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2026 Judo World Championships progress in Baku

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The 2026 Judo World Championships continue at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan, running through October 11. The tournament features 626 judokas from 93 nations competing for ranking points for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games and an 800,000 euro prize pool. As the competition progresses, Japan and Georgia have maintained dominant performances. On the fourth day, Japan’s Haruka Kaju secured gold in the -63kg category, defeating Kerem Primo to extend her undefeated streak on the Judo World Tour to 40 consecutive matches. Georgia’s Tato Grigalashvili claimed his fourth world championship title in the -81kg category, defeating Azerbaijan’s Zelim Tckaev via wazari. Spain has also seen notable podium success. Ayumi Leiva earned a bronze medal in the -52kg category, marking her career-best result after defeating opponents from India, Cameroon, and Hungary. In the -66kg division, David García Torné secured a silver medal after defeating competitors from the United Arab Emirates, China, Mongolia, and North Macedonia, before losing to Japan’s Hifumi Abe via ippon in the final. Earlier successes included host nation Azerbaijan’s Ahmad Yusifov winning gold in the 60kg category and Rashid Mammadaliyev earning bronze in the 73kg ~~category.~~ division. Other notable achievements include Akari Omori’s first senior world title in the women’s under-57kg category and Ryuga Tanaka’s gold in the men’s under-73kg division. On the final day of competition, October 11, Japan reclaimed the mixed team world judo title by defeating Russia in the final. Japan advanced to the final following a semi-final victory over China. While Tamerlan Bashaev won a contest for Russia, Akari Omori secured the decisive victory to clinch Japan’s eighth gold medal in this category. Russia reached its first-ever mixed team world final after a semi-final against Uzbekistan, which was decided in Golden Score.

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