Russian judoka Khalmurzaev was suspended from competitions due to the publication of the Palestinian flag
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Russian judoka, 2016 Olympic champion in the up to 81 kg category, Khasan Khalmurzaev, was temporarily suspended from competitions because he violated the internal rules of the Russian Judo Federation with his activity on social networks. This information is contained in a press release from the International Judo Federation (IJF).
It is clarified that Khalmurzaev’s publications on social networks violate the internal rules of the sports federation, which contain a ban on public expression of political or religious views.
After the outbreak of hostilities between the Palestinian Hamas movement and the Israeli army, Khalmurzaev changed his Instagram profile photo* to the Palestinian flag.
*Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are part of Meta Platforms Inc., whose activities are prohibited in the Russian Federation.
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