The sending of the Iranian national judo team to the "Grand Slam" competitions in Abu Dhabi was canceled due to non-issuance of visas by the United Arab Emirates government. According to "Hamshahari Online", while the necessary plans were being made for the presence of national athletes on November 7 and 8, the United Arab Emirates refused to issue visas to the members of the Iranian convoy, so that the judokas would lose the opportunity to gain decisive points to improve their position in the Olympic ranking. This decision was made in a situation where the Kuwaiti government refused to issue visas to Iran's national rowing team. A trend that shows the expansion of the barriers to the entry of Iranian athletes to regional competitions in the countries of the Persian Gulf.

The sending of the Iranian national judo team to the "Grand Slam" competitions in Abu Dhabi was canceled due to non-issuance of visas by the United Arab Emirates government. According to "Hamshahari Online", while the necessary plans were being made for the presence of national athletes on November 7 and 8, the United Arab Emirates refused to issue visas to the members of the Iranian convoy, so that the judokas would lose the opportunity to gain decisive points to improve their position in the Olympic ranking. This decision was made in a situation where the Kuwaiti government refused to issue visas to Iran's national rowing team. A trend that shows the expansion of the barriers to the entry of Iranian athletes to regional competitions in the countries of the Persian Gulf.