Iran’s international judo ban for avoiding Israeli athletes is dropped
The Court of Arbitration for Sport decided Monday that the International Judo Federation’s 2019 blanket ban on Iranian judo athletes went too far.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets members of the Assembly of Experts in Tehran, Iran February 22, 2021.(photo credit: OFFICIAL KHAMENEI WEBSITE/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)ByGABE FRIEDMAN/JTA