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This Japanese martial art was founded in Tokyo in February 1882 by Jigoro Kano at a Buddhist temple in the Shitaya ward. It was introduced as a Paralympic sport at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul. Which sport is it?
Judo, founded by Jigoro Kano in Tokyo in 1882, grew from earlier jujutsu schools and became an Olympic sport at the 1964 Tokyo Games. It debuted as a Paralympic sport at Seoul 1988, and women's events were added in 2004.