Israel Judo Association slams as 'fake news' Swiss report which apparently sought to negatively portray judoka Peter Paltchik's support for Israeli fighters in Gaza.
Israeli athletes were awarded six medals at the Abu Dhabi 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and three Israeli judo masters metaled at a Grand Slam event in Russia.
The Israeli Judo champion, who sang his own private “HaTikvah” on the winner’s podium due to a discriminatory Israeli symbols ban, speaks out about his brave decision.
At the Judo Grand Slam competition in Abu Dhabi over the weekend, Israeli judokas yielded to Arab pressure and donned uniforms bearing the International Judo Federation insignia rather than the Israeli flag or anything suggesting their Israeli nationality.
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