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'That's
not what the Olympics are about' Judo player refuses to shake hands
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Egyptian judoka Islam El
Shehaby has been sent home from the Olympics after he refused to shake the hand
of Israeli opponent Or Sasson after their bout.
BBC
Sport report continues:
The
34-year-old was "strongly reprimanded" by the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) after his first-round loss on Friday.
The
IOC say his conduct was "against the spirit of friendship embodied in the
Olympic values".
The
Egyptian Olympic Committee condemned El Shehaby and sent him home.
El
Shehaby was roundly booed by the crowd and was called back to the stage for his
failure to bow to his opponent as it contravenes judo rules.
Sasson later revealed his coaches had warned him El Shehaby might refuse to shake his hand. The Egyptian had come under pressure from some conservative voices in his homeland to withdraw from the bout.
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