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Israeli judoka Hershko dedicates her bronze medal to soldier who fell on Oct. 7
Hershko takes home a bronze medal at the World Judo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, after a year of travel complications kept her from competing.
Israel's Olympics judo bronze medalist auctioning equipment to fund ZAKA PTSD treatments
Israeli Olympic medalist Peter Paltchik on failure, pain, comeback, ahead of Jerusalem Marathon
Prince of Tbilisi: Teen Izhak Ashpiz’s impressively stoic rise to Israeli judo royalty
Iranian judoka seeks asylum after pressure to avoid facing Israeli
Based on an unwritten law, the Islamic Republic bans Iranian athletes from facing Israeli competitors in international competition.
Iranian Judoka Saeid Mollaei seeks asylum in Germany
The previous world champion is under heavy suspicion that he deliberately lost so as not to fight Israeli Judoka Sagi Muki.
Ze’evi: Muki on path to becoming Israel’s greatest judoka
“We finally have our own world champion in blue-and-white,” Muki’s coach said.
Egyptian Foreign Ministry: Politics should not be involved in sports
"The refusal of the Egyptian to [Muki's] handshake is nothing but an insult to Egypt's reputation in world sports."
Israeli judoka Sagi Muki wins gold medal at World Championship
Muki showed impressive fighting abilities in Wednesday's tournament, having beaten most of his opponents by Ippon, including a fight that lasted merely 25 seconds.
Iranian Judo champion Saeid Mollaei to compete in Tokyo
The Iranian athlete was said to not to attend the Sunday World Judo Championships in Tokyo as he may compete against Israelis.
Israelis shine on grass, mat, track and water
Soccer clubs kick off qualifying • Judoka Sasson takes gold • Husband, wife qualify for Olympics • Rowers medal
Iran: We will not compete against Israeli athletes
"Refraining from participating in competitions with athletes of the Zionist regime is an issue of the Muslim world, and athletes from 20 countries refrain from doing so."
Judo Federation says Iran promises to stop boycotting Israeli athletes
“In a historic breakthrough, the International Judo Federation announced that for Iran’s judo athletes the boycotts would be no more.”
Iran to compete with Israeli judokas in future competitions
Iran has avoided competing with Israeli athletes in past Judo competitions, including an incident in February when an Iranian judoka lost purposely to avoid competing with and Israeli.