The head of the Judo Federation of Ukraine Mikhail Koshlyak said that the national team will not go to the Grand Slam tournament in Mongolia due to the fact that the International Judo Federation allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in competitions under a neutral flag.

" There is the position of the FDU, which we announced earlier - if Russian and Belarusian judokas are not suspended from competitions, we will not participate in starts under the auspices of the IJF. There will be no new statements,"

Recall that on February 24, Russian President Putin made an urgent statement about conducting a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine, launching a large-scale invasion of Ukrainian cities..

On March 2, the International Judo Federation announced that Russian athletes will be able to compete in international competitions under the flag of the organization. On March 14, the press service of the Russian Judo Federation reported that Russian judokas had suspended participation in competitions under the auspices of the IJF and the European Judo Union..

On June 11, it became known that Russian athletes registered to participate in the Grand Slam judo tournament in Ulaanbaatar, they will perform in a neutral status.

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Earlier it was reported that the International Judo Federation removed Putin and Rotenberg from positions in the organization..