Winning #judo silver in #Tokyo, Iranian defector Mollaei dedicates medal to #Israel

source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/winning-judo-silver-in-tokyo-iranian-defector-mollaei-dedicates-medal-to-israel/

It was the first Olympic #medal for #Mollaei, two years after he left his native Iran, revealing that his national team coaches had ordered him to lose in the semifinals of the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo to avoid facing Israel’s Sagi Muki in the final. Mollaei subsequently moved to #Germany and then acquired Mongolian citizenship.

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