Algerian judoka Dries Messaoud is on the eve of his fight with Israeli representative Tohar Boutboul, according to the BBC.
The fight was supposed to take place as part of the Olympic tournament. Messaoud failed the weigh-in procedure. The Israeli National Olympic Committee (NOC) stated that Messaoud intentionally missed the weight limit (73 kg) to avoid the fight.
“Tohar’s opponent has deliberately withdrawn from the competition. The Israeli NOC said that the Israeli delegation will continue to compete, taking into account Olympic values.
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