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JUDO
Overview
Judo is a sport that demands a physical and strategic performance, testing the
qualities of strength, touch, balance and sensitivity. Firstly, it was a martial
art activity for practising mobility-related skills, self-confidence,
self-discipline and independence but was gradually established at a competitive
level.
Judo was included on the Paralympic Programme for the Seoul 1988 Paralympic
Games. The Athens 2004 Paralympics was the first time that women’s weight
categories were offered in Judo.
Competitors must use different techniques to overcome or immobilize their
opponent. The sport is open to athletes with blindness/visual impairment in
several weight categories. The contest lasts five minutes, for both men and
women and the winner is the athlete who scores an ippon or who scores the
greater number of points.
The sport is
governed by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) and follows the
International Judo Federation (IJF) rules used at other top-level, able-bodied
judo events, with slight modifications for athletes with a visual impairment,
which allow them contact with their opponent before the start of the match.
Events
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Men -60kg, 66kg, 73kg, 81kg, 90kg, 100kg,
100kg+
- Women -48kg,
52kg, 57kg, 63kg, 70kg, 70kg+
Classification
B1: Total absence of perception of the light in both eyes, or some perception of
the light but with inability to recognize the form of a hand at any distance and
in any direction.
B2: From the ability to recognize the form of a hand to a visual acuity of 2/60
and/or a visual field of less than 5 degrees.
B3: From a visual acuity of above 2/60 to a visual acuity of 6/60 and/or a
visual field or more than 5 degrees and less than 20 degrees.
All classifications must be made by measuring the best eye and to the highest
possible correction. This means that all athletes who use contact lenses or
correcting glasses normally must wear them during classification, whether or not
they intend to use them during competition.
Links
»
Judo New Zealand
»
International Blind
Sport Federation
»
International
Paralympic Committee
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