Topic: SPORT - on August 15, 2004 at 11:07:00 AM CEST
Iranian judo champ withdraws from Olympics to avoid competing against Israeli
Iranian judo champion Arash Miresmaeili has withdrawn from the Olympics because he refuses to compete against Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks, the Islamic Republic News Agency said Saturday.
"I refused to play against an Israeli rival to sympathize with the oppressed Palestinian people," IRNA quoted Miresmaili as saying.
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