A second judo competitor was sent home from the Tokyo Olympics for refusing to spar with an Israeli athlete over “Israel’s treatment of Palestinians” — a move some are calling an example of an undercurrent of anti-Semitism running through an otherwise “woke” Olympics.
Algeria’s Fetih Nourine withdrew from competition on Saturday rather than have to face Israel’s Tohar Butbul, who ended up finishing in 7th place after losing to an athlete from South Korea. Sudan’s Mohamed Abdalarasool did not show up to compete against Butbul during a scheduled match on Monday.
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