Following the ending of the World Judo Masters in Guadalajara, Mexico International Judo Federation has confirmed the official list of athletes who will be participating in this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro.
A number of athletes was granted the right to participate with”direct qualifications accounting 12 of their best results over the last 2 years plus the athletes qualified on the continental quota and of course 20 “Universality places”.
In addition to those places there’s also a “Refugee Olympic team” consisting of two judoka members of the delegation added to the list and one more athlete coming from Syria.
These athletes will be representing 114 countries over 5 continents. It’s also worth noting that three nations will be represented by a full team consisting of 7 women and 7 men: Japan, France and Brazil while 27 countries will have a minimum of 5 athletes.
You can look over the complete list by Nations or By Categories by clicking on these two links.