The Olympic judo events continue until August 3. Discover the full schedule.
Judo has been one of the flagship sports of the Olympic Games for several editions. Present since the Tokyo Games in 1964, judo has distributed 15 gold medals at each Olympiad: 7 for women, 7 for men and a mixed team event since the Tokyo Games. As the national sport in Japan, it is the Land of the Rising Sun that historically dominates the medal table at the Olympic Games, ahead of France and South Korea.
For the French team, judo should be an opportunity to see an increase in the collection of medals. Best judoka in history, Teddy Riner could become the most medalist in history if he wins a sixth medal. In the other medal chances, Marie-Eve Gahié, Madeleine Malonga and Romane Dicko are also expected. The Federation aims to fight for medals in all categories. In total, judo could bring up to ten medals to France.
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16:11 – It’s over for Gahié
Marie-Eve Gahié will not be on the podium of Paris Olympics. The Frenchwoman was surprised in the first round of the repechage this Wednesday afternoon on the tatami of the Arena Champ-de-Mars by the Belgian Gabriella Willems, who was ranked much lower than her (22nd in the world against 7th). The Parisian suffered an armlock after only 40 seconds of combat, which is equivalent to an ippon synonymous with the end of her individual adventure in these 2024 Olympics.
15:50 – Towards a 7th or 8th medal for French judo?
Since Saturday, judo has already brought six medals to the French delegation at these Paris Olympic Games. Boys Luka Mkheidze and Joan-Benjamin Gaba won silver while girls Sarah-Léonie Cysique, Amandine Buchard, Shirine Boukli and Clarisse Agbegnenou took bronze. Marie-Eve Gahié and Maxime-Gaël Ngayap Hambou have the opportunity to improve this record further on Wednesday afternoon, with the possibility for the Frenchman to bring back the first Olympic title to the French camp.
15:31 – Ngayap Hambou led 2 wins to 0 by Murao
Maxime-Gaël Ngayap Hambou will have to transcend himself this afternoon if he wants to reach the final of the Olympic Games. The Frenchman has never beaten Sanshiro Murao, his opponent, who is also 23 years old. The Japanese, bronze medalist at the last World Championships in Doha, played in 2023, has defeated the Tricolore twice, each time in 2022, the first time in July at the Budapest Grand Slam, the second in December in Jerusalem. He will have to find a way around it in Paris to create a surprise and ensure he gets on the podium at the Arena Champ-de-Mars.
14:24 – Gahié back on the tatami shortly after 4 p.m.
The two French judo competitors this Wednesday, Marie-Eve Gahié and Maxime-Gaël Ngayap Hambou, are still in the running to win an Olympic medal. The Frenchwoman, eliminated in the quarter-finals of the under 70 kilos category, will take part in the second fight of the afternoon session which will start at 4 p.m. She will face the Belgian Gabriella Willems in the first round of the repechage. A little later, Ngayap Hambou, who will face a big man in the person of Sanshiro Murao in the semi-finals of the under 90 kilos, is scheduled for the seventh fight.
13:39 – Ngayap Hambou faces Mirao in the semi-finals
Maxime-Gaël Ngayap Hambou knows his opponent in the semi-finals of the Olympic Games. As expected, the Japanese Sanshiro Mirao made short work of the Emirati Aram Grigorian to qualify after 3 minutes of combat for three penalties received. The Frenchman will therefore face the world number 3 for a place in the final of the Olympic Games.
13:24 – Ngayap Hambou in the last four!
Maxime-Gaël Ngayap Hambou never ceases to surprise! The Frenchman, who is ranked 38th in the world, qualified for the semi-finals of the Olympic tournament in the under 90 kilos category. After a close fight against Theodoros Tselidis in which the Tricolore was the most enterprising, Ngayap Hambou made the difference at the Golden Score by inflicting a waza-ari on the Greek. The young 23-year-old judoka is now just two wins away from the title!
