force the opponent to go outside the
throws him for waza-ari, white will be given waza-ari and blue a shido. contest area;
• In ne-waza to go deliberately outside the contest area.
If an athlete (blue) commits a slight infringement and his opponent (white with no score)
throws him for ippon, white will be given ippon and the contest ended.

If an athlete (blue) commits a slight infringement and his opponent (white with a waza-ari
score) throws him for waza-ari or ippon, white will be given ippon and the contest ended.

If an athlete (blue) commits a slight infringement and throws his opponent (white)
the referee will allow the ne-waza until white has the advantage. The referee must
announce Matte! to give the penalty to blue in the moment that blue takes the advantage
in ne-waza (e.g., to break the osaekomi-waza and takes over the control, to break
the osaekomi-waza by applying shime-waza or kansetsu-waza, waza-ari for throw
two elbows or two hands, or one elbow and one hand and continuation in ne-waza); it If an athlete puts one foot outside of the contest area without immediate attack or not
doesn’t matter if it is the first, the second or the third shido. returning immediately inside the contest area, he is penalised by shido. Two feet outside
the contest area is penalized immediately by shido.
Whenever a referee awards a penalty, he should demonstrate with a simple gesture the
reason for the penalty. Article 18.1.2 - Shido for an Illegal Move
6. To put a hand, arm, foot, or leg directly on the opponent’s face. The face means the
A penalty can be awarded after the announcement of Sore-made! for any prohibited area within the line bordered by the forehead, the front of the ears and the jawline.
act done during the time allotted for the contest or, in some exceptional situations, for
serious acts done after the signal to end the contest. In this case the referee will apply 7. To intentionally avoid taking kumi-kata to prevent action in the contest. Normal kumi-
the penalty in accordance with the IJF Referee Commission and/or Supervisors. kata is taking hold the right side of the opponent’s judogi, be it the sleeve, collar, chest
area, top of the shoulder or back with the left hand and with the right hand the left side
Article 18.1.1 Shido for a Lack of Combativity of the opponent’s judogi be it the sleeve, collar, chest area, top of the shoulder, or back
1. Negative positions, against the fighting spirit, will be penalised by shido (to adopt in a and always above the belt or vice versa.
standing position, after kumi-kata, an excessively defensive posture, not searching for
an attack, a defensive attitude etc.). To offer more chances to throw and more attractive judo, non-classical grips are
allowed. Collar and lapel, one side, cross grip, belt grip, pocket and pistol grips are
2. To make an action designed to give the impression of an attack but which clearly allowed when the attitude of the athlete is positive, when they are looking to perform
shows that there was no intent to throw the opponent (false attack). False attacks are positive attacks and throws. If taken, time will be allowed for the preparation of an
defined as: attack. The same grip (or a collar and lapel grip) used to force the opponent with either
• Tori has no intention of throwing. one or both arms, to take a bending position, used in a defensive, negative, or blocking
• Tori attacks without kumi-kata or immediately releases the kumi-kata. attitude, will be penalised by shido.

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. 8. To grab below the belt.


Exception: Gripping under the belt in the end phase of a throwing technique is allowed
if the opponent is already in ne-waza. If the throwing technique is interrupted, gripping
under the belt is a ne-waza action.

9. Ducking beneath the opponent’s arm without an immediate attack will be penalised
with shido.

10. Hooking one leg between the opponent’s legs unless immediately attacking with a
throwing technique.

11. In a standing position, to continually hold the opponent’s sleeve end(s) for a
defensive purpose or to grasp by “screwing up” the sleeve end(s).

12. In a standing position, to continually keep the opponent’s fingers of one or both
hands interlocked, to prevent action in the contest or to take the wrist or the hands of the
opponent only to avoid the grip or the attack on him.

13. To insert a finger or fingers inside the opponent’s sleeve or of his trousers either in
the ends of the trouser legs or in the waistband (top) of the trousers.

14. To bend back the opponent’s finger(s) to break his grip.

15. Breaking the grips with one or two hands and immediately taking grips is allowed.
Breaking grips with one or two hands and not taking a grip immediately is shido.
Breaking the grip, if after that a grip is still there, is allowed. For example, if the athlete in
the blue judogi has one grip and the athlete in the white judogi decides to break with one
or two hands, white should keep at least one grip in their hand. So, if blue has one grip,
after breaking, white shall keep at least one grip. If after breaking the grip, white does
not have any grip anymore, it is shido.

16. To break the grip of the opponent with the knee or leg.

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17. Cover the upper part of the lapel of the judogi jacket to prevent the grip. 20. Leg grabbing, grabbing the trousers, blocking, or pushing the opponent’s leg(s) with
their hands or arms. It is possible to grip the leg only when the two opponents are in a
clear ne-waza position and the tachi-waza action has stopped.

18. Avoid uke’s grip with a blow on his arm or hand.

19. Blocking the opponent’s hand.


These are valid actions and no shido will be given.

Tori in this tachi-shisei position can apply kansetsu-waza or shime-waza because uke is
in a ne-waza position.

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21. To encircle the end of the belt or jacket around any part of the opponent’s body. The It is not valid to grip simultaneously or to make a second grip consecutively. Only
act of “encircling” means that the belt or jacket must completely encircle. Using the belt touching the judogi or the opponent's hands in order to avoid grips, is not considered as
or jacket as an anchor for a grip (without encircling), e.g., to trap the opponent’s arm, kumi-kata, gripping is necessary.
should not be penalised.
These are valid grips for bear hug.
22. To take the judogi in the mouth (either his own or his opponent’s judogi).

23. To put a foot or a leg in the opponent’s belt, collar or lapel.

24. To apply shime-waza using either your own or your opponent’s belt or bottom of the
jacket or using only the fingers.

27. To apply leg scissors to the opponent’s trunk (do-jime), neck or head (scissor
with crossed feet), while stretching out the legs. In shime-waza (e.g., ryote-jime) it is
forbidden to use the legs crossed to assist the grip.

25. In shime-waza or kansetsu-waza over-stretching the leg is forbidden and the referee 28. To kick with the knee or foot, the hand or arm of the opponent, in order to make him
will announce mate immediately and sanction the athlete with shido. release his grip or to kick the opponent’s leg or ankle without applying any technique.

29. If both athletes are in a tachi-shisei (standing position) and one or both apply
kansetsu-waza (including ude gaeshi ((arm reverse)) and similar) or shime-waza (both
technical situations alone or combined with a judo throwing technique), Mate! and shido
should be announced. However, if the action is dangerous or can injure the opponent, it
will be hansoku-make.

Special attention will be given to situations: where tori, whilst applying a shime-waza,
also over-stretches and straightens uke’s leg. Mate must be called immediately and a
shido given.

26. To hug directly the opponent for a throw (bear hug).


Precision: To attack with a bear hug the athlete must have a minimum of one grip before
making the attack.

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30. The act of entangling the leg without making an immediate attack must be penalised The referee should never touch an athlete’s judogi or belt; this can happen in
with shido. exceptional cases (e.g., Yoshi!) and to safeguard the safety of the athletes (e.g., in
ne-waza to free the athlete’s head from the judogi which prevents the evaluation of his
physical state).

33. Retying hair is allowed once per athlete per contest. Further occasions are penalised
with shido. The correct preparation of arranging hair is essential and is the responsibility
of each athlete.

Article 18.2 Hansoku-make (Grave Infringements Group)


Hansoku-make can be indirect from an accumulation of shido penalties (see Article
18.1) or direct which is an immediate disqualification.

If a direct hansoku-make is given, depending on the infringement, an athlete may or may


not be allowed to continue in the competition, if applicable.

31. No score and shido for reverse seoi-nage. The application of seoi-nage techniques Before awarding hansoku-make, the referee must consult with the IJF Supervisors and/
when uke can perform ukemi and tori can control is allowed. In the variation of seoi- or IJF Referee Commission.
nage techniques when tori turns away from uke, twisting their tsurite and hikite using
the sake lapel of uke’s judogi, without controlling uke, standing or dropping down in an When there is a hansku-make given the referee must follow the IJF procedure by
unknown direction, without giving the possibility to the opponent to perform ukemi and completing the Direct Hansoku-make form to inform the IJF Referee Commission/
sometimes with uke falling with the neck on the mat, is forbidden. Supervisor who will then inform the person running the competition.

Article 18.1.3 Shido for Untidy Attire or Hair Article 18.2.1 Hansoku-make for Dangerous Techniques
No athlete should use the tidying or rearranging of judogi/hair to get time with which to If this type of hansoku-make is awarded the athlete can continue in the competition.
interrupt the contest. The correct preparation of judogi, tying the belt and arranging hair
are essential and are the responsibility of each athlete. Techniques using head diving are dangerous and will be penalised with hansoku-make.

32. The correct preparation of the judogi and belt is the responsibility of the athlete and 1. To “dive” headfirst, onto the tatami by bending forward and downward while
fixing is allowed once per athlete per contest. Further occasions are penalised with performing or attempting to perform techniques such as uchi-mata, harai-goshi, kata-
shido. Please note that the belt cannot be untied without the permission of the referee. guruma etc. it is forbidden to somersault forward when uke is on the shoulders or the
back of tori.
Athletes must enter and leave the field of play wearing their judogi in
the proper way. If the judogi and/or belt becomes undone during the contest the athlete 2. Head defence, to ensure that judo has as little trauma as possible, if uke attempts
is obliged to quickly fix it back to the correct position. This can be between Mate! voluntarily to use the head with any movement which is dangerous for the head, neck or
and Hajime! or during any break in action. The referee will award a penalty (shido or spine, for defence and to avoid landing in/escaping from a score he shall be penalised
hansoku-make if it is the third penalties) towards the athlete(s) who does not re-adjust with hansoku-make.
their judogi correctly between the mate and the subsequent Hajime!.

To intentionally disarrange his own or his opponent’s judogi; to untie or retie the belt
or the trousers without the referee’s permission; to intentionally lose time arranging his
judogi and belt.

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2. To apply kansetsu-waza anywhere other than to the elbow joint. To attempt such
throws as harai-goshi, uchi-mata, etc., with only one hand gripping the opponent’s lapel
from a position resembling ude-hishigi-waki-gatame (in which the wrist of the opponent
is trapped beneath the thrower’s armpit) and deliberately falling, face down, onto the
tatami is likely to cause injury and will be penalised.

No intent to throw an opponent cleanly onto his back is a dangerous action and will be
treated in the same way as ude-hishigi-waki-gatame.

3. To fall directly to the tatami while applying or attempting to apply techniques such as
ude-hishigi-waki-gatame (see point 2 above).

4. Uke, when behind tori, cannot reap tori’s leg or legs from the inside.

5. To make any action this may endanger or injure the opponent especially the
opponent’s neck or spinal vertebrae.

6. Intentionally fall backwards when the other athlete is clinging to his back and when
either athlete has control of the other’s movement.

7. To lift the opponent off the tatami and forcefully push him back onto the tatami without
a judo technique.

Special attention will be given to situations where tori attempts to throw his opponent 8. To disregard the referee’s instructions.
during tachi-waza with, for example, seoi-otoshi, seoi-nage, sode-tsurikomi-goshi with
the grip on both sleeves and koshi-guruma with both grips on the collar and uke makes 9. To make unnecessary calls, remarks, or gestures derogatory to the opponent or
an involuntary head defence. referee during the contest.

These are examples and this situation can occur with other throwing techniques. In this 10. To wear or to have inside the judogi a hard or metallic object (covered or not).
situation there is no penalty for either tori or uke.
11. Any action against the spirit of judo (this includes anything that can be described as
Article 18.2.2 Hansoku-make for Acts against the Spirit of Judo anti-judo, for example being in the lead and, in the last seconds of the match, leaving
If this type of hansoku-make is awarded the athlete cannot continue in the competition the competition area to prevent the opponent from taking grips) may be punished by a
and will remain in the position they reached on the draw sheet (if this in the quarterfinal direct hansoku-make at any time in the contest.
the position is 7th place). In a round robin any remaining contest(s) will be a win by
ippon for the opponent. Article 18.3 Double Hansoku-make
If both athletes are given a hansoku-make at the same time the following rules must be
1. To apply kawazu-gake (to throw the opponent by winding one leg around the applied.
opponent’s leg, while facing more or less in the same direction as the opponent and
falling backwards into him). Article 18.3.1 Double hansoku-make (Indirect)
In regular time or golden score if both athletes receive three shido, both athletes will
Even if the thrower twists/turns during the throwing action, this should still be considered be considered losers, the contest result will be recorded as 0-0, with the following
“kawazu-gake” and be penalised. Techniques such as o-soto-gari, o-uchi-gari, and uchi- consequences:
mata where the foot/leg is entwined with opponent’s leg will be permitted and should be • Final – both athletes will be awarded 2nd place. Bronze medal contest – both
scored. athletes will be awarded 5th place.
• Semi-final – both athletes will be awarded 5th place.
• Quarter-final or last 8 repechage – both athletes will be awarded 7th place.
• Rounds prior to the quarter-final – both athletes considered to be losers and will
remain in the position they reached on the draw sheet. They can compete in the
team event if it follows an individual competition i.e., World Championships, Olympic
Games etc.
• Relevant ranking points will be assigned in the case of previous wins.

