Judo is a sport that demands a physical and strategic performance, testing the qualities of strength, touch, balance and sensitivity. The sport is open to athletes with blindness/visual impairment in several weight categories. The contest lasts five minutes, for both men and women and the winner is the athlete who scores an ippon or who scores the greater number of points.

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