There will be no Ukrainian athletes competing with the Russians.
Judo Federation Ukraine has announced that Ukrainian teams will not play under the auspices of the IJF, which refuses to eliminate Russians.
decision, allowing athletes from Russia and Belarus to participate in the Olympic qualifiers.
Judging by the latest decision, the IJF does not know about the tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilians killed, the atrocities of the Russian Nazis in Bucha, the destroyed cities, millions of refugees who lost their roofs and were forced to leave their homes, destroyed infrastructure, including sports, billion losses caused by the Russian aggressors to Ukraine.
We are convinced that the vast majority of representatives of Russian judo are intoxicated by frantic propaganda, support aggressive policies and wars of aggression on the territory of Ukraine. We are deeply disappointed with the IJF's decision and have decided not to participate in all sporting events held by the International Judo Federation until the Judo Federations of Russia and Belarus are excluded from participating in IJF competitions in any status, “the FSU said in an open letter. >
It will be recalled that on February 24, Russian President Putin made an urgent statement about a special military operation in Ukraine, launching a large-scale invasion of Ukrainian cities.
On March 2, the International Judo Federation announced that Russian athletes will be able to perform at On March 14, the press service of the Russian Judo Federation reported that Russian judokas had suspended their performances under the auspices of the IJF and the European Judo Union.
On June 11, it became known that Russian athletes had registered for Judo tournament in Ulaanbaatar, and were soon admitted to qualify for the Olympics.
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Earlier it was reported that the International Judo Federation removed Putin and Rothenberg from positions in the organization .
