TASOEV Inal Valikoyevich

He is one of the key figures of the russian national team and plays an active role in international sports diplomacy, representing the russian federation on the global stage.
He competed at major international tournaments, including the 2023 World Judo Championships in Doha (Qatar), the 2023 Grand Slam in Abu Dhabi (UAE), the 2023 Grand Slam in Tokyo (Japan), the 2024 Portugal Grand Prix in Odivelas, the 2024 European Judo Championships in Zagreb (Croatia), the 2025 Paris Grand Slam in France, the 2025 European Judo Championships in Podgorica (Montenegro), and the 2025 OTP Bank World Senior Championships in Budapest (Hungary).
Tasoev also won the 2019 World Military Games in Wuhan (China) as part of the russian armed forces team and the 2021 World Military Championships in Paris (France).
He holds the rank of ensign in the russian armed forces and competes for the Central Sports Club of the Army (CSKA), which is subordinate to the russian ministry of defense.
CSKA regularly provides support to the military and veterans of the so-called "special military operation" by purchasing and delivering specialized equipment, FPV drones, generators, and humanitarian cargo to the front. It also conducts military-patriotic education for children and youth, organizes patriotic sports events, and promotes international cooperation, including through the World Military Games project. As a result, CSKA athletes competing in international events effectively represent the armed forces of the aggressor.
In September 2024, he was awarded the Medal of the Order "For Services to the Fatherland" (2nd class) for "a great contribution to the development and popularization of judo in the russian federation, and active public activity."
In June 2025, he received congratulations from putin on his victory at the World Championships, and in July he joined putin at the opening ceremony of a sports complex in St. Petersburg.
From his verified Instagram account, Tasyoev followed one of the russian occupiers, Kachmazov, and liked a photo of him in military uniform, armed and wearing a cap marked with the letter Z. He also liked a video on Kachmazov’s page dedicated to another russian occupier killed in Ukraine, Akhmat Zaseyev, as well as a post commemorating russia’s aggression against Georgia in 2008.