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Iran Banned from International Judo for Boycotting Israel
United With Israel ^ | 9/188/19 | Aryeh Savir

Posted on 09/20/2019 1:04:24 PM PDT by Impala64ssa

The IJF said that the Iran Judo Federation was suspended from “all competitions, administrative and social activities organized or authorized” by the IJF.

The International Judo Federation (IJF) on Wednesday announced it had officially suspended Iran over its directive to its Judoka Saeid Mollaei to withdraw from a recent competition to avoid a contest against Israel’s Sagi Muki.

The IJF said that the Iran Judo Federation was suspended from “all competitions, administrative and social activities organized or authorized” by the IJF.

During the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo in August, Mollaei lost to Belgian judoka Matthias Casse on purpose to avoid a faceoff with Muki. He was acting on direct orders from the Iranian authorities, which used his family’s well-being as leverage.

Mollaei subsequently left for Berlin, where he is currently in the process of seeking asylum.

In its statement, the IJF underscored that Iran’s conduct was “in gross contradiction” with the letter sent to the IJF in May by Iran’s Judo Federation, which confirmed that it would “fully respect the Olympic Charter and its non-discrimination principle.”

Iran’s National Olympic Committee (NOC) sent the letter, which was signed by Reza Salehi Amiri, President of Iran’s NOC, and Arash Miresmaeli, President of the Iranian Judo Federation.

Furthermore, Iran’s actions “constitute a serious breach and gross violation of the Statutes of the IJF, its legitimate interests, its principles and objectives as well as of, in particular, but not limited to, the IJF Code of Ethics and the Olympic Charter,” the organization stated.

The IJF Executive Committee stated that “such conduct is intolerable,” and consequently has decided “to initiate a disciplinary procedure against the Iran Judo Federation and to submit the case to the IJF Disciplinary Commission.”

For years, Israeli athletes have faced boycotts and other obstacles in sporting events involving Arab and Muslim countries.

In February 2018, Israeli judoka Tohar Butbul won a bronze medal after his Iranian opponent intentionally gained weight to avoid competing with him.

Earlier that month, the United World Wrestling organization banned Iranian athlete Alireza Karimi from competition for six months for intentionally losing to a Russian competitor in the quarter-final of the U-23 World Championship in Poland in November 2017 in order not to have to compete against Israeli opponent Uri Kalashnikov. Karimi’s coach, Hamidreza Jamshidi, was banned for two years.

In February 2017, Iranian karate athlete Majid Hassaninia refused to compete against an Israeli opponent at the 21st Open de Paris – Karate Premier League in France.


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A sport organization that recognizes politics has no place in sports, Imagine that?? The moron NFL execs should take note.
1 posted on 09/20/2019 1:04:24 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
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To: Impala64ssa

throw down...


2 posted on 09/20/2019 1:08:19 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0ndRzaz2o)
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To: Impala64ssa

I think this is good.

I doubt the Iranians care too much about this...

FIFA should ban Iran from everything...

Iran might care about that.

It’s a horrid regime.


3 posted on 09/20/2019 1:16:42 PM PDT by Eurotwit (FRexit? No. AdiEU. - Loud Mime)
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To: Impala64ssa

No Jew-Dough for Iran, hahah, no foreign trade Dough either


4 posted on 09/20/2019 1:18:09 PM PDT by DanielRedfoot (CNN Is fake news)
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To: Impala64ssa

In Iran they call it international Jew-doh.


5 posted on 09/20/2019 1:37:46 PM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Impala64ssa
Mollaei lost to Belgian judoka Matthias Casse on purpose to avoid a faceoff with Muki. He was acting on direct orders from the Iranian authorities, which used his family’s well-being as leverage.

Mollaei subsequently left for Berlin, where he is currently in the process of seeking asylum.

Doesn't make much sense...

6 posted on 09/20/2019 11:59:14 PM PDT by NachOsten
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Thanks Impala64ssa.
In before the "US sanctions forced Iran to do this" crowd.

7 posted on 09/22/2019 1:08:07 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Oh man.

I had a big ol’ long post all written up about how this was all the US’s fault and mostly Trump’s, but what’s the point now?

Spoil sport.


8 posted on 09/22/2019 1:41:55 PM PDT by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: Grimmy
Heh....

9 posted on 09/22/2019 2:19:29 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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