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| Venue | Traktor Ice Arena |
| Location |  Chelyabinsk, Russia |
| Dates | 25–31 August 2014 |
| Competitors | 637 from 110 nations |
| Total prize money | 300,000$[1] |
| Website | Official website |
| Champions | |
| Men's team |  Japan(5th title) |
| Women's team |  France(3rd title) |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • EJU • JudoInside |
| 2014 World Judo Championships | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| 60 kg | 48 kg | |
| 66 kg | 52 kg | |
| 73 kg | 57 kg | |
| 81 kg | 63 kg | |
| 90 kg | 70 kg | |
| 100 kg | 78 kg | |
| +100 kg | +78 kg | |
| team | team | |
The2014World Judo Championships were held inChelyabinsk, Russia, from 25 to 31 August 2014, in theTraktor Ice Arena.[2] Each participating country was permitted to present a total of 18 men and women judokas to participate in the 14 weight categories (7 male and 7 female), but no more than two judokas from the same country were allowed to fight in the same category.
Bids were made byAzerbaijan, Russia,South Korea,United Arab Emirates, and the United States to theInternational Judo Federation for the initial staging of the championships. On 2 October 2012, it was announced that Russia would hold the full championships for the first time. Previously, the1983 World Judo Championships had been held in the Soviet Union (Moscow) and the open category of the2011 Championships were held inTyumen.[3] One reason for the choice was the successful staging of the2012 European Judo Championships inChelyabinsk.[3]
On 17 December 2012, at theRitz-Carlton in Moscow, the President of IJF Marius Wizer,Mikhail Yurevich (the governor ofChelyabinsk Oblast) and Sergey Soloveychik, the vice-president of the Russian Judo Federation and the head of the European Judo Union, signed an agreement to host the championships.[4][5]
On 2 September 2013, following the2013 World Judo Championships, the flag of the International Judo Federation was passed to a representative of the Russian Judo Federation.[6]
On 19 March 2014, the regulations of the competitions were approved for the competition. The championship took place between 25 and 31 August, with the individual tournament taking place between 25 and 30 August, and the team tournament on 31 August.[7]
The championships were held at theTraktor Ice Arena, with a capacity of 7,500 spectators.[8]
The mascot of the championships was a baby tiger named Zhorik, adiminutive form of Georgiy. The mascot was chosen in a unanimous vote held before the2012 European Judo Championships.[9]
The logo of the championships was a blue-white rectangle, augmented at the base by a red belt. The colours of the logo repeat theRussian flag. The logo also features a whitesilhouette ofVladimir Putin taken from a photo on the cover of the bookLearn Judo with Vladimir Putin.[10]
Total prize money was $300,000. The winner of the individual competition received $6,000 ($4,800 for the judoka and $1,200 for the coach), the runner-up $4,000 ($3,200 and $800, for the judoka and the coach respectively) and the bronze medalist $2,000 ($1,600 and $400, respectively). The two best judokas (man and woman) were awarded $2,000.
The winners of the team competition received a total of $25,000 ($20,000 for judokas and $5,000 for coaches), the runner-up $15,000 ($12,000 and $3,000 respectively) and the bronze medalist $5,000 ($4,000 and $1,000 respectively).[11][1]
| Medal | Individual | Mixed team | ||||||
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| Total | Judoka | Coach | Total | Judoka | Coach | |||
 Gold | $6,000 | $4,800 | $1,200 | $25,000 | $20,000 | $5,000 | ||
 Silver | $4,000 | $3,200 | $800 | $15,000 | $12,000 | $3,000 | ||
 Bronze | $2,000 | $1,600 | $400 | $5,000 | $4,000 | $1,000 | ||
The rules of competition changed on January 1, 2014.
The IJF continued to differentiate judo from other kinds of wrestling, particularly fromsambo, and reverted to classical judo traditions. Activity by the hands below the belt in standing position, limited by 2010 rules, is now fully forbidden under penalty of disqualification. In the spirit of saving specific characteristics of judo, possibility of fight for hold is limited: wrong methods of protection from holds is prohibited, and there is a limit to the number of protections from holds. Likewise, other methods of evading fight or blocking of an opponent are forbidden; for example, false attacks or coercion to assume bend position by power. The criteria of victory by fall (ippon) is specified: now a throw must have more power, quickness and amplitude with the fall of the opponent straight to their back. Rituals about combat were also modified: for example, opponents must greet each other only by bows; as handshaking before combat is now forbidden. TheGolden score overtime is not limited by time, and winning by judge decision (hantei) is abolished.[12]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | France | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 |  Brazil | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Cuba | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Georgia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Independent ParticipantsA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Russia | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 |  Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 North Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Portugal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 |  Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 22 |  Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |
Mexico (8)
Hong Kong (2)
Monaco (2)
Rwanda (1)
Swaziland (1)
Saudi Arabia (5)
Palestine (3)
United States (11) Argentina (6)
Estonia (4)
Algeria (11)
Angola (1)
Armenia (7)
Aruba (1)
American Samoa (1)
Australia (3)
Austria (8)
Azerbaijan (6)
Burundi (4)
Belgium (5)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
Belarus (9)
Bolivia (2) Brazil (18)
Bulgaria (4) Canada (11)
China (18)
Ivory Coast (3)
Cameroon (3)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1) Colombia (3) Cuba (13)
Cyprus (4) Czech Republic (7)
Denmark (2)
Dominican Republic (5)
Ecuador (5)
Egypt (4)
Spain (9)
Fiji (1)
Finland (1) France (18)
Gabon (3)
Great Britain (4)
Guinea-Bissau (1) Georgia (10) Germany (17) Greece (4) Hungary (13) Israel (7)
Italy (12) Japan (18)
Kazakhstan (16)
Kyrgyzstan (11)
South Korea (14)
Kuwait (5)
Latvia (3)
Lebanon (3)
Liechtenstein (1)
Lithuania (6)
Madagascar (2)
Malawi (2)
Moldova (2) Mongolia (18)
Montenegro (1)
Mozambique (3)
Mauritius (1) Netherlands (10)
Nepal (2)
Niue (1)
Nauru (1)
New Zealand (3)
Pakistan (3)
Paraguay (2)
Peru (7)
Papua New Guinea (2) Poland (11) Portugal (13) North Korea (9) Romania (8) Russia (18)
Senegal (1)
San Marino (1)
Serbia (5)
Switzerland (7) Slovenia (6)
Sweden (6)
Tajikistan (9)
Turkmenistan (12)
Chinese Taipei (5)
Tunisia (9)
Turkey (4) United Arab Emirates (3) Ukraine (17)
Uzbekistan (11)
Venezuela (10)
Yemen (4)
Zambia (3)
