Hey, I was just curious, how exactly would one go about qualifying for a spot on a given country’s olympic judo team? Do they just hold qualifying matches and invite all comers to compete for a spot on the team? No matter how good a Bruce Lee it might make, it seems a little disorganized… but I’m having trouble thinking of another fair way to do it.
If you’re any good, you will be succeeding in local and regional competition. Your coach will suggest that you attend events with higher levels of competition. Your coach will also know who to contact about getting you involved with the country’s olympic team. ETA - Judo is a well organized sport nationally and internationally, the people involved are known to the community.
Based on your record in US as well as International events, they rank you in your weight class, and choose who to send to the Olympics based on that ranking.