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Tokyo Olympics: Algerian Competitor Refuses Israeli Match In Palestine Protest, Sent Home

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The treacly sentiments on the brotherhood of man from the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony didn’t take long to vanish. On Friday, a judoka competitor from Algeria was suspended and sent home after withdrawing from the games by refusing to face an Israeli.Fethi Nourine of Algeria was scheduled to face Israeli Tohar Butbul in the second round of the 73kg division if he won against Mohamed Abdalrasool of Sudan on Monday.

But he decided to withdraw before those matches, citing his support for Palestine.“We worked a lot to reach the Olympics. But the Palestinian cause is bigger than all of this,” Nourine said in explaining his decision.The International Judo Federation subsequently suspended Nourine and his coach, Amar Benikhlef.

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