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In a round robin, if both athletes are given three shido, they are considered losers for Article 20 Injury, Illness or Accident
that contest only and the contest result is recorded as 0-0. They can both compete in In this article the person in the role of the doctor is defined in Appendix E.
the next contest if applicable.
The decision of the contest where one athlete is unable to continue because of injury,
In a team event, if both athletes are given three shido, they are considered losers for illness or accident during the contest shall be given by the referee following the clauses
that match only and the contest result is recorded as 0-0. They can both compete in the below:
next round if applicable. a) Injury
1. Where the cause of the injury is attributed to the injured athlete, he shall lose the
In a team event golden score contest, if both athletes are given three shido, they are contest.
considered losers for that match only and the contest result is recorded as 0-0. The
double disqualification category remains in the draw and golden score contest is drawn 2. Where it is impossible to determine which of the athletes was the cause of the injury,
again. the athlete unable to continue shall lose the contest.
Article 18.3.2 Double hansoku-make (Direct) 3. If there is an injury caused by athletes from another contest on a nearby tatami, the
For a direct hansoku-make given to both athletes (in regular time or golden score), the injured athlete has the right to ask the referee to see the doctor.
IJF Ad Hoc Commission will decide the consequences.
Treatment can be given if needed and the athlete can continue the contest if able.
For a direct hansoku-make given to both athletes in a team event golden score contest
refer to Section 2.7.1. 4. Where there is an injury caused by an external object (e.g., LED or advertising board,
photographer camera).
Article 19 Default and Withdrawal The injured athlete has the right to ask the referee to see the doctor and receive
The decision of fusen-gachi (win by default) shall be given to any athlete whose treatment if necessary and can continue in the contest if able.
opponent does not appear for his contest according to the 30 seconds rule.
If during the contest an athlete is injured due to an action by the opponent and the
Forfeit of a contest: If one athlete is ready on time and the opponent is missing an IJF injured athlete cannot continue, the referee, IJF Supervisors and/or IJF Referee
Sport Director (or nominated person) will ask the speaker to announce, the last call for Commission should analyse the case and decide based on the rules. Each case shall
the missing athlete. be decided on its own merit.
The referee will then invite the prepared athlete to wait at the edge of the competition b) Sickness, generally, where one athlete is taken sick during a contest and is unable to
area. The scoreboard will start to count down 30 seconds. continue, he shall lose the contest.
If at the end of 30 seconds the opponent is still not present at the tatami, the referee will c) Accident, where an accident occurs, which is due to an outside influence (force
invite the athlete to enter the competition area and will be declared the winner by fusen- majeure), after consulting with the IJF Supervisors and/or IJF Referee Commissioners
gachi. and IJF Medical Commissioner, the contest shall be considered cancelled or postponed.
In those cases of ‘force majeure’, the IJF Sport Director, the IJF Sport Commission and
The referee must be sure before awarding fusen-gachi that they have received the the IJF Supervisors and/or IJF Referee Commissioners will take the final decision.
authority to do so by the IJF Sport Director or nominated person.
Medical Examinations
The IJF Ad Hoc Commission can decide if an athlete forfeiting a contest may participate a) The referee shall call the doctor, if necessary, also inside the contest area, to attend
in the repechage. to an athlete who has received a severe impact to the head or back (spinal column), or
whenever the referee has reason to believe there may be a grave or serious injury. In
The decision of kiken-gachi shall be given to any athlete whose opponent withdraws either case, the doctor will examine the athlete in the shortest time possible and indicate
from the competition for any reason, during the contest. to the referee whether the athlete can continue or not.
Any athlete not willing to comply with the requirements of hygiene, hair and head cover Generally, only one (1) doctor for each athlete is allowed on the competition area.
regulation (see E1.3 Hygiene) shall be refused the right to compete and the opponent Should a doctor require any assistant(s), the referee must first be informed. The referee
shall win the contest by fusen-gachi, if the contest has not yet started, or by kiken-gachi, should remain near to the injured athlete to ensure that the assistance provided by the
if the contest has already started. doctor is within the rules.
If an athlete loses a contact lens during the contest and cannot immediately recover it, The coach is never allowed on the competition area of the tatami.
and if he then informs the referee that he cannot continue competing without the contact
lens, the referee shall give the victory to his opponent by kiken-gachi.

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However, the referee may consult with the IJF Supervisors and/or IJF Referee When a doctor clearly realises - especially in the case of shime-waza – that there is
Commission and the IJF Medical Commissioner in case they need to comment on any danger to the health of one of the athletes that he is responsible for, he can go to the
decision. edge of the competition area and call upon the referees to immediately stop the contest.
The referees shall take all necessary steps to assist the doctor.
If the doctor, after examining an injured athlete, advises the referees that the athlete
cannot continue the contest the referee, after consultation with the IJF Supervisors and/ Such an intervention will necessarily mean the loss of the contest for his athlete and
or IJF Referee Commission and the IJF Medical Commissioner, shall end the contest should therefore only be taken in extreme cases.
and declare the opponent to be the winner by kiken-gachi.
If a cadet loses consciousness during shime-waza they are no longer able to continue in
b) The athlete may ask the referee to call for the doctor, but in this case the contest is the competition.
terminated, and his opponent shall win by kiken-gachi.
To show they want to make this exceptional request, they should stand at the edge of
c) The doctor may also ask to attend to his athlete, but in this case the contest is the competition surface showing two arms in cross in the height of the chest to inform
terminated, and the opponent will win by kiken-gachi. the referee that they wish to make an emergency intervention. The referee must stop the
contest and allow the doctor to enter the tatami.
In any case whenever the referee is of the opinion that the contest should not continue,
the referee after consulting with the IJF Supervisors and/or IJF Referee Commission Such an intervention will mean the loss of the contest for his athlete, so should only be
and the IJF Medical Commissioner, shall end the contest and indicate the result in taken if necessary.
accordance with the rules.
Three cases are possible:
Bleeding injuries, when a bleeding injury occurs, the referee shall call the doctor to The delegation doctor / LOC commissioned doctor / IJF Medical Commissioner
assist in stopping and isolating the bleeding, outside the contest area, with the presence announces that the athlete cannot continue the contest because their health is in
of another referee assigned to the specific tatami. The athlete is not allowed to compete danger. The opponent will be declared winner by kiken-gachi.
while bleeding.
If the intervention of the delegation doctor is not justified by the IJF Supervisors and/or
The same bleeding injury may be treated by the doctor on two (2) occasions. The third IJF Referee Commissioners and the IJF Medical Commissioner, a final decision will be
time that the same bleeding injury occurs, the referee, should declare the opponent he made about the continuation of the contest.
winner by kiken-gachi. However, the IJF Ad Hoc Commission in consultation with the IJF
Medical Commissioner can decide to allow the same bleeding injury to be treated more Medical Assistance
than two (2) times. The medical assistance in the following cases should be outside of the competition
area, close to the medical table, the injured athlete must be accompanied by one of the
If bleeding cannot be stopped, the IJF Medical Commissioner will inform the referee who referees.
will declare the opponent the winner by kiken-gachi.
a) A minor injury
Minor injuries, a minor injury may be treated by the athlete himself. For example, in the In the case of a broken nail, the doctor is allowed to assist in cutting the nail. The doctor
case of a dislocated finger, the referee shall stop the contest (by calling Mate! or Sono- may also help in adjusting a scrotum injury (testicles).
mama!) and allow the athlete to reset the dislocated finger. This action should be done
immediately, upon the request of the athlete with the assistance of the doctor, outside b) A bleeding injury
the tatami, and the athlete can continue the contest. For safety measures whenever there is blood it must always be completely isolated with
the assistance of the doctor by means of adhesive tape, bandages, nasal tampons, (the
The same finger is allowed to be reset on two (2) occasions. If the same dislocation use of blood clotters and haemostatics products is permitted). When the doctor is called
occurs a third (3rd) time, the athlete is declared not be in condition to continue in the to assist an athlete, such medical assistance should be given as quickly as possible.
contest. The referee, after consultation with the IJF Medical Commissioner, shall end the
contest and declare the opponent the winner by kiken-gachi. c) Finger/toe dislocation
For the preservation of athletes’ joint health, especially of those who lack experience in
self-treatment, athletes are allowed to seek medical help for finger/toe joint resetting,
The LOC commissioned doctor, or the delegation doctor intervenes upon request of the including resetting and taping to secure the joint.
referee.
Note: Except for the above situations, if the doctor applies any treatment the opponent
The LOC commissioned doctors, or the delegation doctor must be able to intervene on shall win by kiken-gachi.
the field of play, at their own request, when deemed necessary, in case of danger to the
athlete(s) health i.e., a bad landing on the head or a strangulation.

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Types of vomiting
Any type of vomiting by an athlete shall result in kiken-gachi for the other athlete. (See
paragraph: b) Sickness).

In the case when an athlete through a deliberate action causes an injury to the
opponent, the penalty given to the athlete inflicting the injury on the opponent shall be a
direct hansoku-make, apart from any other disciplinary action that may be taken by IJF
Ad Hoc Commission.

The official delegation doctor shall have a medical degree and must register prior to the
competition. He shall be the only person allowed to sit in the designated area and must
be so identified. e.g., by wearing a red cross armband or waistcoat.

When accrediting a doctor for their delegation, the National Federations must take the
responsibility for the actions of their doctors. The LOC doctors must be aware of any
amendments and the interpretations of the rules.

If an injured athlete needs prolonged medical treatment on the tatami, the referee will
declare the non-injured opponent as the winner who will then leave the competition
area.

The referee must stay on the tatami observing treatment or emergency procedures until
the injured athlete is transported safely from the competition area. If necessary, the
medical team should screen the injured athlete off from the view of the public.

The referee should be the last person to leave the tatami.

If the treatment of the injured athlete is extended onto the safety area of a neighbouring
competition area, the IJF Sport Director will stop any contests on affected tatami until it
is safe to continue.

Article 21 Situations not Covered by the Refereeing Rules


When a situation arises, which is not covered by these rules, it shall be dealt with and a
decision given by the referees after consultation with the IJF Ad Hoc Commission, IJF
Referee Commissioners and/or IJF Supervisors.

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E1.1 Medical Requirements


In case of an injury, the priority is the athlete’s health. Primarily it is the delegation
doctor (or delegation physiotherapist) who is responsible for the health of their athletes.

The LOC directly shall provide sufficient medical service during the competition,
including on site treatment and hospital treatment if needed. They should also provide
qualified medical personnel and arrange sufficient medical materials and equipment.

A minimum of one ambulance must be at the competition venue at least 30 minutes


before the start of a competition day. In case the ambulance must leave the venue, a
minimum of one ambulance must immediately be available on site for replacement.
In the absence of either an ambulance or a team of LOC commissioned doctors the
competition cannot be started or continued.

E1.1.1 Decision Making on the Field of Play


Only certified (and licensed) medical doctors can enter the field of play and go on
the tatami to treat athletes. When a medical decision is needed on the field of play
the LOC commissioned doctors can assist the delegation doctor. In case of a dispute
between them, the delegation doctor will take the decision, however the IJF Medical
Commissioner has the final say. The same policy applies in the absence of a delegation
doctor.

E1.1.2 Decision Making off the Field of Play


When a medical decision is needed out of the field of play, the decision is up to the
delegation doctor (or delegation physiotherapist). In the absence of a delegation
doctor when there is a dispute between the delegation physiotherapist and the LOC

IJF MEDICAL AND


commissioned doctors, the LOC commissioned doctors will take the decision on life
threatening situations. However, in any cases if there is a dispute, it is the IJF Medical
Commissioner who has the final say.

ANTI-DOPING
E1.1.3 Rights and Responsibilities
The IJF Medical Commissioner has the responsibility to:
• Arrange for sufficient hygienic conditions.
• Arrange for sufficient health care for all participants, including staff.

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• Assure that there is a LOC medical team at the field of play.

