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Why are athletes refusing to compete at the Olympics?
Two judoka drop out rather than face Israeli opponent in apparent protest at treatment of Palestinians
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Sudanese judoka Mohamed Abdalrasool has dropped out of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games rather than face Israeli opponent Tohar Butbul.
Algeria’s Fethi Nourine was previously sent home from the Games on Saturday and suspended by the IJF after he too withdrew to avoid a potential matchup with Butbul.
His coach, Amar Benikhlef, told Algerian media: “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.”
jfl @ being so scared of losing due to religious pride that you just pack your shit and go home
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