Japan topped the medal table at the 2026 Budapest Grand Slam, which brought together 504 judoka from 67 countries.
Japan won three gold, one silver and three bronze medals. Russia and Israel followed with two gold medals each, with Russia taking second place after winning two more silver medals than Israel.
Brazil, Azerbaijan, Italy, Spain, Croatia, Bulgaria and Greece each won one gold medal to complete the top ten.
Japan’s gold medals came from Haruka Funakubo in the -70kg category, Megu Danno in -63kg and Yoshito Hojo in -81kg. Mao Izumi won silver, while Arakawa, Seki and Uchimura took bronze.
Russia continued its strong run in international competition after topping the medal table at the Lausanne Grand Slam in Switzerland with two gold, one silver and four bronze medals.
Megu Danno – JPN
In Budapest, Sabina Giliazova won gold in the -48kg category and Valerii Endovitskii claimed the +100kg title. The two victories, combined with Russia’s additional silver medals, were enough to secure second place ahead of Israel.
Israel competed with 17 judoka in Budapest, including nine men and eight women, and finished third in the medal table with two gold and one bronze.
Raz Hershko won the +78kg title. She opened with a victory over Angola’s Quimbira before defeating New Zealand’s Sydnee Andrews. Hershko then beat Estonia’s Emma Aktas in the semi-final and France’s Celia Cancan in the final to take gold.
Israel’s second gold came in the -60kg category, where Izhak Ashpiz defeated France’s Enzo Jean in the final. Karen Primo added a bronze medal in -63kg.
The Budapest Grand Slam featured athletes from eight African countries, nine Asian countries, 43 European countries, five countries from Pan America and one from Oceania.
Japan therefore finished at the top of the medal table, followed by Russia and Israel, in a competition that brought together leading judoka from across the world.
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