The venue for Judo at the London Olympics is ExCeL London (pictured), which is also the venue for wrestling.
383 judokas of both sexes, representing 133 countries will take part in matches spanning 14 weight classes.
On the men's side, Masato Uchishiba is going for three straight wins in the Olympics. Only Tadairo Nomura is the only three-time winner in a weight class in the Olympics, when he won three time sin the 60kg class. Satoshi Ishii is going for that same feat as well in the super-heavyweight class.
On the women's side, Xian Dongmei is going for her third as well, she has won the last two 52kg finals in the Olympics, at both Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. Ayumi Tanimoto is attempting the same feat in the 63kg, as well as Masae Ueno in the 70kg.
Up next: a look a taekwondo.
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