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08-15-2004, 12:30 PM
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No Judo with the Jew
Iran's world judo champion Arash Miresmaeili refused to compete against an Israeli Sunday, triggering a fresh crisis at the Olympic Games where race, creed or color are barred from interfering in sport.
The International Judo Federation (IJF) failed to agree how to deal with the politically explosive issue at an emergency meeting and said it would hold further talks Monday. The burning issue was whether any penalty would hit Miresmaeili alone or the entire Iranian team, as the intrusion of the Middle East's bitter politics threatened to fly in the face of the Olympic ideal. "There has been no decision and we are considering this situation very carefully," said IJF spokesman Michel Brousse. "This has not been brought to us as an issue and until it is, we would not have any comment," said a spokeswoman for the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which pledges to uphold the ideal of sport transcending national barriers. The official reason at the Games for Miresmaeili's non-appearance was failure to make the weight but judo chiefs questioned how a seasoned athlete, who carried Iran's flag at Friday's opening ceremony, would have made such a basic error. |
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08-15-2004, 12:40 PM
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RE: No Judo with the Jew
Good get the sob outta there.
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08-15-2004, 12:42 PM
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RE:No Judo with the Jew
You'd THINK he'd want to kick the Israeli's ass...
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08-15-2004, 01:51 PM
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RE: No Judo with the Jew
They haven't been able to do it even when outnumbering them 5 or 10 to 1. What makes you think a one on one situation will work.
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08-15-2004, 04:12 PM
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RE:No Judo with the Jew
They should just bar him from olympic competition for life. No place for that kind of crap at the Olympics.
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