On Wednesday, for the first time ever, an Israeli man won a gold medal at the Judo World Championships in Tokyo, but earlier, when he won his quarter-final match against an Egyptian judoka, the loser rejected judo etiquette and refused to shake the Israeli’s hand.
The Jerusalem Post reported of Israeli judoka Sagi Muki, 27, “Muki showed impressive fighting abilities in Wednesday’s tournament, having beaten most of his opponents by ippon (the highest score a fighter can achieve in Japanese martial arts), including in a fight that lasted merely 25 seconds. In the quarterfinals, Muki faced Egyptian Mohamed Abdelaal, who refused to shake Muki’s hand after having lost to him.” The Times of Israel noted, “Other Arab opponents have acted similarly after losing to Israelis, including Egyptian and United Arab Emirates judokas.”
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