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Judo in the United Kingdom
CountryUnited Kingdom
Governing bodyBritish Judo Association
National team(s)Great Britain Olympics team
International competitions
European Judo Championships
World Judo Championships
Summer Olympics
Judo at the Commonwealth Games

Judo in the United Kingdom has a long history; the martial art being first introduced in 1899, and the first dojo, the Budokwai, being the oldest in Europe. The British Judo Association is the United Kingdom's official governing body for judo – in which British citizens have won eighteen Olympic medals.

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