Plenty of judo history was made in Tokyo, and that trend will to continue in Paris.

From Olympic legends to French stars, this year's field has it all. France has high expectations heading into the 2024 Games, and a key storyline to follow will be how the judokas of the host nation handle the pressure of competing on home soil.

Here are the big names to watch during Olympic judo, which will take place from July 27 to Aug. 3 at Paris' Champs-de-Mars Arena.

It doesn't get any more legendary than Teddy Riner in judo. Widely considered the greatest judoka of all time, Riner will embark on a likely Olympics farewell in his home country of France.

A three-time Olympic gold medalist and 11-time world champion, Riner won bronze in the men's heavyweight (100+kg/220+lbs.) in Tokyo after stumbling in the quarterfinals. This year, he's looking to surpass Ryoko Tamura-Tani for the most Olympic medals by a judoka, regardless of gender (six). 

Recently, Riner won the 2023 World Championships and his eighth title at the 2024 Paris Grand Slam, the most ever at the event. He's also won all five of the international competitions he's entered since February, rounding into form in time for the 2024 Games. 

With a medal of any kind, Riner would become the most decorated judoka ever, regardless of gender, and the ninth French Olympian to win at least six Olympic medals.

Simply put, the story of Olympic judo can't be told without Riner.

A six-time world title winner, Clarisse Agbegnenou won gold for the first time in Tokyo, adding to an already impressive judoka resume.

Agbegnenou won both the women's half middleweight (63kg/139 lbs.) and the mixed team event in 2020, owning the title of the only French athlete in any sport to win multiple gold medals in Tokyo. 

Now competing in her home country, the 31-year-old looks to win back-to-back golds to further etch herself in the Olympic history books. 

She gave birth to her daughter, Athena, in June 2022. Within seven months, she returned to international competition. Agbegnenou is coming off a 2023 World Championship victory, where Athena watched from the stands, putting her one shy of the all-time record.

Japanese siblings Uta and Hifumi Abe made the type of history in Tokyo of which Hollywood scripts are made.

They became the first brother and sister to win individual golds on the same day, in the same sport and at the same Olympics. Uta took home the women's half lightweight title (52kg/114 lbs.) and Abe won the men's half lightweight (66kg/145 lbs.) — hours apart from each other on home soil.

The two hope to replicate one of the greatest stories of the Tokyo Games, this time in Paris.

Uta, a two-time reigning world champion, has won nine of her last 10 international competitions dating back to February 2020. Abe won the 2022 and 2023 World Championships and each of the last five international competitions he's entered.

Both will look to defend their Olympic titles, with the potential to complete an absolutely historic consecutive sibling double.