Judo at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Judo at the XV Paralympic Games
Paralympic Judo
Venue	Rio
Dates	September 2016
Competitors	132

The Judo competition of the 2016 Summer Paralympics will be held in Hall 2 at the Carioca Arena inside the Olympic Training Center in Barra cluster between 8 and 10 September. There shall again be 13 events, corresponding to seven weight classes for men and six for women, and a total of 132 athletes will compete. At the Paralympics, judo is contested by visually impaired athletes.

Qualification

Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Qualification will be largely based on the world ranking list prepared by International Blind Sports Federation as of May 30, 2016. A total of 114 athletes will directly qualify through the ranking with only the top 9 men or top 6 women in each division, ensuring that each NPC is subjected to a limit of one judoka per division.

In addition, a quota place will be reserved in each weight category for the host nation, and a place will also be reserved for the NPC of the winners of each weight division at the 2014 IBSA World Championships. finally, the Bipartite Commission will also make one invite per weight division, to complete the field.

Qualification summary

NPC	Men							Women						Total
	-60kg	-66kg	-73kg	-81kg	-90kg	-100kg	+100kg	-48kg	-52kg	-57kg	-63kg	-70kg	+70kg
Algeria	X													1
Azerbaijan		X	X											2
Brazil	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	13
China								X					X	2
Hungary												X		1
Mexico				X										1
Russia						X								1
Ukraine									X	X	X			3
United States					X									1
Uzbekistan							X							1

External links

• Judo at the from the International Paralympic Committee