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Exiled Iranian judoka finally faces Israeli competitor, and wins

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.

Iran hit with four-year judo ban for ordering athletes to avoid Israelis

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.

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