Judoka Nemanja Maidov broke out: “I was punished for doing my cross at the Olympics”

Judoka Nemanja Maidov was punished by the World Federation (IJF) with five months of exclusion from the games and he denounces that this happened because he made his cross before his match to . With 10 medals in his possession, Maidov was one of the favourites in the judo of the Olympic Games 2024, but was eliminated by our own Thodoris Chelidis and eliminated in the “16” phase. The fact appears to have followed a punishment from IJF, with him claiming in an outbreak on the instagram, that he was imposed on him because of his religious beliefs. The post of Maidov 15 days ago I made a decision that I was punished for 5 months by the World Judo Federation (IJF) for violating its religious codes. More specifically, because of my cross when entering a race at the Olympics. They banned me from participating in all tournaments, camps and preparations. Really, in the letter defending the disciplinary procedure I didn’t want to apologize for the cross, and of course I didn’t, nor will I ever, although I didn’t even know what the sentence could be. La Federación Internacional de Judo ha descalificado al serbio Nemanja Majdov durante cinco meses por persignarse antes de un combate. Nemanju Majdov: “Hace 15 días recibí un aviso de la Federación Mundial de Judo sobre una suspensión de cinco meses por… — Alfredo(AL)® (@alfredo_h) The Lord has given me everything, both for me personally and for my career and is number one for me and I am proud of it. And that won’t change in any way. Glory to Him and thank you for everything. Nothing new to me personally, just a new page in my career and a new life experience. I’m sorry that such a beautiful and difficult sport as judo has fallen into such things. God gave me a great career, 7 European and 3 World Medals. When I started, I dreamed of winning at least one big medal and thus achieving for my life and my family’s life, which sacrificed everything for my career. He gave us a lot more so I could bend my head in front of him when the time came. We rest until then, and then we will return with the help of our Lord Jesus Christ to a new beginning and new victories. Love from Nemania Maidov, champion of Europe and the world.