12:55 – Ngayap Hambou-Tselidis in quarters
Having qualified brilliantly for the quarter-finals of the Olympic tournament, Frenchman Maxime-Gaël Ngayap Hambou will now face Greek Theodoros Tselidis in an attempt to reach the last four. Third in the European Championship in 2018, the 27-year-old Greek judoka was also not among the favourites in this under 90 kilos category.
12:46 – Ngayap Hambou continues!
Maxime-Gaël Ngayap Hambou continues his journey in the Olympic tournament in the under 90 kilos. The Frenchman, a big outsider this Wednesday, knocked out Azeri Eljan Hajiyev by inflicting two waza-ari on him in the space of 18 seconds (after two minutes of combat). For his first participation in the Olympic Games, the French judoka will therefore take part in the quarter-finals, the hope of a medal is getting closer.
12:41 – Gahié beaten
Marie-Eve Gahié’s dream of an Olympic title ended in the quarter-finals this Wednesday in Paris. The Frenchwoman, competing in the under 70 kilos category, was beaten by the Austrian Michaela Polleres, ranked third in the world, after suffering two waza-ari, the last by strangulation. The Parisian can still hope to win a bronze medal since she will take part in the repechage this afternoon.
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The selection of the French team for the Olympic Games
The French selection is almost complete for the Paris Games. There is only one place left to be allocated, in the under 78 kg category for women.
Women : Shirine Boukli (-48 kg), Amandine Buchard (-52 kg), Sarah-Léonie Cysique (-57 kg), Clarisse Agbegnenou (-63 kg), Marie-Ève Gahié (-70 kg), Madeleine Malonga (-78 kg) , Romane Dicko (+78 kg).
Men: Luka Mkheidze (-60 kg), Walide Khyar (-66 kg), Joan-Benjamin Gaba (-73 kg), Alpha Djalo (-81 kg), Maxime-Gaël Ngayap Hambou (-90 kg), Aurélien Diesse (-100 kg), Teddy Riner (+100 kg). Replacements: Daikii Bouba (-66 kg), Alexis Mathieu (-90 kg).
When are the Olympic swimming events?
Judo will be held from Saturday July 27 to Saturday August 3
Where will the judo events take place?
Judo will be held at the Arena Champ de Mars, next to the Eiffel Tower. This temporary facility has been in place since 2021 and will host events at the Grand Palais during the renovations.
- Tuesday July 30
- Morning, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.:
- -63kg – women, eliminations
- -81kg – men, eliminations
- Afternoon, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.:
- -81kg – men, repechage
- -81kg – men, semi-finals
- -63kg – women, repechage
- -63kg – women, semi-finals
- -81kg – men, bronze medal fights
- -81kg – men, final
- -63kg – women, bronze medal fights
- -63kg – women, final
- Wednesday July 31
- Morning, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.:
- -70kg – women, eliminations
- -90kg – men, eliminations
- Afternoon, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.:
- -70kg – women, repechage
- -70kg – women, semi-finals
- -90kg – men, repechage
- -90kg – men, semi-finals
- -70kg – women, bronze medal fights
- -70kg – women, final
- -90kg – men, bronze medal fights
- -90kg – men, final
- Thursday August 1st
- Morning, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.:
- -78kg – women, eliminations
- -100kg – men, eliminations
- Afternoon, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.:
- -100kg – men, repechage
- -100kg – men, semi-finals
- -78kg – women, repechage
- -78kg – women, semi-finals
- -100kg – men, bronze medal fights
- -100kg – men, final
- -78kg – women, bronze medal fights
- -78kg – women, final
- Friday August 2nd
- Morning, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.:
- +78kg – women, eliminations
- +100kg – men, eliminations
- Afternoon, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.:
- +78kg – women, repechage
- +78kg – women, semi-finals
- +100kg – men, repechage
- +100kg – men, semi-finals
- +78kg – women, bronze medal fights
- +78kg – women, final
- +100kg – men, bronze medal fights
- +100kg – men, final
- Saturday August 3rd
- Morning, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.:
- Mixed team, qualifiers
- Mixed team, repechage
- Mixed team, semi-finals
- Afternoon, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.:
- Mixed Team, Bronze Medal Fights
- Mixed team, final