This means that there will be no grand slam competition in Russian Ekaterinburg or any GP races in Tbilisi, Georgia, or in Antalya, Turkey.

"Unfortunately, the situation has now become dangerous and critical from several points of view," the union said in a statement.

Even when the first competition was canceled, the Swedish national team manager said that it could add to that for some of the Swedish judo people who hope for an Olympic Games in the summer games in Tokyo.

"We have some activists who need to compete a little more," national team manager Robert Eriksson told TT then.

Anna Bernholm and Tommy Macias are so high on the rankings that their Olympic venues are largely secured. But Marcus Nyman, Robin Pacek and Joakim Dvärby are the ones on the border and need to compete more, according to Eriksson.