Paris Judo Grand Slam 2026: Tournament Summary

On February 8, the first event of the 2026 Judo Grand Slam series concluded in Paris. Many of the world’s top judokas took part in the competition, with the Japanese national team winning the overall medal standings after claiming five gold medals.

Japan topped the national ranking with a total of 14 medals, including five golds. The French team finished second, earning three gold medals.

One of the key highlights of the tournament was the wide geographical spread of the winners. Athletes from eight different countries stood on the top step of the podium. Alongside Japan and France, gold medals were won by representatives of Azerbaijan, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Hungary, and Kosovo.

Results of the Paris Grand Slam 2026

Men

60 kg
Balabay Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
Dilshot Khalmatov (Ukraine)
Izhak Ashpiz (Israel) / Aman Bakytzhan (Kazakhstan)

66 kg
Takeshi Takeoka (Japan)
Kim Channyeong (South Korea)
Ruslan Pashayev (Azerbaijan) / Kairi Kentoku (Japan)

73 kg
Muhammadbek Muhammadbekov (UAE)
Manuel Lombardo (Italy)
Mukhiddin Asadulloev (Tajikistan) / Benjamin Levy (Great Britain)

81 kg
Yuhei Oino (Japan)
Zelim Tskayev (Azerbaijan)
Egor Shukhoparov (Russia) / Abylaikhan Zhubanazar (Kazakhstan)

90 kg
Goki Tajima (Japan)
Hidetoshi Tokumochi (Japan)
Alexis Mathieu (France) / Egor Andoni (Russia)

100 kg
Dota Arai (Japan)
Anton Savitskyi (Ukraine)
Niyaz Bilalov (Russia) / Nurlykhan Sharkhan (Kazakhstan)

+100 kg
Kanta Nakano (Japan)
Hiyoga Ota (Japan)
Kim Min-Jong (South Korea) / Jur Spijkers (Netherlands)

Women

48 kg
Shirine Boukli (France)
Wenna Zhuang (China)
Wakana Koga (Japan) / Xinran Hui (China)

52 kg
Distria Krasniqi (Kosovo)
Ariane Toro Soler (Spain)
Mascha Ballhaus (Germany) / Amandine Buchard (France)

57 kg
Sarah-Léonie Cysique (France)
Akari Omori (Japan)
Momo Tamaoki (Japan) / Faiza Mokdar (France)

63 kg
Rafaela Silva (Brazil)
Enkhrilen Lkhagvatogo (Mongolia)
Kirari Yamaguchi (Japan) / Joanne van Lieshout (Netherlands)

70 kg
Szofi Özbas (Hungary)
April Fohouo (Switzerland)
Rin Maeda (Japan) / Ai Tsunoda (Spain)

78 kg
Alice Bellandi (Italy)
Elizaveta Litvinenko (UAE)
Liz Ngelebeia (France) / Anna Monta Olek (Germany)

+78 kg
Romane Dicko (France)
Julia Tolofua (France)
Léa Fontaine (France) / Mao Arai (Japan)

The next stage of the 2026 Grand Slam series will take place on February 27 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.