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The Paris Grand Slam opens the world tour season from 5 to 7 February 2027. Three days of competition, all fourteen Olympic weight classes and the French team on home soil in front of the Accor Arena crowd.
Practical information
- Dates
- From Friday, February 5, 2027 to Sunday, February 7, 2027
- Venue
- Accor Arena, Paris, France
What's at stake
The Paris Grand Slam is one of the most prestigious stops on the International Judo Federation (IJF) tour. The winner earns 1,000 world ranking points, the most available outside the World Championships and the Masters. For France, it is the only major international event of the year on home soil. The 2026 edition drew more than 25,000 spectators over two days, according to the French federation.
Schedule
The IJF schedule spreads the weight classes over three days:
- Friday 5 February: men's -60 and -66 kg, women's -48, -52 and -57 kg; - Saturday 6 February: men's -73 and -81 kg, women's -63 and -70 kg; - Sunday 7 February: men's -90, -100 and +100 kg, women's -78 and +78 kg.
Session times for the preliminaries and the final block have not been set, and entries are still open.
Getting there
Accor Arena, 8 boulevard de Bercy, Paris 12th. Metro Bercy (lines 6 and 14), a few minutes from Gare de Lyon. Tickets for 2027 were not on sale as of 5 November; they are usually sold through the Accor Arena website. Broadcast details have not been announced.