The IJF Medical Commissioner has the right to:


• Recommend stopping the competition in case of the delay of the ambulance or the
team of LOC commissioned doctors is more than 15 minutes.
• Stop a contest in case of a dangerous injury.
All medical and on-site anti-doping matters (at • Make a final decision whether an injured athlete can continue the contest or not.
competitions) are the responsibility of the IJF
LOC commissioned doctors have the responsibility to:
Medical Commission. Further information can be • Be present at the field of play in sufficient number during the entire competition.
found in the Event Organisation Guide. Reference • Have sufficient equipment.
should also be made to Appendix D IJF Refereeing LOC commissioned doctors have the right to:
Rules. • Decide, in consultation with the IJF Medical Commissioner, whether an injured
athlete can continue the contest or not in case there is no delegation doctor.

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E1.2 Medical Suspension Following Concussion E1.5 Doping Control Requirements


Athletes of all age categories with suspected concussion (confirmed by either the IJF The LOC must provide and arrange for doping control following the World Anti-Doping
Medical Commissioner, or by the event’s head of medical services) are not allowed to Agency (WADA) rules (International Standard for Testing and Investigation - ISTI) for
compete within the period of seven (7) days starting the day after the date of the injury. both urine and blood testing respecting the minimum level of analysis as given in the
Athletes can return to competition having a medical clearing from their team medical Technical Document for Sport Specific Analysis (TDSSA).
doctor, family doctor or any other medical doctor having the authority to issue such a
clearing. The IJF Medical Commission will register athletes under medical suspension. The Doping Control Station (DCS) has only one function providing space for doping
tests. No other function or unauthorised traffic (no weight control, no use as medical/
emergency room, no use as dressing room) is allowed. It must be guarded, locked and
E1.3 Hygiene clearly separated from the competition area. The location of the DCS shall be marked
• The Judogi shall be clean, generally dry and without unpleasant odour. with clear signs from various directions. No filming or picture taking is allowed in the
• The nails of the feet and hands shall be cut short. doping control area.
• The personal hygiene of the athlete shall be of a high standard.
• Long hair shall be tied up to avoid causing any inconvenience to the other athlete.
Hair shall be tied by means of a hair band made of rubber or similar material and E1.5.1 Event Testing
be void of any rigid or metal components. The head may not be covered except for During any judo event under IJF Result Management Authority athletes can be
bandaging of a medical nature, which must adhere firmly. requested to provide samples for either an in- or out-of-competition test.
• Any athlete not willing to comply with the requirements of hygiene, judogi rules or the
head cover regulation shall be refused the right to compete, and the opponent shall Doping control for in-competition tests is carried out under the supervision either of an
win the contest by Fusen-gachi, if the contest has not yet started, or by kiken-gachi, if IJF Medical Commissioner or a representative of the IJF Medical Commission.
the contest has already started.
Out-of-competition tests are the responsibility of the authorised Sample Collection
Authority.
E1.4 Doctors’ Code of Conduct
Doctors must respect the Code of Ethics, statutes and regulations of the IJF. In the
case of an infringement proven, penalties may range from a simple verbal warning to E1.5.2 Selection Procedure for Doping Control
exclusion of competition. The selection criteria for doping control are defined for each event in the event’s
outlines. Unless it was prearranged by the IJF or contracted partner, the IJF Medical
They shall: Commissioner together with an IJF Official and a representative of the responsible
• Sit in the doctor’s chair while their athlete is competing. Sample Collection Authority will carry out the draw; all participants must sign the draw
• Enter the tatami when called by the referee. protocol.
• Not coach, shout, cheer, or film.
Any further tests are at the discretion of IJF or an authorised Testing Authority.
Doctors must respect the following dress code:
• Doctors shall always wear their accreditation on the field of play as well as in the E1.5.3 Athlete Notification
warm-up area. The doctor’s symbol should appear on their accreditation. Athletes are notified according to ISTI 5.4. For in-competition tests athletes are notified
• Jeans, overalls, shorts, 3/4 length trousers,leggings, sandals, any kind of head caps after their last contest on a day.
or cover, flip flops, body, or facial piercings are not allowed, low-cut necklines and
mini skirts are not allowed. E1.5.3.1 Modification of Notification for Minor Athletes
• Avoid manicure, jewellery that could cause harm to a patient while getting close to Athletes who are minors should be notified and tested in the presence of an adult
examine him. accompanying person of their choice respecting the WADA rules (ISTI, Annex C).
• Garments that may interfere with clinical communication, and its assessment, shall be
removed.
• Change immediately if uniforms or clothes become visibly soiled with blood stains or E1.5.4 Laboratory
other. Only WADA accredited approved Laboratories can analyse the samples. The Doping
• Tie long hair off the collar. Control Coordinator must inform the IJF Medical Commissioner/Antidoping Coordinator
• Wear soft-soled, closed toe shoes. about which laboratory will be used.
• Cover tattoos where these are extensive or may be deemed offensive.
• Shall not wear neckties. In case of Adverse Analytical Finding detected, the IJF will follow the IJF Anti-Doping
Rules.

The IJF Medical Commissioner has the right to cancel or stop a test if it is medically
justified.

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IJF Disciplinary Code, Disciplinary Commission of First Instance, Disciplinary


Appeal Commission, Functioning Regulation (22/08/2019)

IJF STATUTES: ANNEXE 1: IJF DISCIPLINARY CODE


The present Code established in conformity with the provisions of Articles 30 and 31 of
the IJF Statutes, was adopted on 21/08/2019 by the IJF Executive Committee (EC) and
was ratified by the IJF Congress the 22/08/2019.

The IJF disciplinary bodies have the authority to investigate any fact or incident contrary
to the judo moral code, to the principle of mutuality, to the IJF Statutes and regulations
or that is likely to be the subject of penal action in the country of origin of the accused
person and attributable to IJF individuals or legal entities, of its members and members
affiliated to them.

Anything contrary to the moral, ethical, deontological or sporting spirit of judo, affecting
its image and reputation and the failure to comply with the rules defined by the
Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) and the International
Organizing Committee (IOC) in terms of sports betting are subject to sanction by the IJF
disciplinary bodies.

The present code does not apply to the exercise of the disciplinary authority in terms of
anti-doping.

Section I
PROVISIONS REGARDING THE DISCIPLINARY BODY OF IJF
■ Article 1 Preamble
In accordance with the IJF Statutes, a disciplinary body is established by the IJF, the

IJF DISCIPLINARY
IJF Disciplinary Commission, ruling in first instance, which has the authority to discipline
members of the IJF and its affiliates. It covers any fact or incident that occurs during
IJF judo activities or related events. In the case of incontestable gross misconduct,
the IJF President, in consultation with the General Secretary, may take provisional

CODE AND CODE OF


precautionary measures before the deliberation of any disciplinary body.
The same Disciplinary body will form the Disciplinary Appeal Commission for the cases
judged in First Instance by Continental Unions or Member National Federations.

The appeal is suspensive unless otherwise decided by the disciplinary body of First

ETHICS
Instance, duly motivated. The Appeal Commission will come to a decision on the basis
of the submitted argument.
ALL APPEAL REQUESTS TO CONTINENTAL UNIONS THAT ONLY HAVE
DISCIPLINARY BODIES OF FIRST INSTANCE WILL BE DEALT WITH BY THE IJF OR
COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORTS.

The decision of the IJF Disciplinary Commission is subject to appeal by the person
concerned or the IJF Executive Committee with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Byelaw 1 a: In the case that the appeal does not emanate from the accused person,
the disciplinary appeal body informs him /her immediately and indicates the deadline for
submitting his/her observations. The IJF Executive Committee, if it does not agree with
the decision, has the right to appeal.

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■ Article 2 Composition ■ Article 4 Conciliation between the parties


The IJF Disciplinary Commission is comprised of three to five members, including a A member of the Executive Committee can be appointed before the initiation of the
session Chair and Vice Chair; at least one of the members must have legal expertise. disciplinary procedure to proceed to conciliation. After the proposed agreement of the
The IJF President shall designate for each session proposes three (3) to five (5) parties, the member of the Executive Committee will propose the conciliation to the
members from a list of judges proposed by the Member Federations and approved by IJF Executive Committee. In the case of the refusal of the parties or the Executive
the IJF Executive Committee. Committee to accept the decision, the disciplinary procedure will be initiated.

The Commission can validly debate while at least 3 members are present. ■ Article 5 Investigation and referral to the Disciplinary Commission
Referral is made either after the report required by the Executive Committee or the IJF
The members of the Disciplinary Commission must be independent and cannot be President, or also directly by the IJF President.
members of the IJF Executive Committee. The members cannot be indemnified or paid
by the IJF, but their expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with financial regulation. ■ Article 6 Notice
The accused individual accompanied, if appropriate, by persons with parental/guardian
Byelaw 2a: In the case of the absence or definitive exclusion of the President of the responsibility, is called before the Disciplinary body by the IJF General Secretary. This
IJF Disciplinary Commission of First Instance, the presidency is assumed by the Vice- notice is sent at the request of the President of the concerned disciplinary body, by
President or, in his absence, by its oldest member. In the case of the definitive exclusion registered letter or by any other means that allows proof of receipt by the addressee, at
of a member of the list, a new member is appointed under the same conditions as his least fifteen (15) days before the date of the session. The notices can be sent by email,
(her) predecessor for the remaining period of the mandate. if the instruction can be certain of a reliable email address.

■ Article 3 Admissibility of complaints and initiation of the procedure When the disciplinary procedure is initiated against a legal entity, its legal representative
The IJF members can ask the IJF Executive Committee to make use of the IJF is called under the same conditions.
Disciplinary bodies for any fact or incident that occurs during the judo activities of the
National Federations or the continental unions. Only the IJF Executive Committee, The person concerned can choose to defend itself by setting up a file.
represented by the IJF President, can decide on the initiation of the disciplinary
procedure. Byelaw 6 a: The person concerned can only be represented by a lawyer. He/she can be
assisted by a person of his /her choice.
At the initiation of the procedure, the IJF General Secretary informs the person If he/she does not understand English, French or Spanish well enough, he/she can be
concerned and, if appropriate, the persons with parental/guardian responsibility and the assisted by a translator.
legal representative that a disciplinary procedure is initiated against him/her by sending Byelaw 6 b: The person concerned or his/her defender can consult the report and the
a written document informing them about the allegation, by a registered letter or any contents of the file before the session. He/she can request witnesses of his/her choice;
other means that allows proof of receipt by the addressee. their names should be communicated at least eight (8) days before the meeting of the
The instruction period then starts. disciplinary body. The President of the Jury can refuse to hear any testimony that he
deems abusive. These consultations can be made by electronic means.
If the General Secretary has any connection to the case, the appointment of the Byelaw 6 c: The notice mentioned in paragraph 1 indicates to the person concerned his/
Commission members and the notices are made by any member of the Executive her rights, as defined in the present article.
Committee appointed by the IJF President.
Travel expenses of the appellant will not be reimbursed.
Byelaw 3 a: The IJF Executive Committee can give authority to the disciplinary
instance of a Union or a National Federation member of the IJF in order to assume the The deadline of fifteen (15) days mentioned in the first paragraph can be reduced to
disciplinary power usually coming within the competence of the IJF disciplinary bodies. eight (8) days in case of emergency or upon request. In this case, the right to require the
Byelaw 3 b: A case can be referred to the IJF Disciplinary Commission of First Instance hearing of the persons is applied without any deadline.
by the IJF Executive Committee on the request of a private individual or legal entity
affiliated to the IJF. The deadline can exceptionally be shorter than eight (8) days, if the person against
Byelaw 3 c: In the case of conflict of interest, the IJF Executive Committee decides whom the disciplinary procedure is started is participating in a competition.
which authority is most competent to hear the case.
The place of the hearing will be determined by the President of the Jury, with the
Byelaw 3 d: Any member of the IJF Executive Committee with any connection to the agreement of the IFJ President taking into account the place of residence of the judges,
case will not take part in the decision. and the parties and the suitability and availability of the venue.

