Chinese judo exponent Yin Yongjie (right) takes on a Russian rival during the 2019 IJF Judo Hohhot Grand Prix held in the capital city of Inner Mongolia autonomous region on May 26. [Photo by Peng Yuan/Xinhua]

A grand prix for the International Judo Federation (IJF) concluded on May 26 in Hohhot, capital of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

The 2019 IJF Judo Hohhot Grand Prix serves as a qualification tournament for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

About 400 judo exponents from more than 40 countries and regions competed in the event and a total of 56 Chinese masters participated in the event.

There were seven weight categories respectively for the men's and the women's events.

Teams from South Korea, Japan and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea were the top three winners in the medal ranking.

Hohhot first hosted the IJF grand prix in 2017. The event offered locals great opportunities to marvel at the skills of judo masters from across the world.

Chinese judoka Ma Zhenzhao (second from right) shows her bronze award for the Women's  78 kg class at the 2019 IJF Judo Hohhot Grand Prix held in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region on May 26. [Photo by Peng Yuan/Xinhua]

Chinese team member Xu Shiyan (left) competes at the Women's  78+ kg finals of the 2019 IJF Judo Hohhot Grand Prix held in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on May 26. [Photo by Peng Yuan/Xinhua]