The 2009 IBSA European Judo Championships were held from July 3rd to July 5th in the Hungarian town of Debrecen. Blind and partially sighted judokas from seventeen countries competed in the different weight categories, and a youth tournament attracted participants from Europe and Asia.

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At the 2009 IBSA European Blind Futsal Championships in Nantes, hosts France became only the second team to take the B1 (totally blind) title following six victories in a row for Spain in previous championships. France defeated England 3-2 in the final. Spain had to contend with third place in the event, organised by the French Paralympic Committee and Cecifoot. A record nine teams participated in the event.

In the B2/B3 category (for partially sighted players), reigning champions Belarus retained their European title, defeating the Ukraine 4-0 in the final.

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Judo and five-a-side football for totally blind players are both Paralympic sports.