The International Judo Federation (IJF) apologized for the referee’s mistake in the final match between Russian Inal Tasoev and French representative Teddy Riner in the over 100 kg category of the World Championship. This has been reported official website of the organization.
It was decided to continue the fight without giving points for the counter-attack. After the competition, taking into account the current evaluation rules and the opinions of the experts, the IJF concluded that points could be awarded for Tasoev’s counterattack.
The IJF Refereeing Commission deeply apologizes for its decision and advises that such actions should be counted in the future according to current judo rules.”
In the final, Tasoev lost to the French and won the silver medal.
Recall that at the end of April, the IJF allowed athletes from Russia and Belarus to participate in international competitions in neutral status. 17 Russian judokas will take the stage at the World Championships. They went through a background check on supporting the NWO.
Formerly in the International Judo Federation Called the exemplary behavior of the Russians at the World Cup in Doha.