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The New York Open also known as the New York Open Judo Championship is an International Judo Tournament  that is based at the New York Athletc Center in New York City. It was started in 1996 by Mel Applebaum. 

Participants included past and current Olympians including 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist Yalennis Castillo, 2012 Olympian Dayaris Maestre Alvarez, 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist Kayla Harrison, 2012 Olympic Bronze Medalist Marti Malloy, and 2008, 2012 Olympic Silver Medalist Yanet Bermoy Acosta. . It also included Jason Morris, Jimmy Pedro, Flavio Canto, Armen Bagdasarov. Recent coaches include  Jimmy Pedro, Ronaldo Veitia, Mike Swain, Kiyoshi Shiina, and Yoichiro Matsumura.