Judo at the 20th Asian Games will be held from 30 September to 3 October 2026 at Aichi International Arena, also known as IG Arena, in Nagoya, Japan. Individual competition runs from 30 September to 2 October, followed by the mixed-team event on 3 October.
The Games opened in Nagoya on 19 September, with Hong Kong, China sending about 580 athletes across 38 sports — see the opening-day report.
With the event entering its final two-week countdown, the International Judo Federation entry list is taking shape. Hong Kong, China is currently listed with six judoka: three men and three women.
As checked on the direct IJF competition page on 23 September 2026, the individual event lists 32 countries and regions and 203 competitors, comprising 115 men and 88 women. These are rolling pre-event figures and may still change, so they should be treated as a dated snapshot rather than the final number of athletes who actually compete.
Hong Kong, China: six judoka currently listed
The current IJF list shows:
- WONG Ka Ki — men's -66 kg
- MAK Hong Nin — men's -73 kg
- LEE Kwok Wing — men's -81 kg
- WONG Ka Lee — women's -48 kg
- TSUI Shuk Ki — women's -52 kg
- YEUNG Nok Lam — women's -57 kg
This is the current competition entry state, not final confirmation that every listed athlete will start. Once the official draw is released, hkjudo.com will update this page with Hong Kong, China's first-round opponents and bracket positions.
Among the six, WONG Ka Lee has previous Asian Games experience, finishing seventh in the women's -48 kg category at the Hangzhou Asian Games. The 2026 event now brings the Hong Kong team back onto Asia's biggest multi-sport judo stage.
Daily judo schedule
According to the All Japan Judo Federation, the competition schedule is:
30 September
- Men -60 kg
- Men -66 kg
- Women -48 kg
- Women -52 kg
1 October
- Men -73 kg
- Men -81 kg
- Women -57 kg
- Women -63 kg
- Women -70 kg
2 October
- Men -90 kg
- Men -100 kg
- Men +100 kg
- Women -78 kg
- Women +78 kg
3 October
- Mixed Team
Preliminary rounds are scheduled from 11:00 each day, with the final block from 17:00, Japan time.
That places all six Hong Kong, China individual entries in the opening two days. WONG Ka Ki, WONG Ka Lee and TSUI Shuk Ki are in categories scheduled for 30 September, while MAK Hong Nin, LEE Kwok Wing and YEUNG Nok Lam are scheduled for 1 October.
Venue: Aichi International Arena / IG Arena
The judo competition will take place at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, commonly known as IG Arena. All four days of judo, including the mixed-team competition, are scheduled at the same venue.
For Hong Kong viewers, Japan is only one hour ahead, making the 11:00 preliminary and 17:00 final sessions relatively convenient to follow live once official broadcast or streaming information is confirmed.
Host Japan names a full 14-athlete individual team
The All Japan Judo Federation has announced seven men and seven women for the individual competition.
Men:
- KONDO Hayato, -60 kg
- HATTORI Tatsunari, -66 kg
- ISHIHARA Tatsuki, -73 kg
- FUJIWARA Sotaro, -81 kg
- OKADA Riku, -90 kg
- MASUCHI Ryotaro, -100 kg
- OTA Hyoga, +100 kg
Women:
- KONDO Mizuki, -48 kg
- FUJISHIRO Kokoro, -52 kg
- SHIROKANE Mio, -57 kg
- TANIOKA Narumi, -63 kg
- MAEDA Rin, -70 kg
- SUGIMURA Mizuki, -78 kg
- MUKUNOKI Miki, +78 kg
Japan will not be the only major force in the field. China, Korea, Mongolia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are among the leading Asian judo nations expected to shape the medal contests.
That is what gives Asian Games judo its distinct value: it is not simply another stop on the international calendar, but a direct comparison of Asia's strongest programmes on a major multi-sport stage.
Mixed team: Hong Kong, China not currently listed
The mixed-team event is scheduled for 3 October.
The IJF mixed-team nations list checked on 23 September names ten teams: Chinese Taipei, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, People's Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Thailand and Uzbekistan. Hong Kong, China is not currently listed.
For now, Hong Kong's focus is therefore on the six individual entries.
TBS broadcast planned in Japan
The All Japan Judo Federation event page states that TBS television coverage is planned in Japan.
The direct IJF competition page does not yet list complete international TV or streaming information, so official viewing options for Hong Kong and overseas audiences remain to be confirmed.
hkjudo.com will add those details when official coverage information is published.
One page for the full Asian Games judo story
Rather than creating repeated generic previews, hkjudo.com will keep updating this same article throughout the competition.
The next major update will come when the official draw is released. At that point, the page will add the six Hong Kong, China athletes' first-round opponents, bracket positions and relevant seeding information. From 30 September, daily results will be added through the end of the mixed-team event on 3 October, followed by the final champions and medal picture.
For Hong Kong judo, this page will therefore grow from a pre-event team list into a complete record of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games judo competition.
Official sources
International Judo Federation — 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya:
https://www.ijf.org/competition/3267
International Judo Federation — Mixed Teams:
https://www.ijf.org/competition/3268
All Japan Judo Federation — Asian Games Judo:
https://www.judo.or.jp/2026%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A2%E7%AB%B6%E6%8A%80%E5%A4%A7%E4%BC%9A/
All Japan Judo Federation — Japan team announcement: