Tickets are now on sale for the 2019 World Judo Championships, presented by Park 24, at the Nippon Budokan, in Tokyo, Japan, this August (25-31).

Pre-ticket sales started on Saturday 13 April and are open until 21 June and can be purchased online on the competition’s official website.

General ticket sales will open on Saturday 22 June until the eve of the competition.

Click here to buy tickets!

Japan last hosted the flagship event of the IJF World Judo Tour in 2010 and this year’s blockbuster eight-day event will be staged in the world famous Nippon Budokan which was built to host the Tokyo 1964 Olympic judo event.

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic event will also take place in the iconic mecca of judo and the world is awaiting this summer's judo supershow in the heart of the sport's homeland.

Click here to see the initial Japanese selection for their home World Championships.

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