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■ Article 7 Adjournment Section II


In the emergency case mentioned in the last paragraph of the previous article and DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS
except in the case of a force majeure, the adjournment of the case cannot be requested. ■ Article 12 Sanctions
The disciplinary sanctions should be chosen from the measures below:
The request for an adjournment in first instance or in appeal must be received at least 1) Sports penalties such as downgrade, disqualification, withdrawal of a medal or title.
eight days before the hearing and may only be requested once. 2) Disciplinary sanctions chosen from the following measures:
a) Warning
■ Article 8 Hearing b) Reprimand
The President of the Jury can hear any person whose evidence is deemed useful. If c) Suspension from a competition or duties
such a hearing is decided upon, the President of the Jury informs the person concerned. d) Fines, though they cannot exceed the fines set for the contraventions under Swiss
The person concerned and, where necessary, the defender is invited to speak at the law.
end of the hearing. e) Provisional or definitive withdrawal of the status of the IJF member and all its affiliated
components.
■ Article 9 Confidentiality f) Expulsion.
All facts, incidents and information that the President of the Jury, the members of the
disciplinary bodies and the secretaries of session gain knowledge of, whilst carrying out 3) Ineligibility to the governing bodies for a specified period.
their duties, are confidential. Any breach of confidentiality will result in the termination of In the case of the first sanction, suspension from a competition can be replaced, with
the functions of the disciplinary body member or the secretary of the session. the agreement of the person concerned and, if any, of his/her legal representative,
by the performance of activities of general interest for a set period, for the benefit of a
■ Article 10 Decision federation or a sports association.
The Disciplinary Commission makes a judgment based on the evidence.
■ Article 13 Commencement of sanctions
Byelaw 10 a: The decision will include the following points: The disciplinary body sets the date when the sanctions become effective. If this is not
Debate, analysis, sanction, application details, information, means and deadline of possible, the sanctions will be effective from the date of the notification of the decision to
appeal and the date of sanction commencement. the person concerned.
Byelaw 10 b: The decision is signed by the President of the Jury and the secretary of the
session who is responsible for the drafting of the report of the session. ■ Article 14 Suspended sentence
The Secretary of the session can be one of the members of the Disciplinary The sanctions mentioned in point 2) c and 2) e of article 12 of the present byelaw may,
Commission. in the case of the first sanction, be totally or partly suspended.

The IJF President and the General Secretary are immediately notified by letter A suspended sanction is deemed void if, within 3 years of the sanction being
addressed under the same conditions as those defined in article 6. They then inform the pronounced, the person concerned was not the subject of any sanction mentioned in 2)
persons concerned and the IJF Executive Committee. c and 2) e of article 12. Any new sanction within this period results in the revocation of
the suspension.
■ Article 11 Deadline
The IJF Disciplinary Commission of First Instance must pronounce its judgment within IJF Code of Ethics (22.08.2019)
sixteen (16) weeks of the initiation of disciplinary proceedings. When the Commission is 1. INTRODUCTION
established in Disciplinary body of appeal the sixteen (16) weeks deadline is in effect as Judo, an Olympic sport since 1964, was created in 1882 by Jigoro Kano as a martial
from its referral. arts discipline with its principle objectives being the physical and intellectual education of
Men and Women.
Where no decision is taken within this period, the case is removed from the disciplinary
body of First Instance to the Executive Committee which should reorganize the In compliance with the major principles which have led to the creation of Judo, the
procedure within two (2) weeks. Otherwise, the disciplinary procedure will be cancelled. International Judo Federation has established a Code of Ethics adapted to everyone
involved in judo. This Code of Ethics reflects the major principles of the Code of Ethics
Byelaw 11 a: In the case that the session was adjourned in accordance with article 7, of the IOC, which serves as a reference and must be respected.
the deadline mentioned in the previous paragraph is extended for a period equal to the Therefore, the IJF, its ethics, and everyone involved in organising an IJF event are
adjournment period. required to apply these educational values and this code of behaviour and to ensure
that the Code of Ethics is adhered to in all fields, places and circumstances (competition
venue, training venue, media platforms, etc.).

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2. IOC CODE OF ETHICS RESPECT FOR THE INSTRUCTIONS AND THE PROTOCOL
DIGNITY • Respect the competition regulations and the instructions of the organisers and in
Safeguarding the dignity of the individual is a fundamental requirement of the Olympism. particular the schedules and different protocols.
There shall be no discrimination between the participants on the basis of race, gender, • Be respectful and always control one’s attitudes and feelings during awards
ethnic origin, religion, philosophical or political opinion, marital status or other grounds. ceremonies and any other functions.

All doping practices at all levels are strictly prohibited. The provisions against doping in RESPECT FOR HYGIENE
the World Anti-Doping Code shall be scrupulously observed. • Physical appearance and cleanliness are important. Guard against any contagion.
All forms of harassment of participants be it physical, professional, religious, political, Appear with a clean judogi in accordance with the IJF regulations. Wear shoes at all
hierarchical or sexual, and any physical or mental injury to participants are prohibited. times off the mat and never go on either the competition mat or the warm-up mat with
shoes on.
All forms of participation in, or support for, all forms of promotion of betting related to
sport in general and more specifically to the Olympic Games are prohibited and must RESPECT FOR OTHERS
not, by any manner whatsoever, infringe upon the principle of fair play, show non- • Do not show any object, sign or religious gesture or movement of any ostentatious
sporting conduct, or attempt to influence the result of a competition in a manner contrary form before, during or after the contest or during the formal ceremonies.
to sporting ethics…»
RESPECT FOR DECISIONS
All the IJF Managers and Officials, its continental, national and other member bodies • Respect the referees’ decision, without complaint, both during and after the
undertake to respect the provisions of the Olympic charter and the Code of Ethics of the competition.
IOC and the IJF. (Wherever the term «Olympic Parties» is used, it refers to the IJF and • Never voluntarily lose a contest and always inform the IJF of any gift offered to fix a
its structures and the Olympic bodies). contest.

3. COMPETITORS 4. COACHES AND THEIR TEAMS


The competitors, and especially the champions, are the face of judo; they must convey, EXERCISE FAIR PLAY
through their behaviour, the educational values and the ethics of our discipline. The • Respect the opponent, his/her coach, the members of his/her team, the referees, any
champions on and off the mat represent the image of judo. persons involved in the organisation, the guests, the media, and the public.
• Comply with the rules of fair play and always exercise exemplary manners.
RESPECT FOR THE CONTEST CEREMONY
The ceremony of the bow was formalised by the IJF Education Commission. It must be RESPECT FOR THE RULES
scrupulously observed. • Respect the Code of Ethics, the IJF statutes and regulations, and the sport
organisation regulations, anti-doping and betting rules, follow the instructions of the
The bows and particularly the bow to the opponent at the beginning of the contest organisers and in particular the schedules and protocols.
must be respected rigorously and it is prohibited to use bows or ceremonies from other • Observe the role of the coaches without exceeding it.
combat sports or disciplines. It is, of course permissible to congratulate the opponent at • Only gifts of very small value may be offered or accepted, as a token of appreciation
the end of the contest or apologize for an awkward gesture. or friendship by the Olympic parties or the IJF, in compliance with local custom. Any
other gift must be handed by the beneficiary to the organisation to which he/she
RESPECT FOR THE RULES belongs.
• The rules of the sport, and its anti-doping and betting regulations must be • Hospitality towards the members and staff of the Olympic parties and anyone
scrupulously respected. accompanying them must not exceed the norms of the host country.
• Respect the regulations regarding any conflicts of interest.
RESPECT FOR PEOPLE AND THE FACILITIES • Follow scrupulously the rules and instructions of the IOC on sports betting.
• At all times opponents, coaches, referees, organisers, guests, the media, and the • Respect the impartiality and defend the integrity of the refereeing body.
public must be spoken to calmly and with respect, without making aggressive or
obscene gestures. RESPECT FOR ETIQUETTE
• The anti-doping code and sport betting regulations must be adhered to. • Follow and respect the dress code required for each of the different phases of the
• Both victory and defeat must be accepted by exercising self-control and without competition and the events relating to it.
showing any ostentatious behaviour. • Remain modest in victory and accept defeat with dignity. Exercise self-control and
• Exercise self-control and remain disciplined in all circumstances. discipline: do not show anger or frustration – control one’s feelings.
• Do not abuse any equipment and ensure all facilities, hotels and other places put at • Respect the decision of the referees, without complaint both during and after the
your disposition are respected. contest.
• Judokas represent the sport of Judo and the national teams of their countries. • Always behave in a dignified and respectful manner.

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RESPECT FOR OTHERS • Hospitality towards the members and staff of the Olympic parties as well as the
• Do not show any object, sign, religious gesture or movement of any ostentatious persons who accompany them must not exceed the norms of the host country.
nature before, during or after the contest or during any official ceremonies. • The parties will respect the regulations regarding conflicts of interest and will
• Do not show disrespect to others by making any uncontrolled gestures or through participate in the prevention of conflicts of interest, particularly by declaring all
any other actions not in compliance with the current rules in the spirit of Judo before, interests that they hold (financial ties, shareholding, management, work contract, etc.)
during or after a contest. in a structure (company, associations, foundation, etc.) that has signed an agreement,
• Do not be physically or verbally abusive either in competition and/or in training, in particular a commercial agreement, with the IJF.
towards any judoka or any other person. • A conflict of interest is any interfering situation of a nature that may influence or
appear to influence the independent, impartial and objective exercise of a position.
RESPECT FOR THE FACILITIES • Respect scrupulously the rules and instructions of the IOC on sports betting.
• Look after all equipment and respect the facilities in all allocated areas and spaces,
including hotels and other accommodations. RESPECT FOR ETIQUETTE
• Judokas are expected wherever they are to represent their sport and discipline and • Follow the dress code appropriate to the events.
the national teams of their countries.
RESPECT FOR OTHERS
5. REFEREES • Do not show any object, sign, religious gesture or movement or any ostentatious form
RESPECT FOR THE RULES AND REGULATIONS before, during or after the contest or during the official ceremonies.
• Respect the IJF’s Code of Ethics, statutes and regulations, as well as the competition • Do not be disrespectful by making any uncontrolled gesture or through any other
organisers’ regulations. Always respect the instructions of the organisers and in action not in compliance with the current rules in the spirit of judo before, during or
particular the schedules. after the contest.
• Follow the duties and tasks within the referees’ areas of responsibilities without • Do not be violent, either physically or verbally towards competitors or any other
exceeding them. Respect the referees’ code of ethics. person.
• Only gifts of very small value may be offered or accepted, as a token of appreciation
or friendship by the Olympic parties or the IJF, in compliance with local custom. Any RESPECT FOR RESOURCES
other gift must be handed in by the beneficiary to the organisation to which he/she • Manage in full transparency the resources put at the disposal of the managers by the
belongs. sports and private bodies and account for their use.
• Hospitality towards members and staff of the Olympic parties and anyone
accompanying them must not exceed the norms of the host country. 7. BREACHES TO THE CODE OF ETHICS
• Respect the regulations regarding conflicts of interest. • If there is proof of a breach to the Code of Ethics, depending on the seriousness of
• Respect scrupulously the rules and instructions of the IOC on sports betting the established facts, a verbal warning is given or, if necessary, a written report is
• Respect the impartiality and defend the integrity of the refereeing body. forwarded to the IJF General Secretary in the week following the incident.
• Referees who have been selected for World Championships or the Olympic Games • The written report must be explicit and record accurately the facts of the incident
may only officiate in countries other than their own with the agreement of the naming the involved persons, quote the testimonies and specify the addresses and
President of the IJF. Failure to do so will result in deselection. telephone numbers of the witnesses who can contribute to a better understanding of
the incident. The report must be written in one of the three official languages of the
RESPECT FOR ETIQUETTE IJF. An acknowledgement of receipt will be sent to the concerned party.
• Wear the correct uniform and follow the dress code. • Depending on the nature and gravity of the facts, the IJF General Secretary, in
• Exercise self-control, courtesy and good manners both on and off the mat, in all agreement with the IJF President, may:
circumstances, whatever the environment by controlling one’s attitudes and emotions. • Directly take the necessary measures to stop the failure to uphold the Ethics Code
• Reserve your judgment about the refereeing decisions taken during the competition. and the integrity of the sport and of the IJF,
• Avoid making any statements during the competition, except if requested or - Bring the matter to the IJF Ethics Committee,
authorised by the IJF. - Bring the matter to the IJF Disciplinary Commission,
- Bring the matter to external authorities with jurisdiction (e.g. police, .......
6. MANAGERS Interpol, courts).
RESPECT FOR THE RULES • In any case, the General Secretary and the President shall inform the IJF Executive
• The managers of the IJF, the Continental Unions and the member federations are the Committee of their actions.
legal representatives of world judo and in this capacity, should behave accordingly.
• Respect the Code of Ethics, the IJF statutes and regulations, the role of the manager
without exceeding it.
• Only gifts of very small value may be offered or accepted, as a token of appreciation
or friendship by the Olympic parties or the IJF, in compliance with local custom.
Any other gift will be handed by the beneficiary to the organisation to which he/she
belongs.

