<p class="reg-lead">Decision of the Disciplinary Appeal Commission in case 2025-1 concerning the suspension of proceedings.</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>Body</td><td>Disciplinary Appeal Commission of the International Judo Federation</td></tr>
<tr><td>Case number</td><td>2025-1</td></tr>
<tr><td>Decision</td><td><b>Suspension of proceedings</b></td></tr>
</table>
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<h2>Why this decision is published here</h2>
<p>The International Judo Federation publishes its disciplinary decisions, and it is this body of decisions that shows how a rule has been applied in practice — what conduct has been treated as an infringement, what sanction has been considered proportionate, and what the reasoning of the adjudicating body was. In preparing a defence in a comparable case, comparison with earlier decisions matters as much as reading the regulations themselves.</p>
<p>The substantive basis of these decisions is the International Judo Federation's <strong>Disciplinary Code</strong> and <strong>Code of Ethics</strong>, and the procedure derives from the <strong>Statutes</strong> and the <strong>Ethics Commission Procedural Rules</strong> — all four documents are available in the international judo regulations section.</p>
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IJF Disciplinary Appeal Commission Decision — Case 2025-1: Stay of Proceedings

<p class="reg-lead">Preliminary decision of the Disciplinary Appeal Commission in case 2025-1.</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>Body</td><td>Disciplinary Appeal Commission of the International Judo Federation</td></tr>
<tr><td>Case number</td><td>2025-1</td></tr>
<tr><td>Decision</td><td><b>Preliminary decision</b></td></tr>
</table>
<div class="reg-sec">
<h2>Why this decision is published here</h2>
<p>The International Judo Federation publishes its disciplinary decisions, and it is this body of decisions that shows how a rule has been applied in practice — what conduct has been treated as an infringement, what sanction has been considered proportionate, and what reasoning the adjudicating body followed. In preparing a defence in a comparable case, comparison with earlier decisions matters as much as reading the regulations themselves.</p>
<p>The substantive basis of these decisions is the <strong>Disciplinary Regulations</strong> and the <strong>Ethics Regulations</strong> of the International Judo Federation, and the procedure derives from the <strong>Statutes</strong> and the <strong>Ethics Committee Procedural Rules</strong> — all four documents are available in the international judo regulations section.</p>
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IJF Disciplinary Appeal Commission — Preliminary Decision, Case 2025-1

<p class="reg-lead">Decision of the Disciplinary Commission in case 2025-1 against the national judo federation of Portugal, concerning failure to pay a debt owed to the international federation.</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>Body</td><td>First-instance Disciplinary Commission of the International Judo Federation</td></tr>
<tr><td>Case number</td><td>2025-1</td></tr>
<tr><td>Decision</td><td><b>Decision of the Disciplinary Commission</b></td></tr>
</table>
<div class="reg-sec">
<h2>Why this decision is published here</h2>
<p>The International Judo Federation publishes its disciplinary decisions, and it is this body of decisions that shows how a rule has been applied in practice — what conduct was treated as an offence, what sanction was considered proportionate, and what reasoning the adjudicating body gave. In preparing a defence in a comparable case, comparison with earlier decisions matters as much as reading the regulations themselves.</p>
<p>The substantive basis of these decisions is the International Judo Federation's <strong>Disciplinary Regulations</strong> and <strong>Ethics Regulations</strong>, and the procedure derives from the <strong>Statutes</strong> and the <strong>Ethics Committee Rules</strong> — all four documents are available in the international judo regulations section.</p>
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IJF Disciplinary Commission Decision — Case 2025-1: Financial Debt of the Portuguese Judo Federation

<p class="reg-lead">Decision of the Disciplinary Commission in case 2024-6 against Guram Tushishvili (Georgia).</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>Body</td><td>International Judo Federation First Instance Disciplinary Commission</td></tr>
<tr><td>Case number</td><td>2024-6</td></tr>
<tr><td>Decision</td><td><b>Six-month suspension</b></td></tr>
</table>
<div class="reg-sec">
<h2>Why this decision is published here</h2>
<p>The International Judo Federation publishes its disciplinary decisions, and it is this body of decisions that shows how a rule has been applied in practice — what conduct was treated as an infringement, what sanction was considered proportionate, and what the adjudicating body's reasoning was. In preparing a defence in a comparable case, comparison with earlier decisions matters as much as reading the regulations themselves.</p>
<p>The substantive basis of these decisions is the International Judo Federation's <strong>Disciplinary Regulations</strong> and <strong>Ethics Regulations</strong>, and the procedure derives from the <strong>Statutes</strong> and the <strong>Ethics Committee Rules</strong> — all four documents are available in the international judo regulations section.</p>
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IJF Disciplinary Commission Decision — Case 2024-6: Six-Month Suspension of Tushishvili (Georgia)

