US EditionRussians allowed to compete under national flag again, says IJF
The IJF said Russian judokas should not be punished for their government’s actions and cited fairness and inclusivity, allowing full national representation starting at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam.
- The International Judo Federation's executive committee voted to allow Russian athletes to compete under their national flag starting at the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Nov. 28–30.
- IJF said individual judokas should not be punished, noting fairness and inclusivity, following its Belarus reinstatement and the International Paralympic Committee's restoration of Russia's and Belarus' membership rights.
- Sergey Soloveychik welcomed the move, saying the Russian Judo Federation called it `historic` and Mikhail Degtyarev wrote `Judo is one of the most popular sports in Russia; around half a million citizens practice it regularly` on Telegram.
- The Ukrainian Judo Federation called the IJF move `a blatant violation of the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee` and recalled Ukraine's boycott of the 2023 World Judo Championships.
- Russia's 2022 invasion prompted earlier bans, and Russian judokas competed under neutral banner status since February 2022; the International Olympic Committee allows Russians only as individual neutral athletes at next year's Milan-Cortina Winter Games.
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Although the Russian war of aggression continues on Ukraine, Russian judokas will be allowed to compete again under their national flag. The Ukrainian Federation is protesting.
Russians allowed to compete under national flag again, says IJF
Russian judokas will be allowed to compete under their national flag once again, the International Judo Federation (IJF) said on Thursday after its executive committee voted to end a ban imposed after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
The International Judo Federation again allows Russian athletes to compete under their national flag.
International Judo Body Allows Russian Athletes to Compete Under Flag Again
Russian judokas are once again allowed to compete under their national flag, the International Judo Federation (IJF) said Thursday, ending the neutral status imposed after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “The IJF Executive Committee has therefore voted to permit Russian athletes to compete under their national flag once again, with anthem and insignia in place, beginning with the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam,” the federation said.
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