Japan maintained the lead in the overall ranking of medals at the end of the competitions of the fifth day of the World Judo Championships – Doha 2023, which is currently being held at the Ali bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena in Al Sadd, for the first time in Qatar, and lasts till May 14, 2023, with large participation of world and Olympic champions and top ranked players.

Japan raised its tally today to 10 colored medals with 4 golds, two silvers and 4 bronzes, while Georgia rose from fourth to second after raising to 4 colored medals with two golds, one silver and one bronze, France fell from second to third with a gold, silver and two bronzes, while Canada came in the fourth place with a gold and a bronze medal, and Spain remained in the fifth place with one gold medal.

The championship competitions will continue on Friday with the under-100 kg competitions for men with the participation of 44 players, and the under-78 kg for women with the participation of 37 players.

The tournament will conclude on Sunday with the mixed team competitions, with the participation of 211 athletes, 110 male and 101 female players representing 18 countries from 4 continents.

Source: Qatar News Agency