Iranian Defector Dedicates Silver Medal In Judo To Israel
Iranian Defector Dedicates Silver Medal In Judo To Israel
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Iranian judoka Saeid Mollaei, who competed for Mongolia, has dedicated his silver Olympic medal to Israel for its support since he defected from Iran two years ago.
Mollaei left Iran and took on Mongolian citizenship after Iranian trainers ordered him to lose a match in the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo to avoid facing Israeli opponent Sagi Muki in the finals.
In an interview with a sports channel, Mollaei who won the Olympic silver medal in the men’s 81-kilogram division said, “Thank you to Israel for the good energy. This medal is dedicated also to Israel. I hope the Israelis are happy with this win.”
Iranian judoka in Tokyo dedicates silver medal to Israel
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Honours shared in Kazan on final day of judo grand
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It was the turn of the heavyweights on day 3 of the International Judo Federation Grand Slam in Kazan, Russia, the final event of this year’s tour. And the honours were evenly shared, with Japan, Russia, Germany, France and the Netherlands all picking up one gold apiece.
Murao wins with textbook uchi-mata
Murao Sanshiro shone in the -90kg final. The young japanese judoka faced Germany’s Eduard Trippel and won it with a textbook uchi-mata for ippon. It was a timely reminder for the Olympics selectors.
Not only did my coach, Kosei Inoue, travel here just for me, but he is a teacher at my university, and he is an athlete I really look up to. So it is a great honour to be here with him, and fight together.
Thursday, 25 February 2021
Budapest in Hungary has emerged as the likely replacement for London as the host city for the rearranged Tokyo 2020 European boxing qualifier.
insidethegames understands the International Olympic Committee s (IOC) Boxing Task Force (BTF), which is organising the qualifier, is in talks with Hungarian officials regarding staging the European event in June.
Sources with knowledge of the situation said the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena has been provisionally booked for a period in June by the Hungarian Boxing Federation, an indication that the organisation plans to host the competition.
The Copper Box on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park had been due to stage the event, which began in March last year before being suspended after three days of competition due to COVID-19, from April 22 to 26.