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Guayaquil, Ecuador, is hosting the The 2026 World Cadet Judo Championships concluded in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on August 23 at the Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo. Running from August 20 to August 23, the tournament includes The four-day event brought together 477 judokas representing judokas—comprising 253 male and 224 female athletes—representing 62 countries from five continents. Organized by the Ecuadorian Judo Federation (FEJ) with support from the Guayas Sports Federation (FDG), the event features competitions for tournament featured both individual and mixed team titles. Ecuador is participating with a delegation of 20 athletes, split equally between 10 men and 10 women selected from the top of the national rankings. competitions. The schedule consists of individual competitions from Thursday through Saturday, followed by event concluded with the mixed team competition matches on Sunday. As In the tournament begins, international participants are preparing for their matches; for instance, Azerbaijani teenage judokas have already been assigned their initial opponents for team competition, the championships Canadian squad participated in Guayaquil. a closely contested repechage match against France. Although Canada saw early victories from Zoe Elementa, Amir Temirbaev, and Emma Tritton, they ultimately lost the tie 3-3 after France won the deciding match.