International Judo Federation suspends Vladimir Putin as Honorary President
Putin was awarded the 8th dan in 2012 by the IJF The International Judo Federation has suspended Russian president Vladimir Putin’s status as their Honorary President and Ambassador following the invasion of Ukraine. As reported by the Mail, Putin is a big judo fan and describes it as his ‘favourite sport’ – regularly visiting IJF […]
4 years ago
Olympian banned for 10 years after refusing to face Israeli opponent in Tokyo
He will not compete until 2031 An Olympic athlete has been served a 10-year ban after refusing to face an Israeli opponent at Tokyo 2020. Algeria’s Fethi Nourine, 30, was due to face Sudan’s Mohamed Abdalrasool on July 26 in Tokyo’s men’s 73kg class. The second round would have seen Nourine come face-to-face with Israel’s […]
4 years ago
Iranian defector wins judo silver and dedicates Olympic medal to Israel
He thanked Israel in Hebrew after claiming a silver medal. Iranian-born Saeid Mollaei thanked the country of Israel after winning the silver medal in judo for his adopted country of Mongolia. The Times of Israel report that Mollaei fled Iran after refusing an order to lose in the 2019 World Championships so that he didn’t […]
5 years ago
Second judoka drops out of Olympics before facing Israeli
Mohamed Abdalrasool didn’t show up for his fight against Israel’s Tohar Butbul. A second judo competitor has quit the Tokyo Olympics instead of having to face an Israeli opponent. Sudanese judoka Mohamed Abdalrasool withdrew from his fight against 27-year-old Tohar Butbul in the 73kg class on Monday morning. Abdalrasool’s withdrawal comes just days after Algerian […]
5 years ago
Algerian judoka expelled from Olympics after refusing to compete against Israel
Fethi Nourine withdrew after learning he faced a potential second-round tie with an Israeli competitor Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine has been suspended and sent home from the Tokyo Olympics after refusing to compete against an Israeli competitor. Nourine was set to compete in the first round of the men’s under-73kg judo on Monday. However, after […]
5 years ago
Boy thrown 27 times in a judo class dies aged seven
The boy suffered a severe brain haemorrhage after the judo class in April. A seven-year-old boy in Taiwan who was thrown to the floor 27 times during judo practice has been taken off life support and died. The boy, who has not been named, had been in a coma for nearly 70 days after suffering […]
5 years ago