OREANDA-NEWS  Russian judoka Ramazan Abdulaev defeated Ukrainian Nazar Viskov in the weight category up to 60 kilograms at the 2024 European Championships in Croatia. The results are available on the website of the International Judo Federation (IJF).

The athlete won by holding in the first round. In the next fight, 25-year-old Abdulaev will meet with the representative of Malta, James Zahra.

On April 18, Ukraine called for the exclusion of athletes from Russia due to violations of the requirements of neutrality and support for a special military operation. They demanded that the International Olympic Committee take action. We are talking about 15 judokas.

It became known about the return of Russian judoists to tournaments on April 29, 2023. The IJF stated that they oppose discrimination in sports.