Last week, Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine disgraced himself after refusing to fight Israeli Tohar Butbul. Well actually, he was set to face Sudan’s Mohamed Abdalrasool in his first bout, with a possible second round showdown against Butbul. Nourine claimed he did it to support the so-called “Palestinian cause.”
Now Abdalrasool has also withdrawn before facing Butbul, and the haters assume it is for the same reason as Nourine.
I call BS. Abdalrasool is the world’s 469th-ranked judoka in his weight class, while Butbul is seventh.
Also:
Methinks Abdalrasool knew he was not going to emerge victorious so he took this stance to be the “hero.”
All he has shown is what a coward he truly is.
