Judo’s Lausanne Grand Slam 2026 opens with the first day featuring both adaptive judo athletes and World Tour competitors. Multiple outlets report that the event highlights an inclusive format that brings different classifications of athletes into the same tournament environment.
Coverage notes that several athletes win gold medals on the opening day. Reported gold winners include Marina Vorobeva, Yamato Fukuda, Gefen Primo, Kairi Kentoku and Eteri Liparteliani. While the accounts focus on the same opening-day results, they differ mainly in phrasing and emphasis, with both highlighting inclusion and the presence of adaptive competitors alongside established judo names.
The shared reporting indicates that the tournament’s opening aligns with judo’s broader efforts to broaden participation, while still featuring top-level competition characteristic of the Grand Slam circuit.