<p class="reg-lead">Decision of the Disciplinary Commission in case 2024-4 against Lasha Bekauri (Georgia).</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>Body</td><td>First-instance Disciplinary Commission of the International Judo Federation</td></tr>
<tr><td>Case number</td><td>2024-4</td></tr>
<tr><td>Decision</td><td><b>Fine of EUR 325</b></td></tr>
</table>
<div class="reg-sec">
<h2>Why this decision is published here</h2>
<p>The International Judo Federation publishes its disciplinary decisions, and it is this body of decisions that shows how a rule has been applied in practice — what conduct was treated as an infringement, what sanction was considered proportionate, and what reasoning the adjudicating body gave. In preparing a defence in a comparable case, comparison with earlier decisions matters as much as reading the regulations themselves.</p>
<p>The substantive basis of these decisions is the International Judo Federation's <strong>Disciplinary Regulations</strong> and <strong>Code of Ethics</strong>, and the procedure derives from the <strong>Statutes</strong> and the <strong>Ethics Committee Rules</strong> — all four documents are available in the international judo regulations section.</p>
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IJF Disciplinary Commission Decision — Case 2024-4: EUR 325 Fine, Bekauri (Georgia)

<p class="reg-lead">Decision of the Disciplinary Commission in case 2024-5 against Nemanja Majdov (Serbia).</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>Body</td><td>International Judo Federation First-Instance Disciplinary Commission</td></tr>
<tr><td>Case number</td><td>2024-5</td></tr>
<tr><td>Decision</td><td><b>140-day suspension</b></td></tr>
</table>
<div class="reg-sec">
<h2>Why this decision is published here</h2>
<p>The International Judo Federation publishes its disciplinary decisions, and it is this body of decisions that shows how a rule has been applied in practice — what conduct was treated as an offence, what sanction was considered proportionate, and what reasoning the adjudicating body gave. In preparing a defence in a comparable case, comparison with earlier decisions matters as much as reading the regulations themselves.</p>
<p>The substantive basis of these decisions is the International Judo Federation's <strong>Disciplinary Regulations</strong> and <strong>Ethics Regulations</strong>, and the procedure derives from the <strong>Statutes</strong> and the <strong>Ethics Committee Rules</strong> — all four documents are available in the international judo regulations section.</p>
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IJF Disciplinary Commission Decision — Case 2024-5: 140-Day Suspension of Majdov (Serbia)

<p class="reg-lead">Decision of the Disciplinary Commission in Case 2024-3 against Tara Babolfath (Sweden).</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>Body</td><td>International Judo Federation First-Instance Disciplinary Commission</td></tr>
<tr><td>Case number</td><td>2024-3</td></tr>
<tr><td>Decision</td><td><b>Three-month suspension</b></td></tr>
</table>
<div class="reg-sec">
<h2>Why this decision is published here</h2>
<p>The International Judo Federation publishes its disciplinary decisions, and it is this body of decisions that shows how a rule has been applied in practice — what conduct was treated as an offence, what sanction was considered proportionate, and what reasoning the adjudicating body gave. In preparing a defence in a comparable case, comparison with earlier decisions matters as much as reading the regulations themselves.</p>
<p>The substantive basis of these decisions is the International Judo Federation's <strong>Disciplinary Regulations</strong> and <strong>Code of Ethics</strong>, and the procedure derives from the <strong>Statutes</strong> and the <strong>Ethics Committee Procedural Rules</strong> — all four documents are available in the international judo regulations section.</p>
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IJF Disciplinary Commission Decision — Case 2024-3: Three-month suspension of Babolfath (Sweden)

<p class="reg-lead">Decision of the Disciplinary Commission in case 2024-1 against Valeriu Duminică (Moldova).</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>Body</td><td>First-instance Disciplinary Commission of the International Judo Federation</td></tr>
<tr><td>Case number</td><td>2024-1</td></tr>
<tr><td>Decision</td><td><b>Six-month suspension</b></td></tr>
</table>
<div class="reg-sec">
<h2>Why this decision is published here</h2>
<p>The International Judo Federation publishes its disciplinary decisions, and it is this body of decisions that shows how a rule has been applied in practice — what conduct was treated as an offence, what sanction was considered proportionate, and what reasoning the adjudicating body gave. In preparing a defence in a comparable case, comparison with earlier decisions matters as much as reading the regulations themselves.</p>
<p>The substantive basis of these decisions is the International Judo Federation's <strong>Disciplinary Regulations</strong> and <strong>Ethics Regulations</strong>, and the procedure derives from the <strong>Statutes</strong> and the <strong>Ethics Committee Rules</strong> — all four documents are available in the international judo regulations section.</p>
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IJF Disciplinary Commission Decision — Case 2024-1: Six-Month Suspension of Dominica (Moldova)

