The city of Nur-Sultan will be the world judo capital for the next week! Today marks the first official arrivals for IBSA Judo World Grand Prix Kazakhstan set for May 25th to May 29th.

It is expecting to have more than 200 judokas competing from 25 countries and all the action will be live streamed in IBSA YouTube channel.

After the Turkish Grand Prix in Ankara, this is the second competition according to the new IBSA rules, in terms of classification but also in weight categories.

Check the actual leaders of the world ranking:

Men J1
-60kg Abdurrahim Ozalp (Tur)
-73kg Florin Alexandru Bologa (Rou)
-90kg Arthur Silva (Bra)
+90kg Wilians Araújo (Bra)

Men J2
-60kg Recep Ciftci (Tur)
-73kg Giorgi Kaldani (Geo)
-90kg Zhanbota Amanzhol (Kaz)
+90kg Ibrahim Bolukbasi (Tur)

Women J1
-48kg Rosicleide Silva Andrade (Bra)
-57kg Merve Uslu (Tur)
-70kg Brenda Souza de Freitas (Bra)
+70kg Nazan Akin Gunes (Tur)

Women J2
-48kg Carmen Brussig (Sui)
-70kg Alana Maldonado (Bra)
+70kg Rebeca Silva (Bra)