FAQ - Judo Qualification System
Olympic Games Paris 2024
1. The qualification period is 2 (two) years long. When exactly does it begin and end?
The Olympic qualification will begin on 24th June 2022 and will finish on 23rd June 2024.
2. There will be new Team invitation places for the judo Mixed Team Event. What is the qualification
process?
Generally, each nation with athletes able to compete in all 6 (six) Mixed Team categories, will take part in
the Mixed Team Event in the 2024 Olympic Games. All those athletes must be qualified for individual
events. Additionally, the IJF has a total of 5 (five) mixed team invitations (wild cards): 1 (one) for eachcontinent for nations that have qualified athletes in only 5 (five) team categories.
3. Who can receive a team invitation?
Invitations will be extended to the best nations on each continent, selected from the IJF Seniors Mixed
Teams World Ranking List -WRL- (published before 25th June 2024), that have athletes qualified in only 5(five) team categories. In the case of an unused Team Quota invitation on a Continent(s), the place will goto the next best nation, regardless of Continent, selected from the IJF Seniors Mixed Teams World Ranking
List.
4. In case an NOC already has an athlete qualified through continental quota, is the NOC also eligible
for a team quota invitation?
Yes, the conditions for the team invitation quota allocation are equal for all NOC/federation.
5. What happens if there is an injury during the individual event and the team only has 5 (five) or 4(four) athletes able to compete for the team?
In this case, the team will be able to take part because the main condition was fulfilled:the NOC/federation has a minimum of 1(one) athlete qualified for each team category, with a minimum 6(six) athletes qualified for the Mixed Team Event.
6. Will there be a 2 kg (two-kilogram) tolerance as we have for world championship Mixed Team Events?
Yes, the same conditions and competition system will be applied as for world championships. The only
difference is that a maximum of 14 athletes can be part of the team and all of them will receive medals.
7. If a player is injured before the individual event and recovers in time for the Mixed Team Event - ishe/she allowed to compete?
Yes, he/she can take part in the Mixed Team Event, but no 2 kg (two-kilogram) tolerance will be allowedfor such cases.

18. Can the athlete qualified via team invitation quota compete even if her/his team cannot participate
in Mixed Team Event?
Yes, under some specific circumstances (ex. four athletes injured/sick) the team cannot be able toparticipate in the Mixed Team Event, but he/she can take part in the individual event.
9. When will the draw for the Mixed Team Event take place and what kind of competition system andwhich WRL will be used for seeding at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
The draw for the Mixed Team Event will take place at the same time as the draw for the individual event.
The Mixed Team Event list will be required, at the latest, after the final block of +78 kg and + 100 kg.
Individual events will use the quarter-final repechage competition system with top 8 (eight) seedingaccording to the IJF Seniors World Ranking List of the Olympic qualification period.
The Mixed Team Event will use the quarter-final repechage competition system with seeding for the top 4(four) teams according to the last version of the IJF Seniors Mixed Teams World Ranking List of the Olympic
qualification period.
10. What procedure will be used to allocate the qualifying places from the continental quota in regard togender equality?
After the direct qualification is determined, the remaining athletes will be merged in a global ranking list
based on the highest total number of points, across genders and weight categories and continents fromthe IJF Seniors World Ranking List. Then the athletes will be selected starting from top and considering thecategory and the NOC. Once an athlete is eligible for his/her category, he/she is assigned the qualifying
place for the Olympic Games and his/her country will be removed from the list for the continental quota
qualification. The procedure will be repeated until all continental quota places are filled. The allocation forcontinental quota places is as below:

Continent

Quota placesmen

Quota places
women

Quota places total

Africa121224

Europe131225

Asia

101020Oceania

5510Pan America

101121Total

50501002

11. If a nation has 1 (one) or more athletes qualified directly, will other athletes from that country beconsidered for allocation of a place from the continental quota?
Yes, the conditions for continental quota allocation are equal for all NOC/federation.
12. My athlete has qualified for the Olympic Games directly through the IJF Seniors World Ranking List.
What happens if he/she gets injured before the Olympic Games and is unable to compete? Does thecountry (NOC) have the right to replace him/her?
Yes, but only if there is another athlete from the same country placed among the top 17 countries / menor women, in the IJF Seniors World Ranking List. The place is assigned to the athlete by name and not tothe NOC/federation.
13. If a category has more than 1 (one) athlete from the same country in the top 17 nations which one
will compete in the Olympic Games?
When an NOC/federation has more than one athlete directly qualified in the same category, it is up to theNOC/federation to decide who will represent the country in the Olympic Games.
14. Will there be substitutes in cases of withdrawal of qualified athletes?
Yes. After all qualifying places from direct qualification and continental quota are allocated, the list ofreserves will be comprised of the remaining athletes on the IJF Seniors World Ranking List and sorted bytheir ranking points.
15. Is there a difference between replacements for direct qualified athletes and athletes qualified
through continental quota and what will be the procedure to nominate reserves?
Yes, there is a difference in the replacements between direct and continental quota:
Direct Qualification replacement:
If there is another athlete in the same category from the same country qualified among the first 17
qualified, then he/she will be the replacement. If there are more athletes among the best 17 qualified, theNOC/federation will decide who will be the replacement for the country at the Olympic Games.
In all other cases, a directly qualified athlete will be replaced by the athlete with the highest position on
the reserve list for that category, regardless of the nation or continent.
Continental quota replacement:
An athlete qualified through the continental quota will be replaced by the athlete with the highest positionon the reserve list who is from the same continent, regardless of weight category, but still fulfilling thecontinental quota gender rules. The nomination of reserve athlete(s) will be based strictly on the date andhour of the official announcement of withdrawal. Therefore, an athlete who has officially withdrawn isimmediately replaced by the next reserve from the direct or continental quota. In the case of 2 (two)athletes being withdrawn at the same time (for example in the same e-mail from the same NOC/federation)then the directly qualified athletes will always be replaced first and continental quota athletes will be
replaced second.

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