<p class="reg-lead">Decision of the Disciplinary Commission in case 2024-2 against Giorgi Chikhelidze (Georgia).</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>Body</td><td>First-instance Disciplinary Commission of the International Judo Federation</td></tr>
<tr><td>Case number</td><td>2024-2</td></tr>
<tr><td>Decision</td><td><b>Verbal warning</b></td></tr>
</table>
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<h2>Why this decision is published here</h2>
<p>The International Judo Federation publishes its disciplinary decisions, and it is this body of decisions that shows how a rule has been applied in practice — what conduct was treated as an offence, what sanction was considered proportionate, and what reasoning the adjudicating body gave. In preparing a defence in a comparable case, comparison with earlier decisions matters as much as reading the regulations themselves.</p>
<p>The substantive basis of these decisions is the International Judo Federation's <strong>Disciplinary Regulations</strong> and <strong>Ethics Regulations</strong>, and the procedure derives from the <strong>Statutes</strong> and the <strong>Ethics Committee Procedural Rules</strong> — all four documents are available in the international judo regulations section.</p>
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IJF Disciplinary Commission Decision — Case 2024-2: Oral Warning to Chikhelidze (Georgia)

<p class="reg-lead">Decision of the Disciplinary Commission in case 2022-2 against Rafaela Silva (Brazil).</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>Body</td><td>First-instance Disciplinary Commission of the International Judo Federation</td></tr>
<tr><td>Case number</td><td>2022-2</td></tr>
<tr><td>Decision</td><td><b>Warning</b></td></tr>
</table>
<div class="reg-sec">
<h2>Why this decision is published here</h2>
<p>The International Judo Federation publishes its disciplinary decisions, and it is this body of decisions that shows how a rule has been applied in practice — what conduct has been treated as an infringement, what sanction has been considered proportionate, and what reasoning the adjudicating body gave. In preparing a defence in a comparable case, comparison with earlier decisions matters as much as reading the regulations themselves.</p>
<p>The substantive basis of these decisions is the International Judo Federation's <strong>Disciplinary Regulations</strong> and <strong>Ethics Regulations</strong>, and the procedure derives from the <strong>Statutes</strong> and the <strong>Ethics Committee Rules</strong> — all four documents are available in the international judo regulations section.</p>
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IJF Disciplinary Commission Decision — Case 2022-2: Warning to Silva (Brazil)

<p class="reg-lead">Decision of the Disciplinary Commission in case 2022-1 against Isaiah Ramirez (United States).</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>Body</td><td>International Judo Federation First Instance Disciplinary Commission</td></tr>
<tr><td>Case number</td><td>2022-1</td></tr>
<tr><td>Decision</td><td><b>Two-month suspension</b></td></tr>
</table>
<div class="reg-sec">
<h2>Why this decision is published here</h2>
<p>The International Judo Federation publishes its disciplinary decisions, and it is this body of decisions that shows how a rule has been applied in practice — what conduct was treated as an offence, what sanction was considered proportionate, and what reasoning the adjudicating body gave. In preparing a defence in a comparable case, comparison with earlier decisions matters as much as reading the regulations themselves.</p>
<p>The substantive basis of these decisions is the International Judo Federation's <strong>Disciplinary Regulations</strong> and <strong>Ethics Regulations</strong>, and the procedure derives from the <strong>Statutes</strong> and the <strong>Rules of the Ethics Committee</strong> — all four documents are available in the international judo regulations section.</p>
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IJF Disciplinary Commission Decision — Case 2022-1: Two-Month Suspension of Ramirez (USA)

<p class="reg-lead">Decision of the Disciplinary Commission in case 2021-15 against Valeriu Duminica (Moldova).</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>Body</td><td>International Judo Federation First Instance Disciplinary Commission</td></tr>
<tr><td>Case number</td><td>2021-15</td></tr>
<tr><td>Decision</td><td><b>Warning</b></td></tr>
</table>
<div class="reg-sec">
<h2>Why this decision is published here</h2>
<p>The International Judo Federation publishes its disciplinary decisions, and it is this body of decisions that shows how a rule has been applied in practice — what conduct was treated as an infringement, what sanction was considered proportionate, and what reasoning the adjudicating body gave. In preparing a defence in a comparable case, comparison with earlier decisions matters as much as reading the regulations themselves.</p>
<p>The substantive basis of these decisions is the International Judo Federation's <strong>Disciplinary Regulations</strong> and <strong>Ethics Regulations</strong>, and the procedure derives from the <strong>Statutes</strong> and the <strong>Ethics Committee Rules</strong> — all four documents are available in the international judo regulations section.</p>
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