Judo was first included in the Summer Olympic Games at the 1964 Games in Tokyo, Japan. After not being included in 1968, judo has been an Olympic sport in each Olympiad since then. Only male judoka participated until the 1988 Summer Olympics, when women participated as a demonstration sport. Women judoka were first awarded medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
The Judo competition of the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in Beijing Workers' Gymnasium from September 7 to September 9. There were 13 events, corresponding to seven weight classes for men and six for women. At the Paralympics, judo is contested by visually impaired athletes.
The 2009 World Judo Championships was held in the Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 26 to 30 August.
Kaori Matsumoto is a retired Japanese judoka.
Corina Căprioriu is a Romanian judoka. She has competed under the name Corina Ștefan since her 2016 marriage to Romanian wrestler Gheorghiță Ștefan.
The 2015 World Judo Championships were held in Astana, Kazakhstan, from 24–30 August 2015. The competition was held at the Alau Ice Palace.
Nora Gjakova is a Kosovar judoka. She received a gold medal after winning the women's 57-kg judo competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In August 2021, she was awarded the Honor of the Nation Decoration of Albania by the President of Albania.
Lien Chen-ling is a Taiwanese judoka. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 57 kg event, in which she lost the bronze medal match to Kaori Matsumoto. Judo World rank 7th in -57 kg in Female Seniors.
Algeria participated at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan with 33 competitors in 3 sport.
Judo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place at the Nippon Budokan from 27 to 29 August 2021. There were 138 qualified slots in 13 events: 7 male events and 6 female events.
The women's 57 kg judo event at the 2019 European Games in Minsk was held on 22 June at the Čyžoŭka-Arena.
The Women's 57 kg competition at the 2019 World Judo Championships was held on 27 August 2019.
Jessica Klimkait is a Canadian Judoka who competes in the women's 57 kg category. In 2021 she became Canada's second judo world champion, defeating Momo Tamaoki of Japan in the women's lightfoot final at the championships in Budapest, Hungary; the win also qualified her for the Tokyo Olympic Games. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
The women's 57 kg competition in judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was held on 26 July 2021 at the Nippon Budokan.
The women's 57 kg competition at the 2020 European Judo Championships was held on 19 November at the O2 Arena.
The women's 57 kg competition at the 2021 European Judo Championships was held on 16 April at the Altice Arena.
The Women's 57 kg competition at the 2021 World Judo Championships was held on 8 June 2021.
The women's 57 kg competition at the 2022 European Judo Championships was held on 29 April at the Armeets Arena.
The women's 57 kg competition at the 2018 European Judo Championships was held on 26 April at the Expo Tel Aviv.
The women's 57 kg competition at the 2016 European Judo Championships was held on 23 April at the TatNeft Arena.
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