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| Using a variety of holds and movements, the aim is to beat the adversary within the allocated time limit. Victory is either given through ippon (before the expiration of the time limit) or by obtaining more advantages than the opponent thanks to certain holds (waza-ari, yuko, koka).A square mat measuring 10m on each side is used in competitions that last five minutes for men, four minutes for women.In each weight category, judoka are split into two pools, with direct elimination applying in each contest. Judokas who lose to one of the two pools' semi-finalists go into a repechage round within the same groups. The overall final features the winner of pool A against the winner of pool B. For 3rd places (there are two bronze medals), both losers from the pools finals compete against the two winners of the repechage contest. More |
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