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2024 Senior World Team Selection Procedures

Posted January 26, 2024

The 2024 World Championships will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from May 19-23, 2024. USA Judo will select the team of 18 athletes (nine male and nine female) based off the list of the top 100 athletes in each weight category on the IJF World Ranking List (WRL) that includes all results through April 1, 2024.

In accordance with the IJF Sport and Organization Rules, all athletes competing at the Senior World Championships must be ranked in the top 100 on the Senior WRL or top 16 on the Junior WRL as of the dates below:

  • Senior WRL of Monday 1st April 2024 (after Antalya Grand Slam 2024)
  • Senior WRL of Monday 13th May 2024 (after Qazaqstan Barysy Grand Slam 2024)
  • Junior WRL of Tuesday 26th March 2024

In order to earn a direct qualification berth on the USA Judo Senior World Championship Team, all athletes must be ranked in the top 100 athletes in their respective weight category as of the Senior WRL of Monday, April 1, 2024 published after the 2024 Antalya Grand Slam.

USA Judo will create a list of all U.S. athletes who are ranked in the top 100 on the WRL as of April 1, 2024. These athletes will be ranked by their point totals on the WRL with the nine highest male and nine highest female athletes being selected to the U.S. team. All selections will be based on the number of accrued points per weight division on the IJF World Ranking List, not the athlete’s individual position on the WRL.

Example:

Athlete A has 700 points in the 48 kg division and is ranked No. 15 on the WRL.

Athlete B has 690 points in the 57 kg division and is ranked No. 14 on the WRL.

Athlete A’s point total of 700 puts that athlete above Athlete B in team selection.

In the event that fewer than nine male or nine female athletes are ranked among the top 100 on the April 1 WRL, USA Judo will fill any remaining spots using the Top 100 WRL as of May 13 at the conclusion of the Qazaqstan Barysy Grand Slam through the method outlined above.

If any spots remain unfilled, the Top 16 Junior WRL (as of March 26, 2024) will utilized to fill remaining positions based on athlete point totals on the Junior WRL.

There will be a maximum of two athletes in any single weight category. If a category has already been filled by two athletes, no other athletes may be considered for that category, unless there is a subsequent withdrawal from one of the two occupied slots. In the case of such a withdrawal, the next eligible person on the IJF Top 100 Senior World Ranking List (as of April 1, 2024) will be selected to the team providing their weight division has unfilled slots. If the April 1 Senior WRL is exhausted, the May 13 Senior WRL will be used, followed by the March 26 Junior WRL as outlined above.

The above criteria is based on the current IJF eligibility rules. If the IJF changes eligibility rules USA Judo reserves the right to modify the 2024 Senior World Championships Team criteria.

Please Note: Athletes can only be entered in the weight category in which they earned their position. Points earned by the same athlete in multiple categories cannot be combined.