A sort ofOn Monday morning, Tohar Butbul waited for the battle in his life at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. judo, Men can reach 73 kg. The most important thing is: the Olympics. It was the first time for him. Unfortunately, he waited for nothing. His opponent, Mohamed Abdalrasool from Sudan, was not present. Butbul wins in a way you don’t want to win as an athlete: there is no fight.
It is not clear why Abdalrasool is not there. According to Butbur-luckily he was able to play three games before leaving-his team was told that his shoulder was injured. This is strange at least, because he is still there for official weighing.
Therefore, people suspect that Abdalrasool did not disturb his shoulders, but something else. That Tohar Butbul is from Israel.
“It happened to us Israeli athletes”
In the case of Abdalrasool, which has not yet been clarified, it is in the case of Fethi Nourine. The Algerian cancelled his participation in the game a few days ago because he could have faced Butbull in the second round. He said in the Algerian media that this is not in line with his political beliefs. His National Olympic Committee withdrew his qualification, and the World Judo Federation temporarily suspended his qualification.
What did Tohar Butbul say? “These are things that sometimes happen in judo. This is not unusual for me. This happens to us Israeli athletes. “Hate against Israel and anti-Semitism are not new in sports. However, these sentences are particularly frustrating. Because in the center of the Olympia stage, this grand meeting of the youth of the world tells a person who has experienced repeatedly in his sports career, what is ordinary and what should not be ordinary.
When your opponent throws you on the mat, it must be a bad feeling, but when your opponent doesn’t want to throw you on the mat, it feels worse. Sometimes athletes do this voluntarily, sometimes obviously not.
Iranian Doctrine
Another example of judo: In Tokyo, where the World Championships were held in 2019, the Iranian Saeid Mollaei (Saeid Mollaei), according to his own statement, was instructed by his association and the power of the Islamic Republic of Iran that does not recognize Israel as a disapproval. Participating in the semi-final status. As Mollaei said, the final against the Israeli Sagi Muki is possible. He fought anyway-then fled to Germany. That Tuesday, Mollaei won the silver medal in Tokyo. For Mongolia.
As a result, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was asked to suspend the work of the Iranian National Olympic Committee (NOK)—just as the World Judo Federation did with the Iranian Judo Federation. The International Olympic Committee refused. In January 2020, its President Thomas Bach stated that the Iranian Krona had pledged to “fully comply with the Olympic Charter in the future”. But is it true now? Are you joking? You are serious about this. The Iranian leader firmly adheres to his doctrine: Israel has not legalized sports competitions.
Unfortunately, one cannot count on those who make the rules, but on those who are subject to the rules. On Monday, the exiled opposition figure Masih Ali Nejad posted a video on her Twitter channel. It shows the Iranian Vahid Sarlak (Vahid Sarlak) who used to fight against the Israelis, so now lives in Germany and trains a team from Tajikistan.
He was standing in Tokyo next to an Israeli coach. He looked at him and said, “I hope that one day I can come to Iran and you go to Israel. We will become friends.” They said so good. How sad I have to say.
