1. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
The technical committee will be composed of the ICSD Technical Director for Judo and members appointed by the Organising Committee:

ANTOINE Damien ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

- ICSD Technical Director - IJF Representative - IJF Representative - Sports Liaison Officer - Deaf Representative

2. PROTEST COMMITTEE

ANTOINE Damien ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

- ICSD Technical Director - IJF Representative - IJF Representative - Sports Liaison Officer - Deaf Representative

3. EVENTS
The judo competitions will comprise the following events:

MEN	WOMEN
Under 60kg 60 - 66kg 66 - 73kg 73 - 81kg 81 - 90kg 90 - 100kg Over 100kg	Under 48kg 48 - 52kg 52 - 57kg 57 - 63kg 63 - 70kg 70 - 78kg Over 78kg

4. PARTICIPANTS

4.1. Age Eligibility
All judo competitors must be at least 17 years old in 2013 (born in 1996 or before). Competitors aged 17 in 2013 must provide a medical certificate and the National Federation should obtain parental authorization.

4.2. Each National Federation may enter one (1) competitor per weight class, in each gender, for a maximum of 12 participants.

4.3. Contestants shall be the holder of green belt or higher.

4.4. A fine of USD $20 is levied on each non-starting athlete with the exception of those presenting a doctor's declaration that he/she should not be allowed to start.

5. REGISTRATION

5.1. The preliminary registrations with an indication of the probable number of athletes in each event must be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 01 August 2008.

5.2. The final registrations with the names of each athlete indicating event entered must be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 1 August 2009. Such submissions will be made via official online registration form or telefax followed by the official registration form.

5.3. No changes or additional entries will be accepted after 01 August 2009.

6. VENUES

6.1. Competition Venue
The Judo competitions will take place at Taiwan Police College on first floor (1F).

6.2. Training Venue
The training venue will be the same as the competition venue on floor -3.

7. SCHEDULE

7.1. Competition Schedule
Refer to the competition schedule on the Games website.

7.2. Training Schedule
Refer to the training schedule on the Games website.

8. COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS

8.1. Technical Organisation
ICSD is responsible for the technical organisation of the Judo competitions.

8.2. Competition Rules
The Judo competitions will be conducted in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the IJF (version 2009). In case of disagreement in the interpretation of the Rules and Regulations, the English text shall prevail. Unforeseen incidents not covered by the Rules and Regulations shall be dealt with as follows:

8.2.1. Cases of a general nature will be resolved in accordance with Deaflympics Regulations, General Technical Rules – Summer Deaflympics, and this Judo Technical Regulations.

8.2.2. Technical questions related to competition rules shall be resolved according to the IJF Rules and Regulations.

Only athletes who comply with the Deaflympics Regulations are entitled to take part in the Deaflympics Judo competitions.

8.3. Competition Equipment
All equipment such as flags, scoreboards, timing clocks, time signal, and blue/white judogis uniform used during competitions will comply with the IJF Rules and Regulations. The Judo competition area will be configured to international standards and mats shall be covered by Tatamis or similarly acceptable material, generally green in colour.

8.4. Competition Uniform
The Judo uniform (judogi) will be conducted in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the IJF. The contestants shall wear a Judogi (blue and white) uniform strongly made of cotton (more than 70% cotton) or similar material, in good condition. The material must not be so thick or hard or slippery as to prevent the opponent from taking a grip. The back identification (Bibs) worn by the competitors shall be made from white material and maximum dimensions is 30cm x 30cm.

8.4.1 Acceptable Markings on the Judogi:

• National Olympic Abbreviation (on back of jacket), size of the letters 11cm.
• National Emblem (on left breast of jacket), maximum size 100cm².
• One manufacturer's trademark (on bottom, left side of the jacket), maximum size 20cm².
• One manufacturer's trademark (on bottom, in front of the left leg of the trouser), maximum size 20cm².
• One manufacturer's trademark at one end of the belt, maximum size 20cm².
• Indication of the placing (1st, 2nd, 3rd) at the Summer Deaflympics or World Deaf Championships, in an area of 6cm x 10cm at the bottom front left side of the jacket.
• Name of the competitor can be placed (printed or embroidered) on the back of the jacket above the National Olympic abbreviation, but in no case placed in a position to prevent an opponent from grasping the back of the jacket. The size of the letters is maximum 7cm high; maximum length of the name is 30cm (a maximum of 12 letters or less is recommended). This rectangular area of 7 x 30cm must be located at 3cm below the collar of the jacket, the back identification must be fixed at 4cm under this area.

