MOSCOW, May 20. Russian judoka Iago Abuladze lost in his the first fight at the World Championships, which takes place in Abu Dhabi (UAE), in the weight category up to 66 kg.
On Monday, Abuladze lost to the Italian Matteo Piras and ended his performance at the tournament. The Russian was disqualified for “diving” (a prohibited action, diving headfirst into the tatami or somersaulting over the head while performing a technical action from a stand).
Abuladze is 26 years old. He is the 2021 world champion in the up to 60 kg category, silver and bronze medalist at the European Championships.
The World Championship will end on May 24. By decision of the executive committee of the International Judo Federation (IJF), Russians and Belarusians can participate in competitions as individual neutral athletes.
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