This is the seventh appearance of the men's 68kg category, debut in 2000, and it has appeared in every games since then.
Ulugbek Rashitov defended his Tokyo 2020 title and became a eventual champion by beating Zaid Kareem, Bradly Sinden lost to potentially silver medalist Zaid Kareem, later Sinden lost to Liang Yushuai in the bronze medal match, one of the bronze medalists, Hakan Reçber lost to Kareem, later Reçber lost to potentially bronze medalist Edival Pontes in repechage, and Zhao Shuai did not qualify.
