Para judo
Judo adapted for visually impaired participants
盲人柔道 · パラ柔道
Para judo is an adaptation of the Japanese martial art of judo for severe vision impaired and acute vision impaired competitor. The global governing body of the sport is IBSA (International Blind Sport Federation) and the rules of the sport are slightly different from regular judo competitions. Adaptations such as starting a fight with a grip in place and the absence of penalties for exiting the mat are included in Para judo.
Notable Para judo athletes and practitioners
- Shahana Hajiyeva Azerbaijan
- İbrahim Bölükbaşı Turkey
- Marta Arce Payno Spain
- Nazan Akın Turkey
- Carmen Brussig East Germany
- Sandrine Martinet France
- Hélios Latchoumanaya France
- Cahide Eke Turkey
- Ecem Taşın Turkey
- Junko Hirose Japan
- Cyril Jonard France
- Lee Kai-lin Taiwan
- Nataliya Nikolaychyk Ukraine
- Davyd Khorava Ukraine
- Kumushkhon Khodjaeva Uzbekistan
- María del Mar Olmedo Justicia Spain
- Sanneke Vermeulen Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Anuar Sariyev Kazakhstan
- Paula Gómez Argentina
- Jason Grandry France
- Arthur Cavalcante da Silva
- Marcos Blanco Venezuela
- José Ruiz Spain
- Makoto Hirose Japan
- Choi Gwang-geun South Korea
- Madina Kazakova Soviet Union
- Döndü Yeşilyurt Turkey
- Dmytro Solovey Ukraine
- Prescillia Lézé France
- Matthias Krieger Germany
- Seo Ha-na South Korea
- Lin Der-Chang Taiwan
- Maria Liana Mutia
- Nacer Zorgani France
- Arina Kachan Belarus
- Jin Song-lee South Korea
37 people in this reference practise Para judo.
Para judo competitions
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Facts from Wikidata Q2087929 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.