2022 Judo Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar

Judo
Judo
2022 Judo Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar
VenueSteppe Arena
LocationUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
Dates24–26 June 2022
Competitors255 from 30 nations
Total prize money€154,000[1]
Competition at external databases
LinksIJF • EJU • JudoInside

The 2022 Judo Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar was held at the Steppe Arena in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from 24 to 26 June 2022 as part of the IJF World Tour and during the 2024 Summer Olympics qualification period.[2][3][4][5] After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, all of the other 31 Summer Olympic sports organizations other than the IJF have suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes from their competitions.[6] But IJF President Marius Vizer, a long-time close friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, wanted instead to let Russians and Belarusians continue to compete as neutral athletes.[6] Ukraine boycotted the event because the Russian team was allowed to compete;[7][8] Russia entered 24 competitors in the competition.[7][8] Allowing Russians to compete went against the recommendation of the International Olympic Committee.[8]

  1. ^ "Ulaanbaatar GS 2022 Outlines Delegations version 25 April 2022" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 25 April 2022. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. ^ "2022 Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar". European Judo Union. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar". live.ijf.org. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b Weinreich, Jens (5 April 2022). "Most Olympic federations suspend Russian athletes, but officials go free". Play the Game. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Ukraine refuses to participate in first Olympic Qualification in Ulaanbaatar". JudoInside.com. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "Ukraine boycotts Olympic judo qualifier as Russians compete". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.