Judo Olympics qualifying period extended until the end of June 12:51 on March 11 affected by the new coronavirus
The International Judo Federation (IJF) announced on October 10 that the qualifying period for the Tokyo Olympics, which had been until the end of May, will be extended to June 30, following the spread of the new coronavirus.
The judo qualifications for the Tokyo Olympics are limited to one person in each country and region in each of the 14 classes of both men and women, and the top 18 in the world ranking as of May 25 are selected. Was to be distributed to alliances.
The IJF has canceled international rankings this month and next month due to the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus.
For this reason, France has won the Olympics for the second time in a class exceeding 100 km, and has been ranked 30th in the latest world rankings. There were concerns about the impact on players who aim to participate by raising their rankings in the future, such as players.
The IJF announced on October 10 that the Olympic qualifying period will be extended to June 30.
Four international competitions are scheduled for May and June.
Japan has a host country frame for all 14 levels, and the 13-level class has already been appointed as a national appointment player except for the 66 kg class for boys.