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Egyptian wrestler Mohamed Abdel-Al refused to shake hands with his Israeli rival Sagi Moki, who defeated him Wednesday in the semi-finals of the World Judo Championship in Japan.
After the leaders declared victory, the Israeli wrestler asked his Egyptian rival to shake his hand, but the latter refused to shake his hand and withdrew.
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As you would expect, as you see on this tape, a judo player # Egyptian Mohamed Abdel-Al, refuses to shake the player's hand # Israeli Sagi Muki, you beat him.Abdel Aal is now lost to the Canadian player. pic.twitter.com/JSiFOPylJN
Shimon aran (@simonarann) August 28, 2019
The rules of judo require that the two competitors bend over each other, then shake hands, gesture of respect.
The World Championship in Japan, which lasts until the beginning of next month, witnessed a similar event on Tuesday, when Algerian wrestler Fathi Nourain retired from the third round to avoid getting confront an Israeli rival.
At the 2016 Olympics, another Egyptian wrestler, Islam al-Shihabi, refused to shake hands with his Israeli rival, Or Sason, at the end of the fight for the 32nd day.
Source: RIA Novosti
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