Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification
This article details the qualifying phase for judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics.The competition at these Games comprised a total of 372 athletes coming from their respective NOCs; each could enter a maximum of fourteen judokas, seven each for both men and women per bodyweight category.[1] The host country France received a spot in all fourteen individual events, while fifteen places were reserved for the eligible NOCs through universality quotas awarded by the Tripartie Commission.[2] The remaining judokas were required to undergo a qualifying process to secure a spot in their respective weight category for the Games through the world ranking list prepared by the International Judo Federation (IJF).The International Judo Federation publishes a list of all judokas for each continent across all gender-based bodyweight categories to assign these quota places according to their world ranking points.Eligible judokas with the highest number of points on the ranking list will secure a continental quota for their respective NOC at the Games regardless of their gender and weight category.Each NOC may only enter a single judoka through the continental qualification rules.Among these NOCs, the highest-ranked judoka vying for qualification will fill the remaining quota place to complete the team.