The IJF World Judo Tour arrives in Tashkent | Official Draw Video
The IJF World Judo Tour has arrived in Asia for the second senior event following the 2017 Suzuki World Judo Championships as Uzbekistan takes centre stage this weekend with the fifth edition of the Tashkent Grand Prix.
Judo provided Uzbekistan's first Olympic medal at Atlanta 1996 when Mr. Armen BAGDASAROV, now Judo Federation of Uzbekistan President, took silver in the -86kg weight category and so the sport not only has a special place in the hearts and minds of the people of Uzbekistan but it has become a consistent source of medals, success and international acclaim.
Since August's 2017 Suzuki World Judo Championships the IJF World Judo Tour visited Croatia a week ago for the Zagreb Grand Prix and the double header serves as a reminder that the season is actually heating up as the year closes out with still a World Openweight Championships (Marrakech, Morocco), two Grand Slams (Abu Dhabi and Tokyo) and a World Judo Masters (St. Petersburg, Russia) among the impressive calendar of events.
The draw for the Tashkent Grand Prix took place on Thursday afternoon where it was revealed that 183 judoka (91 men, 92 women) would be competing in one of the hubs of Central Asia from 27 nations.
Official Draw & Press Conference
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