The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/marius-vizer/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:50:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Marius Vizer | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/marius-vizer/ 32 32 Germany grants refugee status to Iran judo champ who fled country in Israel row https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-grants-refugee-status-to-iranian-judo-champ-who-fled-country/ Sun, 03 Nov 2019 04:33:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2175578&preview=true&preview_id=2175578 'Now I can fully concentrate on judo,' says Saeid Mollaei, who can't return home after exposing his government's pressure to throw matches to avoid Israeli opponents

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]]> Iran suspended from world judo federation over Israel boycott policy https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-suspended-from-world-judo-federation-over-israel-boycott-policy/ Wed, 18 Sep 2019 12:06:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2151246&preview=true&preview_id=2151246 After Iranian athlete was coerced into throwing matches to avoid facing Israeli, and then defected, Islamic Republic banned from all judo competitions and activities

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]]> Iran judoka congratulates Israeli champ he was forced to throw match to avoid https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-judoka-forced-to-throw-match-to-avoid-israeli-praises-him-on-victory/ Mon, 02 Sep 2019 18:44:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2140975&preview=true&preview_id=2140975 In Instagram exchange, Sagi Muki in turn hails Saeid Mollaei as an 'inspiration' after Iranian flees his country and recounts threats, pressure to lose in World Championships

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]]> Iran judo champ afraid to go home after forced to throw match against Israeli https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-judo-champ-forced-to-throw-match-afraid-to-return-home/ Mon, 02 Sep 2019 12:25:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2140511 World body to sanction Iranian judo federation as Saeid Mollaei says his family was threatened by the government to pressure him to avoid facing Israel's Sagi Muki

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]]> Iran judoka, forced to throw match to avoid Israeli, refuses to compete for Iran https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-judoka-forced-to-throw-match-to-avoid-israeli-refuses-to-compete-for-iran/ Sun, 01 Sep 2019 12:46:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2140017 Former world no. 1 Saeid Mollaei, who fled to Germany after pressure from Tehran to lose semifinal last week in Tokyo, says he'll now fight under the Olympic flag

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]]> Judo chief threatened to kick Iran out of Olympics if Israel snubbed — report https://www.timesofisrael.com/judo-chief-threatened-to-kick-iran-out-of-olympics-if-israel-snubbed-report/ Sun, 01 Sep 2019 10:26:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2139906&preview=true&preview_id=2139906 Enraged Marius Vizer called Iran's Rouhani after learning of pressure on judoka Saeid Mollaei to throw match to avoid facing Israel's Sagi Muki, Army Radio says

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