The International Judo Federation (IJF) Judo Grand Prix opened in Ulaanbaatar on July 4^th and wrapped up on July 6^th.

The three-day competitions brought together 284 judo practitioners, 165 men and 119 women, from 27 countries, including Russian Olympic champion Tagir Khaybulaev, London 2012 bronze medallist Dimitri Peters of Germany, Brazil's Rafael Buzacarini, European champion and world number three Beslan Mudranov of Russia as well as Mongolia's first female judo world champion Munkhbat Urantsetseg.

The athletes vied for world ranking points ahead of the World Championships in Chelyabinsk, Russia, in August.

With a prize fund of 100 thousand USD, the Mongolian tournament was attended by competitors from 27 countries including Japan, China, Canada, Germany, South Korea, Russia, Brazil, Austria, Portugal, Hungary, Korea, Switzerland, Iran, Turkey, Poland, Taiwan, United States, Uzbekistan, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Mozambique, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia.  A stunning 282 (165 male, 117 female) judokas competed for medals during the Grand Prix.

Mongolian female wrestler, Ts.Naranjargal, took gold in the -70 kg and labor hero, honored athlete Kh.Tsagaanbaatar took silver in the men's -73 kg.

On Saturday, Ghaseminejad, Iranian judoka, defeated 23-year-old Alexander Wieczerzak of Germany to secure the sole medal for Iran at the tournament in the men’s under 81 kilogram division.

In the men's under 81kg final encounter, Japan’s Keita Nagashima secured his nation's gold medal in the Grand Prix with a victory against South Korean judoka Wang Ki-chun.

From the 27 participating countries 14 countries took home no medals. Mongolia secured three gold, two silver and four bronze medals, leading to the Japanese (2 +1 +4) and China (2 +0 +1). Georgia, Canada, and Korea also won gold and four silver medals.

– 63 kg:

1. YANG, Junxia (CHN)                         
2. JOUNG, Da-Woon (KOR)
3. URDABAYEVA, Marian (KAZ)
3. TRAJDOS, Martyna (GER)
5. TSEND-AYUSH, Tserennadmid (MGL)
5. LABAZINA, Marta (RUS)
7. BALDORJ, Mungunchimeg (MGL)
7. MARTIN, Hannah (USA)

– 73 kg:

1. TSEND AYUSH, Naranjargal (MGL)
2. HWANG, Ye-Sul (KOR)
3. STAM, Esther (GEO)
3. PORTELA, Maria (BRA)
5. MATNIYAZOVA, Gulnoza (UZB)
5. ZUPANCIC, Kelita (CAN)
7. MERLI, Nadia (BRA)
7. KIM, Jong Sun (PRK)

– 73 kg:

1. TATALASHVILI, Nugzari (GEO)  
2. KHASHBAATAR, Tsagaanbaatar (MGL)
3. NAKAMURA, Takenori (JPN)
3. HONG, Kuk Hyon (PRK)
5. JANG, Won Gi (KOR)
5. GANBAATAR, Odbayar (MGL)
7. FOGEL, Leo (RUS)
7. BUUVEIBAATAR, Khishigbayar (MGL)  

– 81 kg:

1. NAGASHIMA, Keita (JPN)
2. WANG, Ki-Chun (KOR)  
3. GHASEMI NEJAD, Amir (IRI)
3. BLACH, Lukasz (POL)
5. WIECZERZAK, Alexander (GER)
5. VALOIS-FORTIER, Antoine (CAN)
7. SOBIROV, Shaxzod (UZB)
7. KRIZSAN, Szabolcs (HUN)