Fethi Nourine
Fethi Nourine is punished for his Olympic scandal. He is not allowed to compete in judo for ten years.
Fethi Nourine refused to fight an Israeli at the Tokyo Olympics. The Algerian was disqualified. Background: The judoka wanted to support the Palestinians in the conflict with Israel.
Now the judo association IJF is issuing a ten-year ban against the scandal athlete and his trainer Amar Benikhlef.
Nourine is 30 years old. The decision is probably tantamount to an early retirement. The IJF's statement: “It is evident that the two Algerian judoka used the Olympic Games as a platform for protests and to promote political and religious propaganda with malicious intent, which is a clear and grave violation of the IJF statutes, the IJF- Code of Ethics and the Olympic Charter. “
The two victims can now appeal the penalty to the sports arbitration tribunal.
