Russia hosted the last tournament
The Russian Football Association has withdrawn its protest against the suspension of its membership from the International Football Association, FIFA, which imposed several sanctions on Russia in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The sanctions included the exclusion of the Russian national team from participating in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
The Russian Football Federation lodged its protest with the International Court of Sports, “CAS”, but today said that the Russian Federation has withdrawn the protest.
The Russian national team had qualified to meet the Polish national team in the playoffs in the European qualifiers, but Poland later met Sweden after Russia was excluded, and qualified for the finals after winning two goals.
Despite the decision to withdraw the protest, Russia will continue to object to the sanctions imposed by international sports entities on it.
This includes the sanctions imposed by the European Football Association, “UEFA”, on Russian clubs participating in various European championships, such as Spartak Moscow, which was excluded from the European League.
The European Union also banned the Russian girls’ team from competing in the Euro 2022 tournament, which England will host this summer, after several countries refused to meet the Russian team, or compete with it.
As a result, the Champions League final was moved to Paris instead of Moscow, where it was scheduled to take place before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Russia also lodged a protest to lift the ban imposed on it by the international federations of athletics, rugby, rowing and skiing.
The International Judo Federation announced the suspension of the status of Russian President Vladimir Putin as an honorary president of the Federation following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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“In light of the conflict in Ukraine, the International Judo Federation announces the suspension of the status of Mr. Vladimir Putin as Honorary President and Ambassador of the International Judo Federation,” the federation said in a statement.
Putin was awarded a black belt in judo and the 8th Dan Prize, one of the sport’s highest honors, by the International Judo Federation in 2012. He also co-authored a book called “Judo: History, Theory, Practice”.
The International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association and other boxing governing bodies also announced their move, saying: “Just as this war put an end to boxing in Ukraine, our organizations will not certify competitions in Russia until further assessment of the situation is made.”