גרנד פרי תל אביב

Grand Prix Tel Aviv 2019
Israel`s Judo had made a great progress throughout the years, especially last years. Men`s and women`s teams are achieving great success in EJU and IJF tournaments and we believe it`s time for us to host such a significant tournament as the Grand Prix Tel Aviv after proving our achievements in hosting the European Championships Seniors 2018 and the European U23 Championships 2016.

Israel`s Judo Association is led by Mr. Ponte Moshe, former Olympic sportsman and coach.
Israel has hosted the European Championships Seniors 2018, in great success. The events` team has very good experience in managing top level Judo Championships both local and international.
We believe that a Judo tournament should be a positive experience to sportsman, coaches, staff and spectators. We find it very important to expose to a variety of audience both of the judo world and outside of the judo world. Therefore we insist in our tournaments not only on pure "professional" items, which are obvious for us, but also on the visibility of the competition and the environment around it.

Tel Aviv is the second most populous city in Israel, and makes up the largest part of the city municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo (Yafo also known as Jaffa, to make Tel Aviv-Jaffa), which has a population of 414,600. It is located on the Mediterranean coast in central-west Israel, within Gush Dan, Israel`s largest metropolitan area, containing 42% of Israel`s population. It is also the largest and most populous city in Gush Dan, which is collectively home to 3,464,100 residents. The city is governed by the Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality, headed by Ron Huldai.
Tel Aviv has hosted many international Championships including recently European Weight Lifting Championships for seniors held in Tel Aviv with great success and 2016 European Championships U23.
The venue for the competition is “Shlomo Group Arena”, the home court for Hapoel Tel-Aviv basketball club and a focal point for many cultural, business and sports events. It is easily accessible by both private vehicles and public transportation. The Arena consists all needed facilities to host a top-level international judo event.