Rustam Orujov is an Azerbaijani retired judoka. He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; after defeating Gideon van Zyl in the second round, he was eliminated by Mansur Isaev in the third round. He won the silver medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Sagi Aharon Muki is an Israeli Olympic and former world champion half-middleweight judoka. Muki is the 2019 World Champion. He also won the 2015 and 2018 European championships. In the mixed team event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Muki was a member of the Israeli team that won the bronze medal.
Saeid Mollaei is an Iranian-born Mongolian half-middleweight judoka. He was born in Tehran to ethnic Azerbaijani parents originally from Khoy. Iranian authorities ordered Mollaei to lose intentionally in the semi-final at the Tokyo 2019 World Championships, so as to avoid a potential match in the finals against Israeli 2019 world champion Sagi Muki. In August 2019, he moved to Europe with a two-year visa from Germany, saying he was afraid to return to Iran after exposing and criticizing its pressure on him to deliberately lose in the World Championships. In December 2019, he became a citizen of Mongolia. He dedicated his 2020 Olympic medal to Mongolia, to the Mongol people, and to Israel. From May 2022 on, Mollaei represents Azerbaijan.
Baruch Shmailov is an Israeli Olympic judoka. He competes in the under 66 kg weight category, and won a gold medal in the 2022 World Masters in Jerusalem. Shmailov also won a bronze in the 2017 World Masters, as well as a silver at the 2018 World Masters.
Tohar Butbul is an Israeli Olympic judoka. He competes in the under 73 kg weight category, where he won silver medals at the 2019 Judo World Masters and the 2021 European Championships, and won bronze medals in the 2017 Paris Grand Slam and 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam. As of March 2018 he was ranked #9 in the world in the U73 kg division. He was a member of the Israeli team that won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Butbul represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in judo in the men's 73 kg event in which he came in ninth, and in the mixed team event, in which Team Israel came in ninth.
The Men's 60 kg competition at the 2018 World Judo Championships was held on 20 September 2018.
The Women's 48 kg competition at the 2018 World Judo Championships was held on 20 September 2018.
The Men's 66 kg competition at the 2018 World Judo Championships was held on 21 September 2018.
The women's 52 kg competition at the 2018 World Judo Championships was held on 21 September 2018.
The Men's 73 kg competition at the 2018 World Judo Championships was held on 22 September 2018.
The Women's 57 kg competition at the 2018 World Judo Championships was held on 22 September 2018.
The Men's 81 kg competition at the 2018 World Judo Championships was held on 23 September 2018.
The Women's 63 kg competition at the 2018 World Judo Championships was held on 23 September 2018.
The Women's 70 kg competition at the 2018 World Judo Championships was held on 24 September 2018.
The Men's 100 kg competition at the 2018 World Judo Championships was held on 25 September 2018.
The Women's 78 kg competition at the 2018 World Judo Championships was held on 25 September 2018.
The Men's +100 kg competition at the 2018 World Judo Championships was held on 26 September 2018.
The Women's +78 kg competition at the 2018 World Judo Championships was held on 26 September 2018.
The Mixed team competition at the 2018 World Judo Championships was held on 27 September 2018.
The 2022 Judo Grand Slam Baku was held at the Heydar Aliyev Sport Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 4 to 6 November 2022 as part of the IJF World Tour and during the 2024 Summer Olympics qualification period.
Baku, Azerbaijan 
Japan (2nd title)
