The United Arab Emirates did not grant visas to Iran's national judo team The sending of the Iranian national judo team to the Grand Slam competitions in Abu Dhabi was canceled after the visas of the team members were not issued by the host country. Iran's national judo team was previously registered to participate in the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam competition and was scheduled to compete in this competition on October 7 and 30; However, despite the registration and the plans made to send the members of the team, the visa was not issued and therefore the participation of the Iranian team in these competitions was denied. This happened in a situation where the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam competition is of particular importance to judokas and its points can play an effective role in improving the athletes' position in the Olympic ranking.