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IJF extends Olympic qualification period
10 Mar 2020 19:40
During an extraordinary meeting of the International Judo Federation about the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis, the Executive Committee took the following three unanimous decisions to guaranty the safety of the whole judo family as well as the fairness of the sport:
- The Olympic Qualification period will be extended until 30th June 2020
- The Continental Championships planned in period until 30th April 2020 will be postponed
- All Cadet and Junior events are also cancelled until 30th April 2020
Watch the cancelled judo events so far
So far a Grand Prix in Hohhot is also scheduled in June.
The European senior Championships in Prague are held from 1 May and not cancelled for now. All other Continental Championships are postponed.
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| Result | City | Date |
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| 1 | Düsseldorf | 2020 |
| 2 | Osaka | 2019 |
| 1 | Tokyo | 2019 |
| 1 | Tokyo | 2019 |
| 1 | Hohhot | 2019 |
| Result | City | Date |
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| 1 | Düsseldorf | 2020 |
| 1 | Osaka | 2019 |
| 1 | Tokyo | 2019 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 2019 |
| 2 | Fukuoka | 2019 |
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