Overview
- The Confederación Panamericana de Judo shortlisted Brillith Gamarra, Driulys Rivas, and the kata duo of Julio Cusi with Dilmer Calle for its annual honors.
- Gamarra is up for best female absolute after earning a 2025 Grand Prix bronze at Lima’s Coliseo Eduardo Dibós.
- Rivas is a junior finalist following a medal at the Asunción 2025 Pan American Junior Games.
- The kata team category pits Peru’s Cusi–Calle against Brazil’s Roberto Carlos Pereira–Nádia Hisako Hori and the United States’ Brynn and Haley Buskerud.
- CPJ says national federations formally supported the nominations, which recognize competitive results as well as core judo values.