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G1.1 IJF Event Phases


The competition normally consists of two sessions, preliminaries and the final block. The
competition phases that take place in the sessions depends on the type of event. Any
changes to this will be agreed and approved by the IJF Head Sport Director.

Depending on the number of participants some rounds may not be required for every
category.

Event Competition type Event phase


Grand Prix and Grand Slam Quarter-final repechage Preliminaries
• Elimination round of 128
• Elimination round of 64
• Elimination round of 32
• Elimination round of 16
• Quarter-finals
• Repechage
• Semi-finals
Final block
• Contests for bronze medal
• Final – gold medal
Masters Quarter-final repechage Preliminaries
• Elimination round of 64
• Elimination round of 32
• Elimination round of 16
• Quarter-finals
• Repechage

SPORT
• Semi-finals
Final block
• Contests for bronze medal
• Final – gold medal

COMPETITION
World Championships Seniors Quarter-final repechage Preliminaries
• Elimination round of 128
• Elimination round of 64
• Elimination round of 32
• Elimination round of 16
All sport competition matters are the responsibility • Quarter-finals
of the IJF Sport Commission. Final block
• Repechage
• Semi-finals
• Contests for bronze medal
• Final – gold medal
World Championships Juniors and Quarter-final repechage Preliminaries
Cadets • Elimination round of 64
• Elimination round of 32
• Elimination round of 16
• Quarter-finals
• Repechage
• Semi-finals
Final block
• Contests for bronze medal
• Final – gold medal

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World Championships Mixed Quarter-final repechage Preliminaries G1.2 Athlete Scoreboards


Teams • Elimination round of 64 The scoreboards must be placed in such a way that they are visible to the athletes,
• Elimination round of 32 coaches, referee, the IJF Supervisors and the IJF Referee Commissioners. They can be
• Elimination round of 16 stand-alone TV screens or integrated in the LED.
• Quarter-finals
• Repechage The scoreboards must show:
• Semi-finals • The name of the athletes.
Final block • Which athlete is wearing the white judogi and which is wearing the blue judogi.
• Contests for bronze medal • The three-letter country code.
• Final – gold medal • The country flag.
World Championships Open Quarter-final repechage Preliminaries • Weight category.
• Elimination round of 64 • The time.
• Elimination round of 32 • Scores and penalties.
• Elimination round of 16 • Event phase (Rof64, Rof32, Rof16, QF, SF, F etc.) including golden score.
• Quarter-finals
Final block
• Repechage
• Semi-finals
• Contests for bronze medal
• Final – gold medal
Olympic Games Quarter-final repechage Preliminaries
• Elimination round of 64
• Elimination round of 32
• Elimination round of 16
• Quarter-finals
Final block
• Repechage
• Semi-finals
• Contests for bronze medal
• Final – gold medal
Olympic Games Mixed Teams Quarter-final repechage Preliminaries
• Elimination round of 16
• Quarter-finals
• Repechage
• Semi-finals
Final Block
• Contests for bronze medal
• Final – gold medal
Youth Olympics Games Individuals Full repechage Preliminaries
• Elimination round of 32
• Elimination round of 16
• Repechage first round of 16
• Repechage second round of 16
• Quarterfinals
• Repechage first round of 8
• Repechage second round of 8
• Semifinals
• Repechage round of 4
Final block
• Contests for bronze medal
• Final – gold medal

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G1.3 Standard Forms for IJF Events G1.3.2 Weigh-in List


G1.3.1 Delegation Control List

Delegation Control List Weigh-in List


Paris Grand Slam 2020 CMR Cameroon
Grand Prix Hohhot 2018 -60 kg
Coach Exact weight Signatur of player
# Category Change FAMILY NAME Given Name Gender DoB WRL ID # Nation FAMILY NAME Given Name Date of birth (one position after decimal point) (only in case of overweight)
Out
Finals
1 -60 kg TSALA TSALA Bernadin m 20.05.1995 60 8CCE-51AB 1 1 BRA PELIM Phelipe 05.01.1990

2 BRA TAKABATAKE Eric 09.01.1991


2 -81 kg MOUTBEKA Lea-Victor m 28.01.1979 358 6A24-5DE6 2
3 CHN LIU Wenzhi 28.07.2000

1 -63 kg WEZEU DOMBEU Helene w 08.10.1987 43 893C-27C7 3 4 CHN SHANG Yi 16.03.1994

5 CHN SU Rilege 14.04.1995


2 -70 kg ARREY SOPHINA Ayuk Otay w 03.01.1994 55 988C-9FD9 4
6 CHN ZHANG Haiyang 14.02.1999
3 +78 kg MBALLA ATANGANA Hortence Vanessa w 05.01.1992 24 BDCE-8362 5
7 GBR MACDONALD Neil 06.05.1997

8 JPN OSHIMA Yuma 07.01.1995


1 Coach CHENET Rodrigue m 07.02.1981 431E-BFB3 A 6
9 KAZ KYRGYZBAYEV Gusman 28.09.1992
2 Coach NGO BATANG Dona V Therese w 22.09.1976 678F-F67F B 7
10 KAZ SMETOV Yeldos 09.09.1992
3 Doctor MULUEM Olivier Kennedy m 13.01.1978 D47D-9945 8
11 KOR LEE Harim 27.06.1997
4 Physiotherapist ZIBI OTTOU Rodrigue Herve Fritz m 19.07.1988 8147-9848 9
12 LAO SITHISANE Soukphaxay 01.05.1996
5 President KINGUE DIHANG Alain Christian m 13.08.1973 43EE-3D19 10
13 MAR BASSOU Issam 12.10.1998

14 MGL DASHDAVAA Amartuvshin 15.12.1987

15 MGL GANBAT Boldbaatar 03.01.1987

16 NED KOFFIJBERG Roy 14.01.1996

17 NED TSJAKADOEA Tornike 05.10.1996

18 NEP BAM Mohan 12.06.1991

19 PRK JON Pae Dong 21.10.1994

20 PRK PAK Yong Nam 27.04.1996

21 RUS MSHVIDOBADZE Robert 17.08.1989

22 RUS OGUZOV Albert 28.09.1991

23 TPE YANG Yung Wei 28.09.1997

Please confirm that above categories, name spellings and seeding information are correct and complete
Veuillez verifier et confirmer que les noms et les poids sont corrects et completes
x NAME and Signature Weigh-in Official NAME and Signature Weigh-in Official NAME and Signature Weigh-in Official NAME and Signatur Sports Director

Favor confirmar que la información de los competidores así como los datos de siembra son correctos y completos Signature team leader

Delegation checked Finances checked Coach eMail

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G1.3.3 Contest Order G1.3.4 Referees’ List

IJF Grand Slam Paris 2010


Referee List
(FRA Paris, 6-7 February 2010)
Grand Slam Tokyo 2017 REF01.12.2017

Contest Order Tatami 1 # Nation FAMILY NAME Given Name Number Tatami Selected Referee Judge Classification
1 HUN FRIDRICH Annamaria 1 I

Category: -60 kg 2 JPN OKADA Yasuhiko 2 I


3 BRA VIEIRA Jeferson 3 I
Preliminary round, Contest # 1
4 EGY ANWAR ALI Khaled 4 I
1) -60 kg UZB SOBIROV, Rishod [1001] [1] ALVES, Breno BRA
5 ITA CHYURLIA Roberta 5 I
Preliminary round, Contest # 3 6 JPN AMANO Akiko 6 II
2) -60 kg BEL BOMBOIR, Damien [1008] [5] MEREBASHVILI, Paata GEO 7 AUT POIGER Roland 7 II
8 MEX GARCIA Everardo 8 II
Preliminary round, Contest # 4
9 AUS PETR Lubomir 9 II
3) -60 kg FRA MILOUS, Sofiane [1009] [13] KOPISKE, Robert GER
10 RUS SMOLIN Vasily 10 II
11 MGL TURBAT Enkhtsetseg 11 III
12 FIN KARINKANTA Velimatti 12 III
CRUZ Orlando 13
Category: -48 kg 13 DOM III
14 UZB PERETEYKO Vyacheslav 14 III
Preliminary round, Contest # 1
15 GEO NUTSUBIDZE Vladimer 15 III
4) -48 kg JPN FUKUMI, Tomoko [1001] [1] BENARD, Elena FRA
16 KOR HYUN Sook Hee 16 IV
Preliminary round, Contest # 4 17 GER WOLF Frank 17 IV
5) -48 kg NED ENTE, Birgit [1009] [13] GARATEJO, Stefany COL 18 GUA CABEIRO Andres 18 IV
19 TJK SHAMIROV Ramzi 19 IV
Preliminary round, Contest # 5
20 TUR BAYAT Nedim 20 IV
6) -48 kg HUN CSERNOVICZKI, Eva [1004] [3] MESTRE, Dayaris CUB 21 FRA BATAILLE Matthieu 21 IV

Category: -60 kg
Preliminary round, Contest # 7

7) -60 kg MAR IDRISSI, Alae [1005] [7] MESSINA, Martin CMR

Preliminary round, Contest # 8

8) -60 kg HUN BURJAN, Laszlo [1012] [15] MUSLIMOV, Artur RUS

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G1.3.5 Contest Sheet G1.3.6 Direct Knockout

Weight
Category Gender
Date Mat Obs N°
Catégorie de Genre
Poids

White/Blanc Ctry/Pays Blue/Bleu Ctry/Pays

IPP WAZ SHIDO IPP WAZ SHIDO

X/H/3 2 1 X/H/3 2 1

GS IPP WAZ SHIDO IPP WAZ SHIDO GS

X/H/3 2 1 X/H/3 2 1

TECHNIQUES/ TECHNIQUES/
PENALTIES TIME PENALTIES TIME
SCORES SCORES
TECHNIQUES/ TEMPS TECHNIQUES/ TEMPS
PENALITES PENALITES

GS GS

SCORE/ TIME/
WINNER/VAINQUEUR Ctry/Pays CODE
RESULTAT TEMPS

JUDGE Ctry/ Ctry/ JUDGE Ctry/


N° N° REFEREE/ARBITRE N°
JUGE Pays Pays JUGE Pays

Signature of the representative of the IJF Sport Commission


Signature du représentant de la Commission Sportive de la FIJ

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G1.3.7 Quarter-Final Repechage G1.3.8 Quarter-Final Repechage up to 64 Athletes or Teams

Elimination Round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final

1
Pool A

15

3
Pool B

10

19

5
Pool C

11

16

7
Pool D

12

8
Results

Repechage Bronze Fights

Loser from (9)


13
Loser from (10)
17
Loser from (16)

Loser from (11)


14
Loser from (12)
18
Loser from (15)

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G1.3.9 Quarter-Final Repechage up to 32 Athletes or Teams G1.3.10 Quarter-Final Repechage up to 16 Athletes or Teams

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G1.3.11 Quarter-Final Repechage up to 8 Athletes or Teams G1.3.12 Double Repechage up to 64 Athletes or Teams

1
33
1
33
17
49
2
49
9
41
3
34

Pool A
25
57
4
57
5
5 Pool A
37
35
21
53
6
50
13
45
7
36
29
61
8
75
3
35
9
37
19
51
10
51
11
43
11
38

Pool B
27 12
59
58
7
13 Pool B
39
39
23
55
14
52
15
47
15
40
31
63
16
79
2
34 17 1.
41
18
50 18
53
10
42 19
42

Pool C
26
58
20
59
6
38 21 Pool C
43
22
54 22
54
14
46 23
44
30
62 24
76
4
36
25
45
20
52
26
55
12
44
27
46

Pool D
28
60
28
60
8
40
29 Pool D
47
24
56
30
56
16
48
31
48
32
64
32

A1
61
A2 65
B1 A3 69
A4
62 73
B2 66
B3
B4
70 77 3.
(76)
C1
C2
63
67
D1 C3 71
C4
64 74
D2 68
D3 72 78 3.
D4
(75)

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G1.3.13 Double Repechage up to 32 Athletes or Teams G1.3.14 Double Repechage up to 16 Athletes or Teams

1
17 1
9
17
2 1
Pool A

25
25

Pool A
5 Pool A 9
21 3 Pool A
18
13 2
29 4
39
3 17
19 5
19 3
11
27 6
Pool B

Pool B
26
7 Pool B 10
23 7 Pool B
20 4
15
31 8
43
23
2 1.
18 9 1.
21 5
10
10

Pool C
26
Pool C

27 11
6 Pool C Pool C
22 11
22 6
14
30
12
40 18
4
20 13
7
23

Pool D
12
14
Pool D

28 12
28 Pool D
8 Pool D
24 15 8
24
16
32 16

A1
29
A2 33
A3
B1 37 A1
30 13
B2 34 41 3. A2
B3 B1 19
C1 (40)
31 B2
14 21 3.
C2 35 (18)
C3 C1
D1 38 C2
15
32 20
D2 36 42 3. D1
D3 (39) D2
16 22 3.
(17)

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G1.3.15 Double Repechage up to 8 Athletes or Teams G1.3.16 Full Repechage up to 32 Athletes or Teams

1
17
2
41
3
18
4

53

5
19
6
42
7
20
8

59

9
1
21
10
43
11
22
12

54

13
23
14
44
15
24
16

Repechage Loser contest x will appear at x in repechage

5
25
6 33
17
7 45
26
8 34 49
18
1 42
27
2 35 55
19
3 46
28
4 36 50
20
41 3 57

13
29
14 37 54
21
15 47
30
16 38 51
22
9 44
31
10 39 56
23
11 48
32
12 40 52
24
43 3 58

53

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G1.3.17 Full Repechage up to 16 Athletes or Teams G1.3.18 Five (5) Athletes or Teams - Option 1

1 1 3 5
9 1
2
3
21
5
3
2 4
2
10

4
4
27

1
5

1
11

1
6
3
22

7 1 3
12 5
8
3
4
5 6

Repechage Loser contest x will appear at x in repechage 1.


