The 19-year-old will be hoping to show his promise as one of the rising stars by taking gold in the men’s under 60 kilogram division and will be able to call upon his experience at the Senior World Championships, which took place in Kazakhstan’s capital city Astana in August, when he takes to the mat in Abu Dhabi.

However Tsogtbaatar, who is also due to compete at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam event which follows the Championships from October 30 to November 1, may need to upset the top seed and junior European champion Walide Khyar of France if he is to secure gold in the United Arab Emirates' capital city.

Both judokas are aiming to claim one of four gold medals on offer at the beginning of the five-day Championships, with the men’s under 55kg event also due to take place as well as the women’s under 48kg and 52kg events.

Junior world silver and bronze medallists in 2014, Larissa Farias of Brazil and Melisa Cakmakli of Turkey, will be expected to be among those challenging for the top of the podium in the women’s under 48kg competition tomorrow.

The under-20 competition, which is due to take place until October 27, is the final IJF World Championships to take place this year following the cadet, kata, senior and veteran events.

A total of 560 judoka, representing 82 nations, are set to take to the tatami and each of the competitors discovered their potential route to the final following today’s draw at the competition venue, the IPIC Arena.

Mohamed Meridja, IJF education and coaching director, delivered a welcome address on behalf of the governing body before United Arab Emirates Judo Federation vice-president Nasser Khalifa Al-Budoor welcomed competitors and coaches ahead of the World Championships and Abu Dhabi Grand Slam.

“I am proud to see you all here for the first of our two major events,” he said.

“It is good to see you all and I hope you have a relaxing stay in Abu Dhabi and a successful competition.

“Thank you for your support and I wish you a good time in the United Arab Emirates.”

With the event set to showcase judo stars of the future, Japan’s Tomizawa Kana could be one of the main focuses of attention during the Championships with the women’s under 52kg athlete being one of the youngest competitors at the age of 16, but the reigning Cadet world champion has the potential to cause upsets.

Following the completion of individual competitions on October 26, the team events will round off the Championships the following day.

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