Iranian judoka forced to throw matches to avoid facing Israelis gets refugee status in Germany Saeid Mollaei had fled with the help of the International Judo Federation and now can fight for a spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Iran banned from all judo competition over boycott of Israeli athletes The ban comes nine months before the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
International Judo Federation suspends Iran over its boycott of Israeli athletes An Iranian judoka confirmed what was suspected for decades — Iran told its athletes to throw matches so they would not have to face Israelis.
Global Judo competitions cancelled in UAE and Tunisia for failing to provide equal treatment for athletes