Both Paralympic and Olympic hopefuls will be stepping on the mat this weekend at the 5th International Judo Grand Prix Infraero and the Lima PanAmerican Open on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 March.

The team selected by ParalympicsGB of Sam Ingram (-90kg), Jonathan ‘Jono’ Drane (-81kg), Chris Skelley (-100kg) and Jack Hodgson (+100kg) will all have the opportunity to compete on Brazilian soil ahead of the Games on Saturday. For 2014 World bronze medallist Drane (-81kg) Saturday will represent a long-awaited return to competition after injury.

All the action will be live via CBDV TV from 11am GMT with a results round-up on @BritishJudo on Twitter at the end of the day

Meanwhile over in Lima ten British judoka will be going for vital Rio Olympic qualification points on both Saturday and Sunday.

Kim Renicks (-48kg) and Sarah Adlington (+78kg) are both back in action while Jan Gosiewski (-73kg) and Gary Hall (-90kg) will be hoping to improve upon their fifth place finishes at the Prague European Open last week.

Andy Burns (-90kg) makes his first competition appearance of 2016 as he comes back from injury while another -90kg hopeful in Frazer Chamberlain will aim to back-up some strong performances from the Dusseldorf Grand Prix.

Nathon Burns (-66kg) continues his return from injury as he looks to make ground on Colin Oates in the rankings while a good result from top seeded Owen Livesey (-81kg) should solidify his place in direct qualification.

Danny Williams (-73kg) and Patrick Dawson (-73kg) complete the set for the weekend in a busy -73kg category.

You can follow the live result updates on judobase.org and ippon.org and http://panamericanojudo.fullvideostreaming.com/  from 3pm GMT on both days and follow @BritishJudo on Twitter for end of day results