World Judo Championships: Ukrainian athletes to boycott over Russian participation issues

 


The International Judo Federation determined to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete as neutrals.


The choice will enable judokas from these international locations to take part in qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games.


"We have determined now not to participate in the World Championships," the Ukrainian Judo Federation stated on Monday.

Last month, the International Olympic Committee encouraged Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete below a neutral flag, however it has but to make a selection on Paris 2024.


The IOC also recommended athletes and guide personnel who actively help the fighting in Ukraine, or who are shrunk to the military, should not be accepted to compete.

However, the UJF alleged that a number of Russian judoka registered for the World Judo Championships, which take region between 7 and 14 May, are "active servicemen".

"We do now not see right here neutrality, equal stipulations and a 'bridge to peace', as noted in the IJF Resolution on the participation of Russian and Belarusian teams in the World Championships in Doha," the UJF said.


"We see here a selection that contradicts the modern-day suggestions of the International Olympic Committee.

"We are dissatisfied with the selection of the International Judo Federation."

The IJF  said it has enlisted an impartial agency to function heritage exams on Russian and Belarussian athletes with "specific reference to feasible conflict propaganda".


Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the IJF eliminated Russian President Vladimir Putin from his position as honorary president and cancelled a Grand Slam event in Kazan, Russia.


On Saturday, the International Canoe Federation said Russian and Belarussian athletes "who are no longer in assist of their State's movements in Ukraine" can return to opposition as neutrals. 

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