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Judo at the Asian Games

Judo · Olympic Council of Asia, with the Judo Union of Asia

2026LatestAichi–Nagoya 2026, 30 September to 3 October (Aichi International Arena, Nagoya): 15 events, 7 for men, 7 for women and the mixed team
Most golds
Japan, 70; then South Korea, 43
India
5 bronzes, the last in 1994; no medal since
Cycle
Every four years, with the Asian Games

India at the Asian Games

India has 5 Asian Games judo medals, all bronze:

  1. Hiroshima 19941 event
    EventJudoka
    Women's lightweightPoonam Chopra
  2. Seoul 19861 event
    EventJudoka
    Men's openweightBannu Singh
  3. Seoul 19861 event
    EventJudoka
    Men's heavyweightShyam Singh Gurjar
  4. Seoul 19861 event
    EventJudoka
    Men's half heavyweightCawas Billimoria
  5. Seoul 19861 event
    EventJudoka
    Men's half lightweightSandeep Byala

More about this tournament

Aichi–Nagoya 2026 champions
Weight classMenWomen
Extra lightweightHayato Kondo (Japan)Mitsuki Kondo (Japan)
Half lightweightKazirbekiin Yolk (Mongolia)Sita Kadamboeva (Uzbekistan)
LightweightKazbek Naguchev (United Arab Emirates)Huh Mi-mi (South Korea)
Half middleweightSotaro Fujiwara (Japan)Narumi Tanioka (Japan)
MiddleweightRiku Okada (Japan)Rin Maeda (Japan)
Half heavyweightRyotaro Masuchi (Japan)Mizuki Sugimura (Japan)
HeavyweightMuzaffarbek Turoboyev (Uzbekistan)Niu Xinran (China)

Mixed team: Japan.

Medal table (1986 to 2026, top 10)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Japan704136147
2South Korea433654133
3China22174483
4Mongolia8144163
5Uzbekistan7102845
6North Korea491831
7Kazakhstan2172948
8Chinese Taipei242127
9United Arab Emirates2147
10Iran181120

Team medals count once for the nation.