Earlier it was reported that Valery Endovitsky, Makhmadbek Makhmadbekov, Elis Startseva and Dali Liluashvili had been admitted to the Games.
“Of the seventeen judokas who received an Olympic qualification, the IOC allowed only four to participate in the Olympics. The remaining athletes are forced to stay at home. In this situation, the presidium of the Russian Judo Federation made a unanimous decision – the Russian national judo team will not accept humiliating conditions and will not participate in the Paris Games,” Soloveitchik said, citing the press service of FDR, according to the TASS agency.
The Paris Olympic Games will take place from July 26 to August 11.
Source: Sport
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