Chapter of International Judo Federation: "Participation of Russians on a WC proves that they away from operations. Rejecting, we send them to the front"

Chapter of International Judo Federation supported participation of Russians in competitions. The day before in Qatar the judo World Cup came to the end. Russians got the admission in the neutral status. "Participation of the Russian athletes in sports, in my opinion, proves that they keep away from operations. They (judoists) could go there, but decided to remain in sports, to be part of our sports family, a judo family. For this reason we welcome them. Rejecting them, we send them to the front. Our decision (about the admission to a WC – sports online portal "Sports.ru") protects lives of people from both parties", – the head told...