The first day of the Ju-Jitsu competition at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games has been completed at the Aichi Budokan in Nagoya. The competition continues until October 3, with 203 athletes from 26 Asian countries taking part.
Hosts Japan have entered nine athletes. The United Arab Emirates and South Korea have 16 athletes each, while Kazakhstan, Thailand and the Philippines have 15 representatives apiece.
Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Jordan have each entered nine athletes, while Iran is competing with three. The different team sizes reflect the varying levels of participation across the Asian field.
The men’s competition features five weight categories, -62kg, -69kg, -77kg, -85kg and -94kg. The women’s programme includes three categories, -48kg, -52kg and -63kg.
The Ju-Jitsu competition is being held in the Ne-Waza format, focusing on ground fighting, control and submission techniques. It is the third time Ju-Jitsu has featured at the Asian Games.
Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games – Ju-Jitsu
The United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, Iran and Thailand are among the Asian countries with established records in the sport. South Korea and the Philippines have also fielded sizeable teams in recent continental Ju-Jitsu competitions.
Iran announced in 2024 that Ju-Jitsu had become independent from its shared structure with judo. According to officials of the sport, Iran has more than 20,000 Ju-Jitsu practitioners.
The Iranian team won one gold and two bronze medals at the 2026 Asian Ju-Jitsu Championships in Almaty. Despite those results, Iran has only three representatives in the Asian Games competition in Nagoya.
The Ju-Jitsu competition continues at the Aichi Budokan on October 2 and 3, with medals being contested across the men’s and women’s weight categories.
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