Tag: Judoka
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Judoka, coach banned 10-year each for quitting Tokyo Olympics to avoid Israeli
Algerian Fethi Nourine and his coach have been suspended for 10 years by the International Judo Federation (IJF). The sanction was for the act of withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics after the draw set him on course for a bout against an Israeli. The 30-year-old was due to face Sudan’s Mohamed Abdalrasool for his first…
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Second Judoka Withdraws From Tokyo Olympics After Refusing To Fight Israeli
Sudan’s Mohamed Abdalrasool has become the second judoka to withdraw from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after refusing to face Israel’s Tohar Butbul in the 73kg division. Olympic officials said Abdalrasool didn’t show up to face Butbul in their round of 32 bout on Monday despite weighing in for the bout earlier, as a form of…
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Second judoka drops out of Tokyo Olympics before facing Israeli
A second judo player has withdrawn from the Olympic Games ahead of a scheduled match with an Israeli opponent, officials in Tokyo said on Monday. Sudan’s Mohamed Abdalrasool pulled out of his second-round match in the -73-kg category against Israeli Tohar Butbul. No reason was given for this. Abdalrasool should have met Algeria’s Fethi Nourine…