Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine and his coach Amar Benikhlef on Saturday had their Olympic accreditation withdrawn and will be sent home after refusing to fight an Israeli athlete. Nourine was set to face Sudan's Mohamed Abdalrasool on Monday in his first bout, with a possible second round showdown against Israeli Tohar Butbul in the men's 73kg division. But speaking to an Algerian television station late Thursday, he said his support for the Palestinian cause made it impossible for him to compete against an Israeli. "We worked a lot to reach the Olympics... but the Palestinian cause is bigger than all of this," he said, adding that his decision was "final". On Satu
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