Israeli judoka ‘thrilled’ with silver, ‘but we always want more’ "My entire training team always gave me the feeling that I could break the glass ceiling," said Raz Hershko. Amelie Botbol Aug. 13, 2024
Olympic Committee may probe Israeli judoka over Gaza war posts The International Olympic Committee might sanction bronze medalist Peter Paltchik. David Isaac Aug. 5, 2024
Netanyahu greets Doha world champion judoka Inbar Lanir Lanir is the third Israeli to take gold at the competition. May 18, 2023
Iranian judoka flees to Germany after being threatened for interacting with Israeli athlete A former member of Iran’s national judo team was threatened by the Iran Judo Federation for having a friendly meeting with Israeli judoka Sagi Muki. Aug. 19, 2022
Israeli judoka Sagi Muki loses match against friend, Iranian defector Saeid Mollaei He said in an Instagram post that even though he didn’t win, it was a “victory of sport over politics.” July 12, 2022
Iranian pulls out of Jiu-Jitsu competition after refusing to play against Israeli opponent Hamid Amraei was originally scheduled to go head-to-head against a competitor from Brazil in the men’s 77-kilogram weight class in the AJP Tour Fujairah International Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship. July 5, 2022
UK advocacy group reports Palestinian judo team for celebrating anti-Israel judoka At the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine withdrew from a match to avoid fighting an Israeli opponent. Dec. 21, 2021
Israel’s first-ever Olympic medalist to head Israeli Olympic Committee Yael Arad, who took silver in the judo competition at the 1992 Barcelona Games and is widely credited with bringing the martial art into the Israeli mainstream, will be the first woman to helm the committee. Nov. 8, 2021
Algerian judoka gets 10-year ban for refusing to compete against Israeli in Tokyo Fethi Nourine said he made the decision with the help of his coach in order to “support the Palestinian cause.” Sept. 9, 2021
