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UAE Officials Apologize To ‘Israeli’ Judo Team after Handshake Snub!

UAE Officials Apologize To ‘Israeli’ Judo Team after Handshake Snub!
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Two Emirati senior sporting officials apologized after one of the country's competitors refused to shake hands with an ‘Israeli' opponent at a judo tournament.


UAE Officials Apologize To ‘Israeli’ Judo Team after Handshake Snub!

Politics threatened to overshadow sporting matters during this week's Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam, given the United Arab Emirates [UAE] has no diplomatic ties with the Zionist entity and like most other Arab countries doesn't recognize it.

Five ‘Israeli' athletes won medals at the IPIC Arena, only to be greeted by the official music and flag of the International Judo Federation [IJF] while standing on the podium.

In further details, a UAE athlete declined to shake hands with ‘Israel's' Tohar Butbul following the pair's first-round match on Friday.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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