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The International Judo Federation initially responded to the incident with an open-ended ban against Iran’s team to participate in international competitions, but the decision was later overturned on appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling the punishment had been too severe.
CAS said the Iranian federation had “committed severe violations” of the international federation rules and should be punished accordingly.
“However, the CAS Panel concluded that the kind of sanction (unlimited suspension) imposed in the challenged decision of 22 October 2019 had no legal basis in the IJF regulations,” according to a press statement.