Georgian judoka Tato Grigalashvili has claimed silver at the World Judo Championships Seniors in the Hungarian capital of Budapest earlier today. Grigalashvili, 21, was defeated by his Belgian rival Matthias Casse in the under 81kg category.
Judoka Saeid Mollaei: The Iranian people are proud of him
Saeid Mollaei is the first athlete from Iran to take part in a sporting competition in Israel since the Islamic Revolution. The judoka has sparked a fierce reaction in Iran as well as enthusiasm from its archenemy.
Mollaei s appearance in Israel will have pleased many in Iran, but not the regime Saeid Mollaei is a national hero for Iranians, Vahid Sarlak, a close friend of the 2018 and 2019 world half-middleweight judo champion, told DW on Sunday. Mollaei, who fled his homeland for Germany, has over the weekend become the first athlete from Iran to compete in a tournament in Israel since the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
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An Iranian judoka who fled to Germany in fear of his life will compete in Israel this weekend. The Islamic Republic hit out at Saied Mollaei, who will represent Mongolia at the tournament in Tel Aviv.