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National Ranking Roster Criteria

Effective May 29, 2025

The following criteria applies to athletes on the USA Judo Senior, Junior, Veteran and Visually Impaired National Ranking Rosters:

  1. Athletes must be a current USA Judo member AND have documentation on their Sport:80 profile of full US Citizenship or approved International Judo Federation Refugee approval in order to maintain status.
  2. Rostered athletes must maintain a current USA Judo membership at all times.
  3. Rostered athletes that do not keep their membership current will be removed and lose all previously earned points.
  4. All athletes receive automated notifications of membership lapse starting at 30 days prior. Suspension notifications are automatically sent day of membership lapse.
  5. Points earned while an athlete is lapsed or suspended WILL NOT be recorded. Points lost due to the reasons stated above will not be reinstated.
  6. New athletes who have earned points must have a current membership by the end of that competition and verify citizenship through their USA Judo profile. Athletes who do not meet this will lose earned points. To verify membership and citizenship, contact USA Judo Membership and Programs Coordinator Connor Jenkins at connor.jenkins@usajudo.us or 719-866-3618.
  7. Any athlete whose membership has lapsed and is selected/approved for an event representing the United States MUST renew their membership within 48 hours of selection notification by the national office. Failure to do so will result in them not being approved for participation.
  8. Competition in Novice categories does not earn points on the USA Judo national roster (regardless of citizenship).
  9. If a category is split into light and heavy due to weight disparities, only the heavier weight division will be awarded points.
  10. Athletes may earn points in multiple age / weight categories. However, athletes may only be selected / approved for international competition in their true age / weight category.

Junior National Roster Points Update #

As of June 19, 2023, all U.S. athletes competing in USA Judo National Point events will receive National Roster Points only in the age group and weight division in which they competed during the event.

Example: If a Cadet athlete medals in a Senior division, that athlete will only receive points on the Senior National Roster. The athlete will not receive points on the IJF-Junior and/or Cadet roster(s).