All is set at the Complexo Municipal dos Desportos in the city of Almada for the 2023 IBSA Judo Grand Prix Portugal.

Starting this Monday, the competition is gathering 90 judokas from 21 countries and four continents, with most of them paving their way to Paris 2028. This is the first tournament since the last World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November 2022.

Brazil, Canada, Croatia, France, Great Britain, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Korea, Libya, Lithuania, Moldova, Mexico, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Turkiye, Ukraine, the USA, and Venezuela are confirmed in the Portuguese tatamis.

The accreditation and eye classifications started on Saturday and continued on Sunday. Check the competition programme (CET, local time -1) as follows:

January 30 – Monday 
1 pm
Women
J1 -48kg | J2 -48kg | J2 -57kg
Men
J1 -60kg | J1 -73kg | J2 -60kg | J2 -73kg
5 pm
Final block and medal ceremony

January 31 – Tuesday
1 pm
Women
J1 -57kg | J1 -70kg | J1 +70kg | J2 -70kg | J2 +70kg
Men
J1 -90 kg | J1 +90kg | J2 -90kg | J2 +90kg
5 pm
Final block and medal ceremony

All the competition and the draw ceremony (Sunday, 9.30 pm) can be followed at the live webpage in the IBSA website here.