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How does a judo player qualify for the 2012 Olympics?
Hi Guys,
I get a lot of questions about how a judo player qualifies for the 2012 Olympics. I kind of like the thought process of my 7 year old son who said, "So after all the competitions, does Warren get to pick the team for the Olympics?" Warren is my coach and dont I wish it were that easy.
As of this Olympics, qualification for Australian Judo players is a lot harder than in the past .
To qualify for 2012 you must:
*Female ranked in the top 14 on the World Ranking list is automtic entry.
*Male ranked in the top 22 on the World Rnaking list is automatic entry.
* There can only be one from each country. eg: If Japan has a player ranked number 1 in the womens U/63kg and a player ranked number 8, that player cant go and the position is given to the next highest on the list.
* After the above process is completed, Australia will get one more position. So if we have players in the top 14 (for women) and 22 (for men) they automatically qualify. Australia then get to send one other athlete. This will go to the man or women who has the most points on the World Ranking List.
At the end of 2010, the International Judo federation published an example of who would qualify for the Olymics as of the 31 December, 2010.
You can check out the results here:
http://217.79.182.227/www.judo-world.net/_ranking/tta_qualification.php?nation_field=AUS&action=Show
http://www.intjudo.eu/
In all 7 Aussies would have qualified including myself. But the next 16 months is the real test. Everyone will be coming out of the woodwork!
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