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Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine backs out of Olympics in support of Palestine
16 hours ago
Niloufar Saleem, Gulf Today
The whole world is looking at the Olympic Games and its magnanimity while Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine and his coach Amar Benikhlef take a step back from being a part of it.
In a shocking move the athlete and his coach announced their withdrawal from the Games as Fethi had to fight an Israeli athlete to go forward.
In a move to show solidarity with the Palestinian lives lost amidst the airstrikes and bombs, Fethi took a huge move to stand tall.