Judoka who fled Iran over Israeli matchup wins silver at Tel Aviv tournament ...Kuwait

Saeid Mollaei, who fled Iran after refusing to obey an order to lose a fight to avoid Israeli opponent, represented Mongolia in the Tel Aviv tournament.An Iranian judo fighter won a silver medal at the international championship in Tel Aviv on Friday. Saeid Mollaei received the award from Israeli authorities, who hosted this year’s edition of the tournament. Mollaei fled Iran in 2019 after being forced by Iranian officials to lose in the semi-finals of the World Judo Championship in Japan to avoid facing an Israeli opponent. Mollaei, who refused to withdraw and went on to reach the semi finals in Tokyo, was granted refugee status in Germany and participated in the Grand Slam Tel Aviv tourna

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