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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 365

Marius Vizer

Iranian judoka Saeid Mollaei at an undisclosed southern city of Germany, September 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
November 3, 2019, 6:33 am
Germany grants refugee status to Iran judo champ who fled country in Israel row
‘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
By ToI Staff and Agencies
President of the International Judo Federation Marius Vizer at the opening ceremony of the Judo World Championships in Budapest, Hungary on August 28, 2017. (Tamas Kovacs/MTI via AP)
September 18, 2019, 3:06 pm
Iran suspended from world judo federation over Israel boycott policy
After Iranian athlete was coerced into throwing matches to avoid facing Israeli, and then defected, Islamic Republic banned from all judo competitions and activities
By ToI Staff and Agencies
An Instagram exchange between Iranian judoka Saeid Mollaei and Israeli Sagi Muki. (Screenshot)
September 2, 2019, 9:44 pm
Iran judoka congratulates Israeli champ he was forced to throw match to avoid
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
By ToI Staff and Agencies
In this picture taken on August 28, 2019, Iran's Saeid Mollaei (in white) fights against Belgium's Matthias Casse during the semifinal of the men's under-81kg category during the 2019 Judo World Championships, in Tokyo, Japan. (Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
September 2, 2019, 3:25 pm
Iran judo champ afraid to go home after forced to throw match against Israeli
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
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Belgium's Matthias Casse (in blue) celebrates winning the semifinal fight against Iran's Saeid Mollaei in the men's under-81 kilogram category during the 2019 Judo World Championships in Tokyo on August 28, 2019. (Charly Triballeau/AFP)
September 1, 2019, 3:46 pm
Iran judoka, forced to throw match to avoid Israeli, refuses to compete for Iran
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
By ToI Staff
Saeid Mollaei in 2018 (YouTube screenshot)
September 1, 2019, 1:26 pm
Judo chief threatened to kick Iran out of Olympics if Israel snubbed — report
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
By ToI Staff
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