With the Olympic judo spots already decided no Americans felt it was worth traveling to central Russia for the grand slam event in Tyumen this weekend. The same story was true last weekend in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia for the judo grand prix event. Three American women had competed in the Mongolian event last year and two men in the Russian event but the incentives are a bit different this year with a month to go until Rio.

The next Judo Grand Prix event is after the Olympics in Zagreb, Croatia from September 23rd through the 25th. The judo competition in Rio will take place from Saturday, August 6th through Friday, August 12th with the US judoka competing each day from Sunday through Thursday.

Previous Judo Grand Prix Coverage:
Budapest Recap