The referees apologize to the Russian judoka in the world championship

According to Fars news agency, in the final match of the +100 kg category of the 2023 World Championship, between Teddy Rainer from France and Inal Tassoev from the International Olympic Committee, something happened that the referees had to apologize.

The story was that Inal Tasuev blocked Teddy Rayner’s attack and then threw a kick that was not scored by either the mat referee or the Judo Referee Commission. However, after reviewing the match, the judges realized that the Russian judoka’s move was worth points and they made a mistake.

After this incident, the judo judges committee deeply apologized for their decision and announced in a statement that such a mistake will not happen again.

Teddy Rainer was able to celebrate his 11th championship by defeating Tassoev.

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