Starting this weekend, all the Grands Slams, the World Championships and France Judo's mixed team championship, the "Judo Pro League", can be seen live on RMC Sport, the number 1 channel for combat sports.

With this agreement bringing together the best judo competitions on a single channel, all the fights of French and international Olympic 2024 champions such as Teddy RINER, Clarisse AGBEGNENOU, Joan Benjamin GABA, Romane DICKO, Hifumi ABE and Christa DEGUCHI and others can be found on RMC Sport platforms.

In all, some fifteen events in France and abroad will be broadcast on the RMC Sport TV channel: 100% Grand Slams, including the Paris Grand Slam, the World Championships and the Judo Pro League.

Throughout the year, the entire RMC Sport ecosystem will be promoting judo to the general public, by creating content on dedicated social networks and broadcasting 2 live events free of charge on RMC Sport's Twitch and Youtube channels: the Judo Pro League Final Four and the Paris Grand Slam.

Broadcasting of judo competitions begins this Saturday, January 18, with the Judo Pro League Final Four live and in full.

REACTIONS :

Karim NEDJARIGeneral Manager of RMC Sport:
"RMC Sport is proud to contribute to the legacy of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games by offering unique coverage of the best Judo competitions. We are delighted with this three-way partnership with France Judo and the IJF, through our partner Two Circles. It responds to the demand from judo lovers and the general public to find their favorite competitions and athletes on a single platform: RMC Sport. We're going to put all our editorial expertise at the service of this great discipline, in which France is a major world player. To all French and international judoka and their fans: welcome to RMC Sport, your new home for judo in France.

Stéphane NOMISPresident of France Judo:
"Judo and our disciplines are becoming increasingly topical, with the Judo Pro League in particular, but also the usual Grands Slams and major national and international events. Our aim, of course, is to provide more and better exposure for our athletes and their future successes.This is now a reality with this three-way agreement between RMC Sport, France Judo and the IJF: great news for fans of our sport, who will be able to follow all the French national team competitions, as well as the Judo Pro League, on a single platform.

Vlad MARINESCUGeneral Manager of the International Judo Federation:
"Following the outstanding performances of French judokas at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as well as in view of the country's huge judo community, we consider France to be one of the world's leading judo nations. We are delighted to be bringing television content to France in collaboration with RMC Sport, celebrating not only judo as a sport but also the remarkable achievements of French athletes."