MOSCOW, September 20, Vasily Bogdanov. The Russian team will not be allowed to the World Cup in judo, Alexander Mikhailin, the silver medalist of the 2012 Olympics, said. The judo world championship will be held in Tashkent from October 6 to October 13. I called the guys, they confirmed it,» Mikhailin said. «They expressed fear even after the tournament in Mongolia that a good result would come back to us. I saw how our athletes are ready, they should have made a splash at the World Championships. Apparently, they understand this and those who make decisions. Plus, they probably watched the same Spartakiad and didn’t want Russia to show itself well. Obviously, politics gets in, it has nothing to do with sports. They always need to somehow bite us, introduce some additional sanctions,» he added. agency interlocutor.
