Paralympic Judo
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Judo is a combat sport that has been in the Olympics since 1964, and the Paralympics since 1988. The Paralympic Judo events are for visually impaired contestants and the rules in the Paralympic Games are only very slightly different from Olympic Judo competition Judo. There are textured mats used to help blind or visually impaired compete.
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[edit] Rules
Paralympic judo competition is governed by the IJF rules with some modifications specified by the International Blind Sports Association (IBSA).See [1] Rule differences for blind include the judges shouting out when contestants get too near edge of the mat, contests always start with the 2 competitors in a loose grip on each others Judo suits (grip called "Kumikata").
[edit] History
Judo was first included in the Paralympics at Seoul, Korea--October 15-25, 1988[2] More than 60 visually impaired judo players, including some from the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Spain and Sweden competed in the Athens 2004 games, making it the biggest yet staged.
