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Judo at the Olympics

• Judo was first included in the Summer Olympic Games at the 1964 Games in Tokyo.

• Judo was not included in the following Games in 1968, though was reinstated as an Olympic sport from then on.

• At the 1988 Olympics women's judo was introduced as a demonstration sport, and became an official sport in 1992.

• Judo is a weight class event. There have been many different classes over the years, and the definition of each class has changed several times.

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