Around a dozen nations contest the European mixed team title in Belgrade on Saturday 7 November. France, champions in 2022 and 2024 but seventh last year, field twelve judoka. The event counts towards Olympic mixed team qualification for Los Angeles 2028.
Practical information
- Dates
- Saturday, November 7, 2026
- Venue
- Belgrade, Serbie
What's at stake
The European mixed team title and points in the qualification ranking for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic mixed team event, which also sets the seedings. Defending champions Georgia start as favourites ahead of Russia, Italy, runners-up in 2025, and Germany, who took bronze. France won in 2022 and 2024 but finished seventh in Podgorica in 2025.
Programme
The whole event takes place on Saturday 7 November. Each match pits two nations against each other over six bouts, one per category: -57, -70 and +70 kg for women, -73, -90 and +90 kg for men. The first team to four wins goes through; at three-all, a randomly drawn category decides. The European Judo Union has not yet published the timetable.
France: Sarah-Léonie Cysique and Martha Fawaz (-57 kg), Mathilde Chabal and Clémence Emé (-70 kg), Célia Cancan and Léa Fontaine (+70 kg), Joan-Benjamin Gaba and Maxime Gobert (-73 kg), Aleksa Mitrovic and Maxime-Gaël Ngayap Hambou (-90 kg), Tieman Diaby and Yann Rigaud (+90 kg).
Getting there
Belgrade, Serbia. The venue and ticketing have not yet been announced. No broadcaster has been announced in France.