A Look at Olympic Judo Qualification for Paris 2024

Since 2022, the world of judo has been boiling with anticipation as judokas hope to qualify for the upcoming Olympic games in Paris 2024. It was in Mongolia where the cycle of Olympic judo qualification started and since then, every World Judo Tour competition has become important.

The number of Judokas participating across 14 different weight categories has been reduced from 372-393 compared to Tokyo 2020. Despite these slight changes in the number of athletes, the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics promises the same exciting judo action as the previous editions.

Here’s a closer look at the road to the Paris 2024 Olympics scheduled for 27th July – 3rd August at the Grand Palais Ephemere. Fortunately, Judo punters will get the chance to use the Bwin bonus code to wager on the games.

Competition format

The Judo program for Paris 2024 features 14 bodyweight classes, with seven for men and seven for women. This competition will kick off with a single men and women weight category and happen every day before the competition ends with the mixed team tournament.

 In every weight category, the Judokas will compete in a single-elimination style with a traditional knockout until the last match but with a slight twist. The Judokas defeated in the quarterfinals will stay in the competition, which will result in double bronze-medal games for Judokas.

The Mixed team tournament, which was first introduced in Tokyo 2020, will feature a team of six Judokas in three weight categories for every gender. However, the team must record four wins out of the six rounds to win each match.

Qualification

The upcoming Olympic judo will feature a total of 372 athletes from different NOCs, with each containing a maximum of 14 judokas. The host country, France earned a direct qualification spot in all the fourteen events, while the 15 places are left for the eligible NOCs that want to have their judokas participate in Paris 2024.

So far, 11 countries have qualified for the team competition featuring 6 judokas. These countries include Japan, Netherlands, Brazil, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Israel, the Republic of Korea, Turkey, Italy, Serbia, and Spain. Additionally, five countries have qualified for the team competition, including Georgia, Germany, Cuba, Austria, and Kazakhstan.

The top 17 judo athletes in every bodyweight category according to the world rankings will get a direct qualification in the competition, ensuring that the NOC is limited to a single judoka. However, if the NOC registers more than one judoka ranking in the top 17 in a certain weight class, they will have to choose which athlete will get the quota spot.