Iran judoka pressured not to fight Israeli, refuses to return
The International Judo Federation said Saeid Mollaei was told to lose his earlier round matches to avoid a final encounter against Israel's Sagi Muki.
Judo - World Judo Championships - Men's Under 81 kg - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - August 28, 2019 - Israel's Sagi Muki and Kyrgyzstan's Vladimir Zoloev compete(photo credit: REUTERS/KIM KYUNG-HOON)
