The 2014
World Judo Championships
The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year (except the years when the Olympics take place) by the International Judo ...
were held in
Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk ( rus, Челя́бинск, p=tɕɪˈlʲæbʲɪnsk, a=Ru-Chelyabinsk.ogg; ba, Силәбе, ''Siläbe'') is the administrative center and largest city of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is the seventh-largest city in Russia, with a ...
,
Russia
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, from 25–31 August 2014, in the
Traktor Ice Arena
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.
Each participating country was permitted to present a total of 18 men and women judokas to participate in the 14 weight categories (7 male and 7 female), but no more than two judokas from the same country were allowed to fight in the same category.
Bids
Bids were made by
Azerbaijan
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, Russia,
South Korea
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,
United Arab Emirates
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, and the United States to the
International Judo Federation
The International Judo Federation (IJF) was founded in July 1951. The IJF was originally composed of judo federations from Europe and Argentina. Countries from four continents were affiliated over the next ten years. Today the IJF has 200 National ...
for the initial staging of the championships. On 2 October 2012, it was announced that Russia would hold the full championships for the first time. Previously, the
1983 World Judo Championships
The 1983 World Judo Championships were the 13th edition of the Men's World Judo Championships, and were held in Moscow, Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former tr ...
had been held in the
Soviet Union
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(
Moscow
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) and the open category of the
2011 Championships were held in
Tyumen
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.
One reason for the choice was the successful staging of the
2012 European Judo Championships in
Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk ( rus, Челя́бинск, p=tɕɪˈlʲæbʲɪnsk, a=Ru-Chelyabinsk.ogg; ba, Силәбе, ''Siläbe'') is the administrative center and largest city of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is the seventh-largest city in Russia, with a ...
.
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On 17 December 2012, at the
Ritz-Carlton
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in Moscow, the President of IJF Marius Wizer,
Mikhail Yurevich (the governor of
Chelyabinsk Oblast
Chelyabinsk Oblast (russian: Челя́бинская о́бласть, ''Chelyabinskaya oblast'') is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia in the Ural Mountains region, on the border of Europe and Asia. Its administrative center is the city ...
) and Sergey Soloveychik, the vice-president of the Russian Judo Federation and the head of the European Judo Union, signed an agreement to host the championships.
On 2 September 2013, following the
2013 World Judo Championships
The 2013 World Judo Championships were held at the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 26 August to 1 September.
Schedule
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Medal summary Medal table
Men's events
Women's events
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, the flag of the International Judo Federation was passed to a representative of the Russian Judo Federation.
On 19 March 2014, the regulations of the competitions were approved for the competition. The championship took place between 25 and 31 August, with the individual tournament taking place between 25 and 30 August, and the team tournament on 31 August.
Venue
![Traktor Arena](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Traktor_Arena.jpg)
The championships were held at the
Traktor Ice Arena
Traktor Ice Arena named after Valery Konsantinovich Belousov (), commonly shortened to Traktor Ice Arena, is an indoor sporting arena located in Chelyabinsk, Russia. It is used for various indoor events and is the home arena of Traktor Chelyabin ...
, with a capacity of 7,500 spectators.
Mascot
The mascot of the championships was a baby tiger named Zhorik, a
diminutive
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form of Georgiy. The mascot was chosen in a unanimous vote held before the
2012 European Judo Championships.
Logo
The logo of the championships was a blue-white rectangle, augmented at the base by a red belt. The colours of the logo repeat the
Russian flag
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. The logo also features a white
silhouette
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of
Vladimir Putin
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taken from a photo on the cover of the book ''Learn Judo with Vladimir Putin''.
Prize money
Total prize money was $300,000. The winner of the individual competition received $6,000 ($4,800 for the judoka and $1,200 for the coach), the runner-up $4,000 ($3,200 and $800, for the judoka and the coach respectively) and the bronze medalist $2,000 ($1,600 and $400, respectively). The two best judokas (man and woman) were awarded $2,000.
The winners of the team competition received a total of $25,000 ($20,000 for judokas and $5,000 for coaches), the runner-up $15,000 ($12,000 and $3,000 respectively) and the bronze medalist $5,000 ($4,000 and $1,000 respectively).
Rules
![Jigoro Kano and Kyuzo Mifune](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Jigoro_Kano_and_Kyuzo_Mifune.jpg)
The rules of competition changed on January 1, 2014.
The IJF continued to differentiate judo from other kinds of wrestling, particularly from
sambo
, aka = Sombo (in English-speaking countries)
, focus = Hybrid
, country = Soviet Union
, pioneers = Viktor Spiridonov, Vasili Oshchepkov, Anatoly Kharlampiev
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, oly ...
, and reverted to classical judo traditions. Activity by the hands below the belt in standing position, limited by 2010 rules, is now fully forbidden under penalty of disqualification. In the spirit of saving specific characteristics of judo, possibility of fight for hold is limited: wrong methods of protection from holds is prohibited, and there is a limit to the number of protections from holds. Likewise, other methods of evading fight or blocking of an opponent are forbidden; for example, false attacks or coercion to assume bend position by power. The criteria of victory by fall (
ippon
is the highest score a fighter can achieve in a Japanese martial arts ''ippon-wazari'' contest, usually kendo, judo, karate or jujitsu.
In Judo
In Judo, an ippon may be scored for a throw, a pin, a choke or a jointlock.
For throws, the four ...
) is specified: now a throw must have more power, quickness and amplitude with the fall of the opponent straight to their back. Rituals about combat were also modified: for example, opponents must greet each other only by bows; as handshaking before combat is now forbidden. The
Golden score
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overtime is not limited by time, and winning by judge decision (') is abolished.
Medal summary
Medal table
Men's events
Women's events
Participating nations
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Notes
:A.Unlike
2013
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, Kelmendi did not compete under the Kosovo flag but under the International Judo Federation flag.
References
External links
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World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
Judo World Championships
The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Judo at the Summer Olympics, Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year (except the years when the Olympics take place ...
Judo World Championships
The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Judo at the Summer Olympics, Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year (except the years when the Olympics take place ...
Judo World Championships
The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Judo at the Summer Olympics, Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year (except the years when the Olympics take place ...
August 2014 sports events in Russia