According to IRNA, the tournament was hosted by Italy with the participation of 490 judokas from 72 countries. 282 judokas in the boys ‘section and 208 in the girls’ section went on the tatami at the event.
The strange thing about this tournament was the absence of Japan, the undisputed world champion in different age groups, as well as the absence of South Korea in this tournament.
In the end, the Georgian team won four gold and one bronze medal in a total of two sections for girls and boys and stood on the championship platform to surprise the competition.
Russia came in second with 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals and France came in third with 2 gold and 5 bronze medals.
Teams from the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Spain, Romania and Turkey ranked fourth to tenth in the medal distribution table.
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