8.5. Draw
The draw for the positions on the contest system lists must be held on the day prior to the first competition by the Technical Committee. The draw is made by calling of the competitors’ names from the official list and thereafter drawing a number and affixing the number to the contest system list. The result of the draw (two sets) shall be distributed by the representatives of the Organizing Committee to the representatives of each participating delegation immediately after it is finalized.

8.6. Time Duration of Contest
Men and Women will have five (5) minutes of competition. In case of tie at the end of the period, an additional three (3) minutes and the first point mark to win which is known as "Golden Score". Any contestant is entitled to rest between contests for a period of ten (10) minutes.

8.7. Officials

8.7.1. Judges and Referee
The contest shall be conducted by one (1) Referee and two (2) Judges under the supervision of the Technical Committee. The Referee and Judges shall be assisted by Scoreboard Keepers and Timekeepers.

8.7.1. The competition officials will be appointed by the Technical Committee.

8.7.2. The referee and the judges shall not be members of the same National Federations as the competitors at whose contest they are officiating and should not hold any official function, i.e. coach or manager.

8.7.2. Appointment
The Organizing Committee shall appoint an appropriate number of referees, judges, and necessary support personnel (timekeepers, contest sheet writers, and scoreboard keepers as well as other technical assistants). Of those support personnel must be a minimum of 21 years of age, have a minimum of three (3) years experience as national Referee and a good knowledge of the Refereeing Rules

8.8. Weigh-in
A separate rooms for men and women will be available for the unofficial and official weigh-in. Official weigh-in for each category shall take place on the same day as competition in that category. Official weigh-in control period shall be of one-hour duration and will commence at least, two hours before the scheduled starting time for the competitions. Competitors shall be allowed to check their weight on the official weigh-in scales (that will be used for the official weigh-in) during the 1 hour before the official weigh-in commences. There is no limit to the number of times each athlete may check their weight during this time of the unofficial weigh-in. The competitor shall weigh-in wearing only gymnastic underclothing or naked, under the supervision of a weigh-in official; the competitor may be requested to remove his/her underclothing to ensure he/she reaches the minimum weight limit of the weight category in which he/she is entered.

8.9. Hygiene

• The Judogi shall be clean, generally dry and without unpleasant odour
• The nails of the feet and hands shall be cut short
• The personal hygiene of the contestant shall be of a high standard
• Long hair shall be tied so as to avoid causing inconvenience to the other contestant

Any contestant who will not comply with the requirements above shall be refused the right to compete and the opponent shall win the contest by Fusen-gachi, if the contest has not yet started, or by Kiken-gachi, if the contest has already started, according to the "majority of three" rule.

9. PROTESTS

9.1. Procedure for lodging a protest
All sport related protests will be resolved in accordance to the IJF Rules and Regulations and will be managed by the Judo Protest Committee. Any official protest must be submitted in writing in English on the Official Deaflympics Protest Form. The form must be given to the ICSD Technical Director with USD $50 within 30 minutes after official posted results.

The ICSD Technical Director will decide whether the protest is sporting related or eligibility related. The Judo Protest Committee will review all sport related protests, and the ICSD Executive Committee will review all eligibility protests. The deposit of USD $50 will be returned to the appellant only if the protest is considered valid.

9.2. Procedures for reviewing a protest
The Judo Protest Committee will meet in the Technical Directors office in Taipei at a time decided upon by the chairperson of the committee,

• The ICSD Technical Director will be the chairperson of the committee.
• The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will be responsible to book the meeting room and interpreters.
• The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will contact all committee members to inform them of the meeting time and location.
• The ICSD Technical Director will be responsible for liaising with the State Sports Association's Competition Manager.

The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will be responsible for informing Games Headquarters GHQ and the ICSD Technical Director will be responsible for informing ICSD Executive Committee about the protest and also the outcome of the protest.

10. CONTROL AND SANCTIONS

10.1. Hearing Aids
The use of any hearing aid/amplification or external cochlear implant parts are not permitted within the restricted zone area.

10.1.1. Restricted Zone Area
The restricted zone area is in effect from the time athletes enter the competition area on 1st floor (1F) during the warm-up and competition period.

10.1.2. Violation and Penalty
When this rule is violated, refer to Audiogram Regulations, Article 6: VIOLATIONS and PENALTIES.

10.2. Medical Control
Refer to General Technical Rules - Summer Deaflympics, Article 4 - CONTROL AND SANCTIONS.

11. TECHNICAL MEETING

11.1. Date and Location
The Judo technical meeting will be held on 07 September 2009 in Taiwan Police College at 15:00.

11.2. Attendance
Each participating National Federation may be represented by two officials, of whom at least one must be deaf and, if necessary, an interpreter.