1.   It was a big deal for the youths, who were going on an all-expense paid trip as spectators to watch the Olympic judo competitions.

2.   Peter Seisenbacher, the first Austrian to win a major judo competition, become the first judo player to retain an Olympic title.

3.   The Georgians appealed to Francois Pierre Besson, the technical delegate of the judo competition.

4.   Heading into the last day of the judo competition, the nation with the most gold medals so far is ... France?

5.   Japan has never before sent a trio of brothers to a world-class judo competition.

6.   Olympic heavyweight champion David Khakhaleichvili was forced out of the judo competition here on Saturday before he could even step onto the mat.