29 Aug 2021 22:00
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Paralympic Games judo tournament in Tokyo ready for hajime
25 Aug 2021 12:35
Rafal Burza - IBSA Sport
The Paralympic Games are about to begin in the legendary Nippon Budokan, almost the same rules but different athletes. Men's judo was first included in the 1988 Seoul Paralympics with women's judo following in Athens in 2004.
In judo it is the visually impaired who take part in the Paralympic tournament. They compete in weight categories, no matter the level of their visual impairment and they have exactly the same passion to win as their colleagues at the Olympic Games. They have trained as hard and as long as them and on the podium they will have exactly the same emotions. It is exciting to follow the great number of Olympic athletes now cheering for their Paralympic peers, in a sport world where the difference is not considered as a weakness but a dimension requiring special skills from both athletes and coaches.
The tournament will be held between 27th and 29th August. Meanwhile the draw was held and you can check all Paralympic judo participants and their biographies.
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