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Russians returned to international judo competition on Sunday for the first time in nearly a year at the world championships in Qatar as Ukraine boycotted the key Olympic qualifier.
The Ukrainian Judo Federation has announced it will not send a delegation to the World Judo Championships in Qatar from 7-14 May because of the presence of Russian and Belarusian judokas.
The International Judo Federation on Tuesday (May 2) barred eight members of Russia's world championships squad following Ukraine's boycott over the presence of Russian athletes it argued were active soldiers.
BERLIN : Russian and Belarusian judokas can take part as neutrals at this month's world championships in Doha, the International Judo Federation (IJF) said, prompting Ukraine to pull out of the May 7-14 event in protest.
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".
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.
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.
Kingswood judoka Freddie Dugdale is already planning for life after Olympic gold. The 16-year-old was first introduced to the sport around the age of five, with his parents told it would be a good way for him to improve his focus and concentration after being diagnosed with ADHD. Ad Dugdale struggled at first, but one-to-one coaching sessions helped hone his skill and confidence and develop him into one of Britain's best young judokas.