Sanction applied to the Islamic Republic of Iran Judo Federation, following the recommendations of the CAS Award

The IJF Disciplinary Commission highlighted the severity of the breaches committed by IRIJF as per paragraph 121 of the CAS Panel statement: “Furthermore, in the Panel’s view, the present case does not concern a unique event but rather involves a scheme whereby the Athlete was required to lose before even getting to the point where he had to face an Israeli athlete in an attempt to disguise the underlying true motive from the IJF and the public. In addition, this matter has shown the combined involvement of the IRI NOC, the Ministry of Sports of the IRI, as well as the IRIJF, which clearly reveals an institutionalized scheme. Finally, this scheme violates principles that are of paramount importance as they form part of the Fundamental Principles of Olympism, as provided for in the Olympic Charter. As a result, the Panel finds that the violations committed by the Appellant undoubtedly qualify as a ‘serious breach within the meaning of Article 28.1 of the IJF Statutes’. Accordingly, the Appellant could validly be imposed a suspension or an expulsion.”