2019 World Judo Championships
Today Fethi Nourine, an Olympic judoka representing Algeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, was suspended from the Olympics for refusing to compete against Tohar Butbul of Israel, Nourine citing his support for Palestine. Nourine was competing in the under-73 kg category. He also refused to face an Israeli opponent at the 
, which also occurred in Tokyo.
Algerian judoka suspended from Olympics for refusing to face Israeli