The Russian Judo Federation have announced the 14 athletes for the Olympic Games.
At a presentation at the Russian Olympic Games, all athletes were presented to participate in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The leaders of the Federation and representatives of the coaching staff of the Russian national team talked about the stages of team preparation The Russian team has successfully performed at the last two Olympiads, having won three gold medals in 2012 in London and two more, four years later in Rio de Janeiro, reports Judo Inside.
The Women’s team was announced by Dimitri Morozov:
48 Irina Dolgova
52 Natalia Kuziutina
57 Daria Mezhetskaia
63 Daria Davydova
70 Madina Taimazova
78 Aleksandra Babintseva
The men’s team was announced by Khasambi Taov:
60 Robert Mshvidobadze
66 Yakub Shamilov
73 Musa Mogushkov
81 Alan Khubetsov
90 Mikhail Igolnikov
100 Niyaz Ilyasov
+100 Tamerlan Bashaev