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Judo brings Russian athletes in from the cold
Gulf Today
|November 28, 2025
Russian athletes are free to compete "under their national flag", the International Judo Federation (IJF) said on Thursday lifting the neutral status that had been imposed following the invasion of Ukraine in February, 2022.
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"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 IJF said.
The Russian federation reacted with delight to the "historic decision" with judo being close to the heart of Russian president Vladimir Putin, who is a black belt in the sport.
"Judo is one of Russia's favourite sports, around half a million citizens regularly participate in it," Mikhail Degtyarev, Russia's Minister of Sport said in a statement published on Telegram.
"It is important to our country, judo is a presidential sport."
The head of the national federation was pleased they had been reinstated.
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