2 2
1
4
13
2 17
10

23

3.
3

14 5
4 18 25
9
3
22

15
6 19
12

24
7

16
8 20 26
11
3
21

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G1.3.19 Five (5) Athletes or Teams - Option 2 G1.3.20 Four (4) Athletes or Teams - Option 1

1 2 3 4 5
1
2
3
4 1
5

1
2
1 4 1.
3
1
4

1 2
1
5

2
1
3

4
5
1
3 3.
1
1
3

2
1
4

3
1
5

1
1
4

2
1
5

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G1.3.21 Four (4) Athletes or Teams - Option 2 G1.3.22 Three (3) Athletes or Teams - Option 1

1 2 3 4
1
2
3
1 2 3 4
1
2 1
1
3 2
4 1
2
3

2
3
1 3
1
2

3
2
4

1 4 1.
3
3

2
4
4

1
5
4

2
6
3

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G1.3.23 Three (3) Athletes or Teams - Option 2 G1.3.24 Example of Winners’ List

Grand-Slam Tokyo 2013


Tokyo (JPN), 29 Nov - 01 Dec 2013 Men
Final Results

-60 kg -66 kg
1. TAKATO, Naohisa JPN 1. TAKAJO, Tomofumi JPN
2. KIM, Won Jin KOR 2. CHIBANA, Charles BRA
3. KIDO, Shinji JPN 3. LAROSE, David FRA
3. SHISHIME, Toru JPN 3. MIYAZAKI, Ren JPN
5. DASHDAVAA, Amartuvshin MGL 5. DRAGIN, Dimitri FRA

1 2 3 4
5. SMETOV, Yeldos KAZ 5. FUKUOKA, Masaaki JPN
7. GANBAT, Boldbaatar MGL 7. MARUYAMA, Joshiro JPN
7. HUANG, Sheng-Ting TPE 7. MUKANOV, Azamat KAZ

1 -73 kg -81 kg
1. NAKAYA, Riki JPN 1. NAGASE, Takanori JPN

2 2.
3.
3.
BANG, Gui-Man
DRAKSIC, Rok
IARTCEV, Denis
KOR
SLO
RUS
2.
3.
3.
PIETRI, Loic
NAKAI, Takahiro
TCHRIKISHVILI, Avtandili
FRA
JPN
GEO

3 5.
5.
7.
DUPRAT, Pierre
KHASHBAATAR, Tsagaanbaatar MGL
NAKAMURA, Takenori
FRA

JPN
5.
5.
7.
HONG, Suk Woong
STEVENS, Travis
MRVALJEVIC, Srdjan
KOR
USA
MNE
7. POMBO DA SILVA, Alex William BRA 7. NAGASHIMA, Keita JPN

-90 kg -100 kg
1. BEIKER, Masyu JPN 1. KRPALEK, Lukas CZE
2. LEE, Kyu-Won KOR 2. REYES, Kyle CAN
3. LIPARTELIANI, Varlam GEO 3. MARET, Cyrille FRA

1 3.
5.
NISHIYAMA, Daiki
HILDEBRAND, Aaron
JPN
GER
3.
5.
NAIDAN, Tuvshinbayar
PACEK, Martin
MGL
SWE

1 5. SHIMOWADA, Shohei JPN 5. RAKOV, Maxim KAZ

2 7.
7.
SULEMIN, Grigorii
ZARZECZNY, Jakub
RUS
POL
7.
7.
KUMASHIRO, Yusuke
SAMOILOVICH, Sergei
JPN
RUS

+100 kg
1 1. KIM, Sung-Min KOR

2
2. SILVA, Rafael BRA

3
3. HARASAWA, Hisayoshi JPN
3. MOMOSE, Masaru JPN
5. BONVOISIN, Jean-Sebastien FRA
5. SHICHINOHE, Ryu JPN
7. KIM, Soo-Whan KOR

2 7. MOURA, David BRA

3
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Tokyo (JPN), 29 Nov - 01 Dec 2013 Women
Final Results

-48 kg -52 kg
1. KONDO, Ami JPN 1. HASHIMOTO, Yuki JPN
2. MUNKHBAT, Urantsetseg MGL 2. MIRANDA, Erika BRA
3. MENEZES, Sarah BRA 3. CHITU, Andreea ROU
3. YAMAGISHI, Emi JPN 3. SHISHIME, Ai JPN
5. RUMYANTSEVA, Kristina RUS 5. SUNDBERG, Jaana FIN
5. TODA, Miri JPN 5. VALENTIM, Eleudis BRA
7. CHERNIAK, Maryna UKR 7. DELGADO, Angelica USA
7. LABORDE, Maria Celia CUB 7. GOMI, Natsumi JPN

-57 kg -63 kg
1. UDAKA, Nae JPN 1. ABE, Kana JPN
2. MALLOY, Marti USA 2. TASHIRO, Miku JPN
3. DEGUCHI, Christa JPN 3. JOUNG, Da-Woon KOR
3. YAMAMOTO, Anzu JPN 3. TANAKA, Miki JPN
5. QUADROS, Ketleyn BRA 5. BARROS, Mariana BRA
5. SILVA, Rafaela BRA 5. BELLARD, Anne-Laure FRA
7. CAPRIORIU, Corina ROU 7. CAMPOS, Katherine BRA
7. ROPER, Miryam GER 7. VAN EMDEN, Anicka NED

-70 kg -78 kg
1. ARAI, Chizuru JPN 1. VERKERK, Marhinde NED
2. POLLING, Kim NED 2. JEONG, Gyeong-Mi KOR
3. ALVEAR, Yuri COL 3. OKAMURA, Tomomi JPN
3. KIM, Seongyeon KOR 3. SATO, Ruika JPN
5. MARZOK, Iljana GER 5. MALZAHN, Luise GER
5. TACHIMOTO, Haruka JPN 5. THIELE, Kerstin GER
7. CONWAY, Sally GBR 7. TURKS, Victoriia UKR
7. GAZIEVA, Irina RUS 7. WANG, Szu-Chu TPE

+78 kg
1. TACHIMOTO, Megumi JPN
2. YAMABE, Kanae JPN
3. ORTIZ, Idalys CUB
3. QIN, Qian CHN
5. ASAHINA, Sara JPN
5. MA, Sisi CHN
7. LEE, Jung Eun KOR
7. NUNES, Rochele BRA

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G1.3.25 Example of Team Line Up Confirmation G1.3.26 Example of Mixed Team Line Up Confirmation

Line-up confirmation Tatami: II Line-up confirmation Tatami: I


Team World Championship Juniors 2013 JPN Men Suzuki World Championship Teams 2017 CRO
Bronze #18 Second Round #22

Round: Second Round


Round: Men Bronze
Match: JAPAN - SLOVENIA
Match: GEORGIA - CROATIA
Family name Given name original category

Family name Given name original category


SIKIC Tena -57 kg
HASHIGUCHI Yuuki -66 kg
-57 kg TOPOLOVEC Tihea -57 kg
< no competitor > -
-66 kg TATEYAMA Sho -66 kg
< no competitor > - AZINOVIC Bernard -73 kg
-73 kg SUMPOR Dominic -73 kg
IWABUCHI Yusei -73 kg < no competitor > -

HASHIGUCHI Yuuki -66 kg


-73 kg MATIC Barbara -70 kg
TATEYAMA Sho -66 kg
SIKIC Tena -57 kg
< no competitor > - -70 kg
TOPOLOVEC Tihea -57 kg
< no competitor > -
KOHARA Kenya -81 kg
-81 kg IWABUCHI Yusei -73 kg DRUZETA Dominik -90 kg
< no competitor > - AZINOVIC Bernard -73 kg
-90 kg
SUMPOR Dominic -73 kg
< no competitor > -
KOBAYASHI Yusuke -90 kg
-90 kg KOHARA Kenya -81 kg
SUTALO Ivana +70 kg
< no competitor > - +70 kg MATIC Barbara -70 kg
< no competitor > -
KURAHASHI Isao +90 kg
SATO Kazuya +90 kg KUMRIC Marko +90 kg
+90 kg KUMRIC Zlatko +90 kg
KOBAYASHI Yusuke -90 kg +90 kg
DRUZETA Dominik -90 kg
< no competitor > -
< no competitor > -

X Please mark for each category the selected player.


If you need to make corrections please use a new sheet. X Please mark for each category the selected player.
If you need to make corrections please use a new sheet.

x x Line-up confirmation
Line-up confirmation
Please confirm that above names and categories are correct and complete Please confirm that above names and categories are correct and complete
Veuillez verifier et confirmer que les noms et les poids sont corrects et completes Tatami: II Veuillez verifier et confirmer que les noms et les poids sont corrects et completes Tatami: I
SLO Men GEO
Favor confirmar que la información de los competidores así como los datos de siembra son correctos y completos Signature team leader Favor confirmar que la información de los competidores así como los datos de siembra son correctos y completos Signature team leader
Team World Championship Juniors 2013 Suzuki World Championship Teams 2017
Submission time Official Validated Published Bronze #18 Submission time Official Validated Published
Second Round #22

Round: Second Round


Round: Men Bronze
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Family name Given name original category

Family name Given name original category


JANASHVILI Mariam -57 kg
-57 kg
< no competitor > -
GOMBOC Adrian -66 kg
-66 kg KURALT Luka -66 kg
GIUNASHVILI Lasha -73 kg
< no competitor > - -73 kg MARGVELASHVILI Vazha -73 kg
< no competitor > -
HOJAK Martin -73 kg
POTPARIC Igor -73 kg ODZELASHVILI Nino -70 kg
STAM Esther -70 kg
-73 kg GOMBOC Adrian -66 kg -70 kg
JANASHVILI Mariam -57 kg
KURALT Luka -66 kg
< no competitor > -
< no competitor > -

GVINIASHVILI Beka -90 kg


MARINCIC Primoz -81 kg TCHRIKISHVILI Avtandili -90 kg
VOLCIC David -81 kg -90 kg GIUNASHVILI Lasha -73 kg
MARGVELASHVILI Vazha -73 kg
-81 kg HOJAK Martin -73 kg
< no competitor > -
POTPARIC Igor -73 kg

< no competitor > - KEBADZE Elene +70 kg


ODZELASHVILI Nino -70 kg
+70 kg
MULEC Tadej -90 kg STAM Esther -70 kg

ZGANK Mihael -90 kg < no competitor > -

-90 kg MARINCIC Primoz -81 kg


OKRUASHVILI Adam +90 kg
VOLCIC David -81 kg
TUSHISHVILI Guram +90 kg
< no competitor > - +90 kg GVINIASHVILI Beka -90 kg
TCHRIKISHVILI Avtandili -90 kg
DRAGIC Vito +90 kg < no competitor > -

POLAJZER Rok +90 kg


+90 kg
X
MULEC Tadej -90 kg
Please mark for each category the selected player.
ZGANK Mihael -90 kg If you need to make corrections please use a new sheet.

< no competitor > -

X Please mark for each category the selected player.


If you need to make corrections please use a new sheet.

