2022 Judo Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar Explained

Event:2022 Judo Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar
Venue:Steppe Arena
Location:Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Dates:24–26 June 2022
Prize Money Section:Prize money
Prize Money:€154,000[1]

The 2022 Judo Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar was held at the Steppe Arena in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from 24 to 26 June 2022 as part of the IJF World Tour and during the 2024 Summer Olympics qualification period.[2] [3] [4] [5] After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, all of the other 31 Summer Olympic sports organizations other than the IJF have suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes from their competitions.[6] But IJF President Marius Vizer, a long-time close friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, wanted instead to let Russians and Belarusians continue to compete as neutral athletes.[6] Ukraine boycotted the event because the Russian team was allowed to compete;[7] [8] Russia entered 24 competitors in the competition.[7] [8] Allowing Russians to compete went against the recommendation of the International Olympic Committee.[8]

Event videos

The event aired on the IJF YouTube channel.

Weight classes Preliminaries Final Block
Day 1Men: −60, −66
Women: −48, −52, −57
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Tatami 1Tatami 2Tatami 3
Day 2Men: −73, −81
Women: −63, −70
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Tatami 1Tatami 2Tatami 3
Day 3Men: −90, −100, +100
Women: −78, +78
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Tatami 1Tatami 2Tatami 3

Medal summary

Men's events

Extra-lightweight (−60 kg)
Half-lightweight (−66 kg) Yago Abuladze
Lightweight (−73 kg) Makhmadbek Makhmadbekov
Half-middleweight (−81 kg)
Middleweight (−90 kg) Mikhail Igolnikov
Half-heavyweight (−100 kg) Matvey Kanikovskiy
Heavyweight (+100 kg) Inal Tasoev

Women's events

Extra-lightweight (−48 kg)
Half-lightweight (−52 kg) Alesya Kuznetsova
Lightweight (−57 kg) Daria Kurbonmamadova
Half-middleweight (−63 kg)
Kamila Badurova
Middleweight (−70 kg) Madina Taimazova
Half-heavyweight (−78 kg)
Heavyweight (+78 kg)

Medal table

Prize money

The sums written are per medalist, bringing the total prizes awarded to €154,000.[1] (retrieved from: [2])

Medal Total Judoka Coach
€5,000 €4,000 €1,000
€3,000 €2,400 €600
€1,500 €1,200 €300

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ulaanbaatar GS 2022 Outlines Delegations version 25 April 2022 . . 26 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220426070839/https://78884ca60822a34fb0e6-082b8fd5551e97bc65e327988b444396.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/up/2022/04/Ulaanbaatar_GS_2022_Outlines_D-1650898393.pdf . 26 April 2022 . 17 . 25 April 2022.
  2. Web site: 2022 Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar . . 23 November 2021.
  3. Web site: 2022 Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar . JudoInside.com . 26 April 2022.
  4. Web site: 2022 Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar . . 26 April 2022.
  5. Web site: 2022 Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar . live.ijf.org . 26 April 2022.
  6. News: Weinreich . Jens . Most Olympic federations suspend Russian athletes, but officials go free . 26 June 2022 . . 5 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220405140136/https://playthegame.org/news/comments/2022/1027_most-olympic-federations-suspend-russian-athletes-but-officials-go-free/ . 5 April 2022.
  7. News: Ukraine refuses to participate in first Olympic Qualification in Ulaanbaatar . 26 June 2022 . JudoInside.com . 15 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220615155652/https://www.judoinside.com/news/5392/Ukraine_refuses_to_participate_in_first_Olympic_Qualification_in_Ulaanbaatar . 15 June 2022.
  8. News: Ukraine boycotts Olympic judo qualifier as Russians compete . 26 June 2022 . . 25 June 2022.