The World Judo Tour’s final event of the year, set to begin in Jerusalem, Israel, tomorrow, and run through to Thursday (December 22) has strength in depth across each category.

The under-81 kilograms category features all of the world’s top eight, with the top eight seeds in all categories coming from the world’s top 14.

Home interest will be high in the women’s under-57kg category, where Timna Nelson Levy is the world number one.

Speaking at the Dan-Jerusalem Hotel, where the draw was taking place the IJF’s events director Dr Lisa Allan said: "We are very happy to have twelve out of fourteen world number ones present for this event - to have the crème de la crème, the best of the best to conclude the year on a high note.

"Thank you to the Israeli Judo Association for delivering such a strong event - it is the last stage of our world circuit in 2022.

"Throughout the season we were able to show that judo brings values to society, including respect, friendship and courage.

"Judo is an exemplary sport and everyone has been working diligently to promote our values."

A total of 367 athletes from 58 countries are due to compete at the event hosted by the Israel Judo Association.