Please confirm that above names and categories are correct and complete
Veuillez verifier et confirmer que les noms et les poids sont corrects et completes
x Please confirm that above names and categories are correct and complete
Veuillez verifier et confirmer que les noms et les poids sont corrects et completes
x
Favor confirmar que la información de los competidores así como los datos de siembra son correctos y completos Signature team leader Favor confirmar que la información de los competidores así como los datos de siembra son correctos y completos Signature team leader

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G1.3.27 Example of Team Sheet - with Results G1.3.28 Example of Mixed Team Sheet

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G1.3.29 Coach Suspension Form G1.3.30 Article 18 Direct Hansoku-make Form

INTERNATIONAL JUDO FEDERATION INTERNATIONAL JUDO FEDERATION


THE REFEREE COMMISSION ARTICLE 18 - Prohibited Acts and Penalties
DIRECT HANSOKU-MAKE FOR ACTS AGAINST THE SPIRIT OF JUDO
COACH SUSPENSION
IN THE CASE OF DIRECT HANSOKU-MAKE FOR ACTS AGAINST THE SPIRIT OF JUDO (APPENDIX ARTICLE
IN THE CASE OF COACH SUSPENSION, THE REFEREE MUST IMMEDIATELY: 18) THE JUDOKA CANNOT CONTINUE IN COMPETITION.

1.FILL LEGIBLY THIS BOX AND SIGN THIS FORMAT. THE REFEREE MUST IMMEDIATELY:
2.TAKE IT TO THE SUPERVISOR OF THE TATAMI CONCERNED WHO MUST SIGN IT FOR
CONFIRMATION. 1.FILL IT AND SIGN THIS FORMAT.
3.DELIVER IT TO THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF RUNNING THE COMPETITION. 2. TAKE IT TO THE SUPERVISOR OF THE TATAMI CONCERNED WHO MUST SIGN IT FOR CONFIRMATION.
4.AFTER REGISTRATION, THE DOCUMENT MUST BE RECEIVED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE 3. DELIVER IT TO THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF RUNNING THE COMPETITION.
REFEREE COMMISSION WHICH WILL KEEP IT TOGETHER WITH THE EVENT’S ACTS. 4. AFTER REGISTRATION, THE DOCUMENT MUST BE RECEIVED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE REFEREE
COMMISSION WHICH WILL KEEP IT TOGETHER WITH THE EVENT’S ACTS.
N. B.: EACH REFEREE IS PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENS IN THE EVENT IN
WHICH HE IS INTERESTED N. B .: EACH REFEREE IS PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENS IN THE EVENT IN WHICH HE
IS INTERESTED

Event: ____________________ Date: _____ / _____/ 202__ Mat. N° ______


Event: ________________________________________
Kg. ______ Contest n° ______ Nations involved in contest _________/__________

Name of suspended coach: __________________________________________ Date: ___/02/2022 Mat. N° _____ Kg. -______ Contest n° _______

Country: _________________________ Number List: ___________________ Nations involved in the contest: __________/__________

Brief description of the incident (mark the interested part with an “X”): Name of suspended judoka: ______________________________________
2° warning talking _________________________________________
Country: ____________________________________________________
Gestures & Talking 2° warning ______________________________
Brief description of the action: ______________________________________
2° warning talking - & - from tribune__________________________
_________________________________________________________________
Others __________________________________________________

Referee: ________________________________________________ Referee (Name-Country-Signature): ______________________________________


(Name-Country-Signature)
_________________________________________________________________
Supervisor: ________________________________________________
(Name-Country-Signature)

Decision of the Education Director: _____________________________ The Supervisor: _______________________________________________


(Name-Country-Signature)

(Mark the decision):

-One day suspension. The Sport / Education Director: ______________________________________


(Name-Country-Signature)
-Suspension from the present event and considering taking a
disciplinary action.

Note: In the case of direct Hansoku-make for protection of the judoka (diving head first onto the
mat, etc., APPENDIX Article 18), the judoka is allowed to continue in the competition.

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G1.3.31 Coaches Request to Review Action G1.3.32 Record Sheet - Judogi Breaches

INTERNATIONAL JUDO FEDERATION


THE REFEREE COMMISSION

Request of Coach to review a contest on video by Refereeing Commission


(please complete all the fields below)

IJF event (Name – Date):


Name of the coach:
National Federation:
Weight category:
Contest number:
Tatami number:
Name/Country of competitor white:
Name/Country of competitor blue:
Approximate time of action / decision:
Signature of coach:
Date: _____ / _____ / 202__
IJF Refereeing Commission
Please return this form to the coach review desk in the judogi control area.
Deposez le formulaire au bureau dans la zone de controle des judogi
Пожалуйста верните данную форму в пункт запроса тренеров в зоне кимоно контроля.

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H1.1 Glossary of Japanese Terms


Approved by the Kodokan.

Japanese is one of the most difficult languages in the world for translating due its
complexity, and the fact that many aspects of the language are not present in English.
Differences in the written English of many words is due to the transliteration style of the
Japanese language. In judo books and other published materials, we can find different
versions of the same word e.g., kumi-kata and kumikata.

In each box the word/text on top is from the original SOR glossary and below is
the word/text as it is in the Kodokan dictionary (Kōdōkan, New Japanese - English
Dictionary of Judo, 2000). If there is only one word/text it is the same in both reference
documents.

Japanese Kanji Hiragana English


SOR glossary SOR glossary
Kodokan dictionary Kodokan dictionary
Anza 安坐 あんざ Sitting cross-legged
Ashi-waza 足技 あしわざ Foot or leg throw
Ashi waza Foot and leg techniques
Atemi-waza 当身技 あてみわざ Striking techniques
Atemi waza
Awase-waza 合せ技 あわせわざ Combination of two waza-ari
Awase waza Point by combination
Dan 段位 だんい Dan grade

GLOSSARY
Dan ranking/level
Dojo 道場 どうじょう Training hall
Encho-sen 延長戦 えんちょうせん Extended contest
Fuku-shin 副審 ふくしん Assistant referee/table judge
Fuku shin Assistant referees
Fusen-gachi 不戦勝ち ふせんがち Win by default (e.g., did not appear)
Fusen gachi
Haisha 敗者 はいしゃ Loser
“Hajime!” 「始め!」 「はじめ!」 “Start!”
“Begin!”
Hansoku 反則 はんそく Foul
Foul; violation
Hansoku-make 反則負け はんそくまけ Defeat by grave infringement or accumulated
light infringements
Hansoku make Defeat by decision
Hazumi (No Kanji) はずみ Skilfulness with impetus, sharpness or
rhythm
Henka-waza 変化技 へんかわざ Techniques against opponent’s attack
Henka waza Change technique
Hidari-jigo-tai 左自護体 ひだりじごたい Left lower posture
Hidari jigotai Left defensive posture

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Hidari-shizen-tai 左自然体 ひだりしぜん Left natural posture Kin-sa 僅差 きんさ Slight superiority or inferiority
Hidari shizentai たい Kinsa Subtle differences
Hiki-te 引き手 ひきて Pulling hand Kinshi-waza 禁止技 きんしわざ Prohibited techniques
Hikite Sleeve hand; pulling hand Kinshi waza
Hikiwake 引き分け ひきわけ Draw “Kiotsuke!” 「気をつけ!」 「きをつけ!」 “Attention!” (words of command to make the
A draw, a tie person stand straight up with closed heels)
Ikioi 勢い いきおい Momentum with both force and speed Kogi 講義 こうぎ Lecture
Ippon 一本 いっぽん Complete point Koshi-waza 腰技 こしわざ Hip throw
One point; a complete point Koshi waza Hip techniques
Jigo-hon-tai 自護本体 じごほんたい Straight lower posture Kumi-te 組み手 くみて Grips hold
Jigo hontai Straight defensive posture Kumite Taking grips
Jigo-tai 自護体 じごたい Lower posture Kumi-kata 組み方 くみかた Method of grips hold
Jigotai Defensive posture Kumikata Engagement position
Jiku-ashi 軸足 じくあし Pivot leg Kuzushi 崩し くずし Balance breaking
Jiku ashi Pivot leg; support leg Balance-breaking
Jo-gai 場外 じょうがい Outside contest area Kyu-sho 急所 きゅうしょ Vital points
Jōgai Area perimeter zone Kyūsho Vital point
Jo-nai 場内 じょうない Inside contest area Ma’ai 間合い まあい Distance between two athletes
Jōnai Area interior Maai Combative interval
Jo-seki 上席 じょうせき Upper seats “Maitta!” 「参った!」 「まいった!」 “I give up!”
真捨身技 ますてみわざ
Jōseki Upper seat or seat of honour Ma-sutemi-waza Supine sacrifice throw
Judogi/Judo-gi 柔道衣 じゅうどうぎ Judo uniform Ma sutemi waza Supine or rear sacrifice techniques
「待て!」 「まて!」
Jūdōgi “Mate!” “Wait!”
勝ち かち
右自護体 みぎじごたい
Kachi Win
Migi-jigo-tai Right lower posture
Kaeshi-waza 返し技 かえしわざ Counter techniques Migi jigotai Right defensive posture
右自然体 みぎしぜんたい
Kaeshi waza Migi-shizen-tai Right natural posture
Kake 掛け かけ Execution of throwing techniques Migi shizentai
問答 もんどう
Application; execution Mondo Questions and answers
関節技 かんせつわざ
投げ込み なげこみ
Kansetsu-waza Joint locks
Nagekomi Repetitive throwing practice
Kansetsu waza Joint techniques
投技 なげわざ
活法 かっぽう
Nage-waza Throwing techniques
Kappo Resuscitation method
Nage waza
Kappō Resuscitation techniques
寝姿勢 ねしせい
形 かた
Ne-shisei Ground position
Kata Forms

Ne shisei Mat posture
Forms; formal exercise; pattern practice
寝勝負 ねしょうぶ
固技 かためわざ
Ne-shobu Ground battle
Katame-waza Grappling techniques
Neshōbu Grappling; mat work
Katame waza
寝技 ねわざ
活 かつ
Ne-waza Ground works
Katsu Techniques of Kappo
Newaza Mat/ground techniques
Keiko 稽古 けいこ Training/practice Osaekomi-waza 抑込技 おさえこみわざ Hold down techniques
Training; practice Osaekomi waza Pinning techniques
Kiken-gachi 棄権勝ち きけんがち Win by withdrawal “Osaekomi!” 「抑え込み!」 「おさえこみ! “Hold is on!”

Kiken gachi Victory by opponent’s withdrawal
極め きめ
「お互いに礼!」 「おたがいにれ
Kime Complete execution
“Otagai-ni-rei!” “Bow to each other!”
い!」
Complete application

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Randori 乱取 らんどり Free sparring “Sono-mama!” (No Kanji) 「そのまま!」 “Do not move/hold positions!”
Free practice; free sparring “Sono mama!” “Hold positions!”
Rei 礼 れい Courtesy “Sore-made!” (No Kanji) 「それまで!」 “Time is up!”
Respect; decorum “Sore made!” “Finished!”
“Rei!” 「礼!」 「れい!」 “Bow!” Sutemi-waza 捨身技 すてみわざ Sacrifice throw
礼法 れいほう
Sutemi waza Sacrifice technique
Rei-ho Method of courtesy/bowing procedure
Reihō Forms of proper respect; etiquette; manners; Tachi-shisei 立ち姿勢 たちしせい Standing position
or decorum Tachi shisei Standing posture
Riai 理合い りあい Theory and principle Tachi-shobu 立ち勝負 たちしょうぶ Standing battle
Principle; theory Tachi shōbu Standing match
Renraku-waza 連絡技 れんらくわざ Combination of several techniques Tachi-waza 立技 たちわざ Standing throw
Renraku waza Combination techniques Tachi waza Standing techniques
Renzoku-waza 連続技 れんぞくわざ Repetition of the same technique Tai-sabaki 体捌き たいさばき Body shifting/body control
Renzoku waza Continuous combinations of techniques Tai sabaki
Ritsu-rei 立礼 りつれい Standing bow Tatami 畳 たたみ Straw mat
手技 てわざ
Ritsurei Te-waza Hand throw
Seiza 正坐 せいざ Sitting square/formal sitting Te waza Hand techniques
「解けた!」 「とけた!」
Formal sitting “Toketa!” “Hold-down broken!”
Shiai 試合 しあい Contest “Hold broken!”
取 とり
Match; bout Tori Athlete executing technique
Shiai-jo 試合場 しあいじょう Competition area Doer/the thrower
作り つくり
Shiaijō Tsukuri Set-up to execute technique
Shido 指導 しどう Instruction/light penalty Positioning; set-up
釣り手 つりて
Shidō Guidance Tsuri-te Lifting hand
Shime-waza 絞技 しめわざ Strangling techniques Tsurite Collar hand; catching hand
打ち込み うちこみ
Shime waza Uchikomi Repetition training
審判 しんぱん
腕返し うでがえし
Shimpan Refereeing
Ude-gaeshi Arm locking throw/arm reverse
Shinpan Refereeing; umpiring
Ude gaeshi Arm reverse
審判員 しんぱんいん
受 うけ
Shimpan-in Referees and judges
Uke Athlete receiving opponent’s attack
Shinpan in Referees
“Receiver; the thrown”
姿勢 しせい
受身 うけみ
Shisei Posture
Ukemi Break fall
Shizen-hon-tai 自然本体 しぜんほんたい Straight natural posture Breakfall
技 わざ
Shizen hontai Waza Techniques
Shizen-tai 自然体 しぜんたい Natural posture Technique
技あり わざあり
Shizentai Waza-ari Nearly ippon
Shomen 正面 しょうめん Dojo front/upper seats Waza ari “Technique exists”; a near ippon
「技あり,合せて 「わざあり,あ
Shōmen Dojo front “Waza-ari- “Two waza-ari score Ippon!”
“Shomen-ni-rei!” 「正面に礼!」 「しょうめんに “Bow towards Shomen!” awasete-Ippon!” 一本!」 わせていっぽ
れい!」 ん!」
Shosha 勝者 しょうしゃ Winner Yakusoku-renshu 約束練習 やくそくれんし Agreed-upon practice
Shōsha Winner; victor Yakusoku renshū ゅう Controlled or “agreed-upon” practice
Shu-shin 主審 しゅしん Chief referee/mat referee Yoko-sutemi-waza 横捨身技 よこすてみわざ Side sacrifice throw
Shushin Chief referee Yoko sutemi waza Side sacrifice technique

