Sabalenka ends Andreeva adventure to reach Madrid quarters
MADRID: World number two Aryna Sabalenka made light work of 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva on Monday (May 1) with a 6-3, 6-1 win to reach the Madrid Open quarter-finals.
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Ukraine Withdraws From World Judo Championships Over Russian Soldier Presence
Ukraine on Monday pulled its team from the World Judo Championships in Qatar over the presence of Russian athletes it argued were active soldiers. The International Judo Federation (IJF) gave judokas from Russia and Belarus the green light to compete at the May 7-14 championships in Doha on the proviso they compete as individual neutral athletes. But the Ukrainian judo federation said in a statement that "the majority of the (Russian) team are athletes who are active servicemen of the armed forces of the Russian Federation, part of the army that attacked Ukraine on February 24, 2022".
Judo-Ukraine to boycott world championships over Russia, Belarus inclusion
Ukrainian judokas will not take part in this month's world championships in Qatar following the International Judo Federation's (IJF) decision to readmit Russians and Belarusians as neutrals, the Ukrainian Judo Federation (UJF) said on Monday.
Kasatkina thankful Russian players still able to compete
Daria Kasatkina said she is thankful that Russian tennis players are still able to compete in international tournaments while other sports have banned them due to the war in Ukraine.
Canoeing-Canoe federation lets Russian, Belarusian athletes return as neutrals
The International Canoe Federation (ICF) said Russian and Belarusian athletes who do not support "their State's actions in Ukraine" can return to events as neutrals.
Ukraine set to pull athletes from upcoming judo worlds after Russians allowed
Ukraine is set to boycott the world judo championships next week after the International Judo Federation signaled it will allow Russian and Belarusian competitors to enter the event, a key Olympic qualifier.
Russian athletes say IOC participation plan 'excessive and discriminatory'
The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) recommendation to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to return to international competition as neutrals is "excessive and discriminatory", the Russian Olympic Committee's (ROC) athletes' commission said.
Ukraine may lose weightlifting places after third doping violation
Ukraine are at risk of losing quota places for Olympic weightlifting at the Paris 2024 Games after a third athlete was provisionally suspended due to an anti-doping rule violation, Inside The Games reported.