Olympic Games, judo
Olympics judo star Nemanja Majdov banned for 5 months after making sign of cross at Paris Games
Serbian judo world champion Nemanja Majdov vowed not to apologize after he was hit with a five-month ban for making the sign of the cross before he competed at the Paris Olympics.
Olympic athlete banned for five months over religious gesture at Paris Games
A judo champion has been suspended for five months for making the sign of the cross during the Olympics this summer. Nemanja Majdov has been suspended by the International Judo Federation (IJF) for ‘having shown a clear religious sign when entering the field of play’.
Judo champion banned for five months after 'religious gesture' made during the Olympics
Judo star Nemanja Majdov has been banned for five months from the sport after he made the sign of a cross as he took part in the Olympic Games earlier this year. Making a religious gesture while competing is a breach of the organisation's rules,
Olympics star handed FIVE-MONTH ban for making banned gesture as he refuses to apologise
AN OLYMPICS star has refused to apologise after being handed a five-month ban for a disallowed gesture. Judo star Nemanja Majdov, 28, has been suspended from competing in the sport after making
Serbian Judoka Majdov Suspended for Five Months Over Religious Gesture at Olympics
World Champion of 2017, Serbian athlete Nemanja Majdov announced on social media that he has been suspended for five months by the International Judo Federation (IJF) for making the sign of the cross before his match at the Paris Olympic Games.
Nemanja Majdov: Uproar with the European Judo Champion – He was punished for making the Sign of the Cross
They informedhim that he is banned from any involvement in the sport for the next five months - "I will do it again," he says - Support from Serbian athletes, such as Raduljica & Djokovic
Judo champion banned for making sign of the cross at Olympics Games
Serbian athlete Nemanja Majdov, 28, has been left floored by a decision to suspend him for five months after he made the sign of the cross (right) while taking part in this year's Olympic Games.
Olympic athlete gets put off due to Christian expression
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