2012 London Olympics written by Mannam Judo

@ 2012 London Olympics Information 

1. Events/ disciplines 

(Total 7 weight categories for men and 7 for women) 

Men's 60 kg, Women's 48 kg 

Men's 66 kg, Women's 52 kg 

Men's 73 kg, Women's 57 kg 

Men's 81 kg, Women'g 63 Kg 

Men's 90 kg, Women's 70 Kg 

Men's 100 kg, Women's 78 kg 

Men's + 100 kg, Women's + 78 kg 

2. Gold Medals Available 

14 

3. Number of Competitors

386  in Total 

221 men and 145 women 

* Each Country is limited to one judoka(athlete) in each event. 

4. Field of Play 

Judo contests are run on a mat, or tatami. 

The mat size is "14m X 14 m".  

The smallest contest size is "10 m X 10m". 

5. Competition Venue 

ExCel

6. History of Judo at the Olympics Games 

First game started at the Tokyo 1964 Games. 

The women's competition was added at the Barcelona 1992 Games.

7. Wojdan Shaherkani  

Wojdan Shaherkani, she became the first Saudi Arabian female judoka at 2012 London Olympic.

Wojdan Shaherkani 

8. Official Competition Time 

A maximum of five minutes, and the winner is who got the highest score.  

9. How to start

Judokas start by bowing (Rei) when entering and leaving the mat, and at the start and end of a contest. 

10. Did you know?

Jujitsu is a based sport of judo, was the only samurai martial art that did not 

use a weapon. 

Reference 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/Olympics
http://www.london2012.com/judo
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