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“Yoshi!” (No Kanji) 「よし!」 “Resume!” H1.2 Names of Judo Techniques


“Continue!”
Yusei-gachi 優勢勝ち ゆうせいがち Win by superior performance
Yūsei gachi
H1.2.1 Nage-waza (68)
Za-rei 坐礼 ざれい Seated bow Te-waza
Zarei 1 Seoi-nage 背負投 せおいなげ SON
2 Ippon-seoi-nage 一本背負投 いっぽんせおいなげ ISN
3 Seoi-otoshi 背負落 せおいおとし SOO
4 Tai-otoshi 体落 たいおとし TOS
5 Kata-guruma 肩車 かたぐるま KGU
6 Sukui-nage 掬投 すくいなげ SUK
7 Obi-otoshi 帯落 おびおとし OOS
8 Uki-otoshi 浮落 うきおとし UOT
9 Sumi-otoshi 隅落 すみおとし SOT
10 Yama-arashi 山嵐 やまあらし YAS
11 Obi-tori-gaeshi 帯取返 おびとりがえし OTG
12 Morote-gari 双手刈 もろてがり MGA
13 Kuchiki-taoshi 朽木倒 くちきたおし KTA
14 Kibisu-gaeshi 踵返 きびすがえし KIG
15 Uchi-mata-sukashi 内股すかし うちまたすかし UMS
16 Ko-uchi-gaeshi 小内返 こうちがえし KOU

Koshi-waza
1 Uki-goshi 浮腰 うきごし UGO
2 O-goshi 大腰 おおごし OGO
3 Koshi-guruma 腰車 こしぐるま KOG
4 Tsurikomi-goshi 釣込腰 つりこみごし TKG
5 Sode-tsurikomi-goshi 袖釣込腰 そでつりこみごし STG
6 Harai-goshi 払腰 はらいごし HRG
7 Tsuri-goshi 釣腰 つりごし TGO
8 Hane-goshi 跳腰 はねごし HNG
9 Utsuri-goshi 移腰 うつりごし UTS
10 Ushiro-goshi 後腰 うしろごし USH

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Ashi-waza Yoko-sutemi-waza
1 De-ashi-harai 出足払 であしはらい DAH 1 Yoko-otoshi 横落 よこおとし YOT
2 Hiza-guruma 膝車 ひざぐるま HIZ 2 Tani-otoshi 谷落 たにおとし TNO
3 Sasae-tsurikomi-ashi 支釣込足 ささえつりこみあし STA 3 Hane-makikomi 跳巻込 はねまきこみ HNM
4 O-soto-gari 大外刈 おおそとがり OSG 4 Soto-makikomi 外巻込 そとまきこみ SMK
5 O-uchi-gari 大内刈 おおうちがり OUG 5 Uchi-makikomi 内巻込 うちまきこみ UMK
6 Ko-soto-gari 小外刈 こそとがり KSG 6 Uki-waza 浮技 うきわざ UWA
7 Ko-uchi-gari 小内刈 こうちがり KUG 7 Yoko-wakare 横分 よこわかれ YWA
8 Okuri-ashi-harai 送足払 おくりあしはらい OAH 8 Yoko-guruma 横車 よこぐるま YGU
9 Uchi-mata 内股 うちまた UMA 9 Yoko-gake 横掛 よこがけ YGA
10 Ko-soto-gake 小外掛 こそとがけ KSK 10 Daki-wakare 抱分 だきわかれ DWK
11 Ashi-guruma 足車 あしぐるま AGU 11 O-soto-makikomi 大外巻込 おおそとまきこみ OSM
12 Harai-tsurikomi-ashi 払釣込足 はらいつりこみあし HTA 12 Uchi-mata-makikomi 内股巻込 うちまたまきこみ UMM
13 O-guruma 大車 おおぐるま OGU 13 Harai-makikomi 払巻込 はらいまきこみ HRM
14 O-soto-guruma 大外車 おおそとぐるま OGR 14 Ko-uchi-makikomi 小内巻込 こうちまきこみ KUM
15 O-soto-otoshi 大外落 おおそとおとし OSO 15 Kani-basami 蟹挟 かにばさみ KBA
16 Tsubame-gaeshi 燕返 つばめがえし TSU 16 Kawazu-gake 河津掛 かわづがけ KWA
17 O-soto-gaeshi 大外返 おおそとがえし OGA
18 O-uchi-gaeshi 大内返 おおうちがえし OUC H1.2.2 Katame-waza (32)
19 Hane-goshi-gaeshi 跳腰返 はねごしがえし HGG Osaekomi-waza
20 Harai-goshi-gaeshi 払腰返 はらいごしがえし HGE 1 Kesa-gatame 袈裟固 けさがため KEG
21 Uchi-mata-gaeshi 内股返 うちまたがえし UMG 2 Kuzure-kesa-gatame 崩袈裟固 くずれけさがため KKE
3 Ushiro-kesa-gatame 後袈裟固 うしろけさがため UKG
4 Kata-gatame 肩固 かたがため KAG
Ma-sutemi-waza 5 Kami-shiho-gatame 上四方固 かみしほうがため KSH
1 Tomoe-nage 巴投 ともえなげ TNG 6 Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame 崩上四方固 くずれかみしほうがため KKS
2 Sumi-gaeshi 隅返 すみがえし SUG 7 Yoko-shiho-gatame 横四方固 よこしほうがため YSG
3 Hikikomi-gaeshi 引込返 ひきこみがえし HKG 8 Tate-shiho-gatame 縦四方固 たてしほうがため TSG
4 Tawara-gaeshi 俵返 たわらがえし TWG 9 Uki-gatame 浮固 うきがため UGT
5 Ura-nage 裏投 うらなげ UNA 10 Ura-gatame 裏固 うらがため URG

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Shime-waza H1.3 Penalty Codes


1 Nami-juji-jime 並十字絞 なみじゅうじじめ NJJ Article
Penalty Penalty Article
Action against spirit of judo Section
2 Gyaku-juji-jime 逆十字絞 ぎゃくじゅうじじめ GJJ code given Section Number
3 Kata-juji-jime 片十字絞 かたじゅうじじめ KJJ Negative judo PS1 Shido 18.1.1 1
4 Hadaka-jime 裸絞 はだかじめ HAD False attack PS2 Shido 18.1.1 2
5 Okuri-eri-jime 送襟絞 おくりえりじめ OEJ Pull down PS3 Shido 18.1.1 3
6 Kataha-jime 片羽絞 かたはじめ KHJ Non combativity PS4 Shido 18.1.1 4
7 Katate-jime 片手絞 かたてじめ KTJ Push out PS5 Shido 18.1.1 5
8 Ryote-jime 両手絞 りょうてじめ RYJ Cover face PS6 Shido 18.1.1 6
9 Sode-guruma-jime 袖車絞 そでぐるまじめ SGJ Grip avoidance PS7 Shido 18.1.2 7
10 Tsukkomi-jime 突込絞 つっこみじめ TKJ Grab below belt PS8 Shido 18.1.2 8
11 Sankaku-jime 三角絞 さんかくじめ SAJ Duck under arm PS9 Shido 18.1.2 9
12 Do-jime 胴絞 どうじめ DOJ Hooking opponent's leg PS10 Shido 18.1.2 10
Defensive kumikata PS11 Shido 18.1.2 11
Fingers interlocked PS12 Shido 18.1.2 12
Kansetsu-waza
Insert finger into judogi PS13 Shido 18.1.2 13
1 Ude-garami 腕緘 うでがらみ UGR
Bend opponent’s fingers PS14 Shido 18.1.2 14
2 Ude-hishigi-juji-gatame 腕挫十字固 うでひしぎじゅうじがため JGT
Grip breaking PS15 Shido 18.1.2 15
3 Ude-hishigi-ude-gatame 腕挫腕固 うでひしぎうでがため UGA
Break grip with knee or leg PS16 Shido 18.1.2 16
4 Ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame 腕挫膝固 うでひしぎひざがため HIG
Hide llapel PS17 Shido 18.1.2 17
5 Ude-hishigi-waki-gatame 腕挫腋固 うでひしぎわきがため WAK
Grip avoidance with a blow PS18 Shido 18.1.2 18
6 Ude-hishigi-hara-gatame 腕挫腹固 うでひしぎはらがため HGA
Block opponent's hand PS19 Shido 18.1.2 19
7 Ude-hishigi-ashi-gatame 腕挫脚固 うでひしぎあしがため AGA
Leg grabbing PS20 Shido 18.1.2 20
8 Ude-hishigi-te-gatame 腕挫手固 うでひしぎてがため TGT
Encircling blet or jacket PS21 Shido 18.1.2 21
9 Ude-hishigi-sankaku-gatame 腕挫三角固 うでひしぎさんかくがため SGT
Judogi in the mouth PS22 Shido 18.1.2 22
10 Ashi-garami 足緘 あしがらみ AGR
Foot in judogi or belt PS23 Shido 18.1.2 23
Shime-waza with the jacket/belt PS24 Shido 18.1.2 24
Overstretching leg in shime-waza PS25 Shido 18.1.2 25
Bear hug PS26 Shido 18.1.2 26
Dojime PS27 Shido 18.1.2 27
Kicking PS28 Shido 18.1.2 28
Ne-waza in tachi-waza postion PS29 Shido 18.1.2 29
Entangling the leg PS30 Shido 18.1.2 30
Reverse seoi-nage PS31 Shido 18.1.2 31

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Sport and Organisation Rules of the International Judo Federation

Untidy judogi PS32 Shido 18.1.2 32


Untidy hair PS33 Shido 18.1.2 33
Hansku-
Head dive PH1 make (H)
18.2.1 1

Hansku-
Head defence PH2 18.2.1 2
make (H)
Hansoku-
Kawzu-gake PX1 18.2.2 1
make (X)
Hansoku-
Illegal kansetsu-waza PX2 18.2.2 2
make (X)
Hansoku-
Falling while applying an armlock PX3 18.2.2 3
make (X)
Hansoku-
Reap opponent's supporting leg PX5 18.2.2 4
make (X)
Hansoku-
Dangerous action PX6 18.2.2 5
make (X)
Hansoku-
Fall backwards PX7 18.2.2 6
make (X)
Hansoku-
Drive into the mat PX8 18.2.2 7
make (X)
Hansoku-
Disregard instructions PX9 18.2.2 8
make (X)
Hansoku-
Unnecessary remarks PX10 18.2.2 9
make (X)
Hansoku-
Hard/metallic object PX11 18.2.2 10
make (X)
Hansoku-
Action against spirit of judo PX12 18.2.2 11
make (X)
Undetermined P99 Shido, Hasoku-make (H) or (X)

Others
Bye BYE
Fusen-gachi FUS
Kiken-gachi KIK
Undetermined UND
Undetermined katame-waza UNK
Undetermined nage-waza UNN
Yusei-gachi YUS

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