The federation argued that the majority of the Russian team are active servicemen of the armed forces of the Russian Federation, which attacked Ukraine in February 2022 and is still waging a brutal full-scale war on Ukrainian territory.
The International Judo Federation (IJF) had given judokas from Russia and Belarus the green light to compete at the championships in Doha on the condition they do so as individual neutral athletes. However, the Ukrainian judo federation argued that this decision did not provide equal conditions, neutrality, or a bridge to peace, as stated in the IJF Resolution. Moreover, it contradicted the latest
