Second Olympian Sent Home After Refusing to Face Israeli Athlete
26 Jul 2021
A second judo athlete dropped out of the “woke” Olympics and was sent home after refusing to spar against an Israeli Olympian.
Days after the first judo athlete dropped out, Sudan’s Mohamed Abdalrasool was sent home after refusing to bout against Israel’s Tohar Butbul. Butbul finished seven overall after losing to a South Korean athlete. However, Abdalrasool did not show up to compete against Butbul on Monday after weighing in earlier in the day.
Tohar Butbul, the Israeli Judoka Abdalrasool, would have faced. Getty Images
The International Judo Foundation (IJF) did not immediately announce a reason Abdalrasool not competing, in addition to not responding to a request for comment from the Associated Press. Sudanese Olympic officials did not immediately comment, as well.
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