Tag: International Judo Federation
Scorned Algerian judoka: Sports federations cooperate with ‘Zionist terrorism’
Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine, who received a 10-year ban from competition for withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics to avoid potentially facing an Israeli opponent, announced on Monday that he was retiring.
Nourine, 30, had unsuccessfully appealed the ban,...
Algerian judoka gets 10-year ban for refusing to compete against Israeli in Tokyo
The International Judo Federation (IJF) has banned Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine and his coach, Ammar Benkhalaf, from participating in activities or competitions for 10 years after the athlete withdrew from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic...
International Federation imposes four-year judo ban on Iran over discrimination
The International Judo Federation suspended Iran on Thursday for attempting to prevent its athletes compete against opponents from Israel, reported The Associated Press.
The IJF imposed a four-year ban that prevents Iranian judokas from competing at...
Activists urge Olympic Committee to sanction Iran over boycott of Israeli athletes
A group of athletes and human-rights activists are asking the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to sanction Iran’s Olympic program because of the country’s repeated attempts to have its athletes avoid competing against Israelis.
In a letter sent...
Exiled Iranian judoka arrives in Israel to compete in Tel Aviv Grand Slam
Saeid Mollaei, the Iranian judo champion who sought refuge in Germany, after being ordered to throw a match at the 2019 World Judo Championships in Tokyo to avoid a potential pairing with Israeli Israeli...