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Algerian judoka dropped from Olympics before facing Israeli
Messaoud Dris of Algeria was dropped from the Paris Olympics judo competition on Sunday night, officially for missing weight on the day before he was scheduled to take on Tohar Butbul of Israel. The International Judo Federation (IJF) issued a brief statement declaring Butbul the winner by walkover. The bout was scheduled to be the first in the men's 73-kilogram division on Monday, but given its political implications, many suspected it would not happen from the moment Dris and Butbul were matched in the random draw last week. For the second straight Olympics, an Algerian judoka has dropped out of the Games right before he was to face Butbul. In Tokyo, Algeria's Feth

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