The IJF will continue its end-of-year tradition of awarding a prize money bonus to all 14 world number ones on the final IJF World Ranking List for 2019.

The bonus, which was first introduced in 2016, will see the world number one’s in each of the 14 weight categories scoop a bonus of $10,000 per judoka.

Ten different countries are represented on the list of 14 champion judoka.

Final world no. 1’s of 2019:

-48kg: Daria Bilodid (UKR)

-52kg: Amandine Buchard (FRA)

-57kg: Christa Deguchi (CAN)

-63kg: Clarisse Agbegnenou (FRA)

-70kg: Marie Eve Gahie (FRA)

-78kg: Madeleine Malonga (FRA)

+78kg: Idalys Ortiz (CUB)

-60kg: Nagayama Ryuju (JPN)

-66kg: Joshiro Maruyama (JPN)

-73kg: Rustam Orujov (AZE)

-81kg: Sagi Muki (ISR)

-90kg: Nikoloz Sherazadishvili (ESP)

-100kg: Michael Korrel (NED)

+100kg: Lukas Krpalek (CZE)

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