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International Olympic Committee 'concerned' by forfeits to avoid Israeli judoka timesofisrael.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timesofisrael.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Winning judo silver in Tokyo, Iranian defector Mollaei dedicates medal to Israel timesofisrael.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timesofisrael.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
2nd judoka pulls out of Olympics in apparent move to avoid facing Israeli timesofisrael.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timesofisrael.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Share Source: AP Photo/Charlie Riedel It's this early into the Olympic Games, and blatant anti-Israeli discrimination is already on display. According to the Times of Israel, Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine, pulled out of the Games on Thursday rather than possibly face Israeli opponent, Tohar Butbul. If Nourine were to advance out of the first round, he would have faced Butbul in the second round of the under-73k men's judo competition. It appears as if Nourine and Butbul have a history of the potential of facing each other, with Nourine pulling out of the 2019 Judo World championships. Nourine and his coach, Amar Benikhlef, are not hiding their anti-Israeli sentiment. "We were not lucky with the draw. We got an Israeli opponent and that’s why we had to retire. We made the right decision," Yakif is quoted as saying.
Tokyo 2020: Refugee Athlete Kimia Alizadeh Misses Medal, But Makes Her Mark si.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from si.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Algerian suspended from world judo for refusal to face Israeli at Olympics timesofisrael.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timesofisrael.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Algerian athlete withdraws from Olympics over possible judoka matchup with Israeli opponent thehill.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehill.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Judoka Who Fled Iran Over Discrimination of Athletes From Israel Wins Match Against Israeli Opponent algemeiner.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from algemeiner.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Screen capture from video of Iranian dissident judoka Saeid Mollaei, in white, competing for Mongolia during a bout against Israeli Din Yaacov Gemer during the World Judo Championships in Hungary, June 8, 2021. (YouTube) Iranian dissident judoka Saeid Mollaei, who left the Islamic Republic after revealing he was ordered to lose matches and withdraw from competitions to avoid facing Israelis, has finally achieved his dream, competing Wednesday against an Israeli — and winning. Mollaei, who now competes for Mongolia, faced Israeli challenger Din Yaacov Gemer in an under 81-kilogram contest as part of the World Judo Championships currently being held in Hungary. The bout ended with a decisive ippon for Mollaei who succeeded in throwing Gemer to the floor.
Iranian judoka Saeid Mollaei reacts after losing to Belgium's Matthias Casse in the semifinal fight in the men's under-81 kilogram category during the 2019 Judo World Championships in Tokyo on August 28, 2019. (Charly Triballeau/AFP) Judo’s world body issued a four-year ban against the Iranian Judo Federation over Tehran’s demands that its athletes refuse to face Israeli opponents. The ban was backdated to begin in September 2019, when Iranian judoka and former world champion Saeid Mollaei left the Iranian team during the World Championship in Tokyo, saying he was ordered to throw matches and withdraw from competitions in order to avoid facing Israeli competitors.