The Israeli national judo team withdrew from a major competition in Uzbekistan by order of Israel’s Shin Bet security agency due to safety concerns after the country declared war against Iran. The Israel Judo Association (IJA), widely considered the country’s most successful Olympic sports program, was forced to depart the Tashkent Grand Slam and leave […]
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Ukraine to boycott World Judo Championships over Belarus’s participation under national flag
Ukraine will not take part in the World Judo Championships set for June in Budapest due to Belarus’s participation in the competition, the Ukrainian Judo Federation announced on May 29. The decision came after the Executive Committee of the International Judo Federation (IJF) confirmed, following an appeal from Kyiv, that Belarusian athletes are allowed to […]