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Iranian Athlete Defects After Being Forced To Throw Match To Avoid Israeli

JL;DR SUMMARY Saeid Mollaei, a world-renowned Iranian judoka, has defected to Berlin after being forced to throw a semi-final match to avoid facing Israeli competitor Sagi Muki at the 2019 World Judo Championships in Tokyo. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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JudoSaeid MollaeiSagi MukiIranSports DiplomacyInternational Judo FederationDefection2019 World Judo ChampionshipsOlympic Refugee Team

Places mentioned

Tokyo, Japan
"Antoine Valois-Fortier (blue) of Canada compete in the Mens -81kg quarterfinal match at the World Judo Championships on August 28, 2019 in Tokyo."
Berlin, Germany
"has fled to Berlin and says he will no longer compete for Iran."
Iran
"says he will no longer compete for Iran."
London, United Kingdom
"Mollaei told the London-based Iran International television channel."

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