ParaFed Canterbury

Phone (03) 385 4449   Fax (03) 385 4425

Email info@parafedcanterbury.co.nz

Sport and Recreation for people with physical disabilities

Judo in Paralympic competition is identical to Olympic competition, apart from, the texture of the mats. Judo is a sport that demands a physical and strategic performance, testing the qualities of strength, touch, balance and sensitivity. Judo is only open to people with a visual impairment. Both male and female athletes are divided into weight categories.

Competitors must use different techniques to overcome or immobilize their opponent. The sport is open to athletes with blindness/visual impairment in several weight categories. The contest lasts five minutes and the winner is the athlete who scores an ‘ippon’ or who scores the greater number of points.

Classification Information

All blind athletes, in all three classes, compete in open competition. It is only open to people with visual impairments and athletes are divided over weight categories.