Olympic officials say an Egyptian judo athlete has been reprimanded and sent home after refusing to shake his Israeli opponent's hand.
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Egyptian judo athlete sent home after refusing to shake Israeli’s hand
Monday, August 15th, 2016 Canadian judoka Kyle Reyes bested by 2-time Olympic medallist
Thursday, August 11th, 2016
Canada’s Kyle Reyes fell to an early exit in Judo’s 100kg men’s after a quick defeat to two-time Olympic medallist Henk Grol of the Netherlands.
Canadian judoka Kelita Zupancic falls short by 1 second
Wednesday, August 10th, 2016
Canadian judoka Kelita Zupancic saw her Olympic medal dreams quashed by a very narrow margin in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday.
Canadian judoka Antoine Valois-Fortier gets another chance
Tuesday, August 9th, 2016
Antoine Valois-Fortier lost in the quarter-finals for Canada in the men's under-81 kilogram judo division at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but his Olympic dreams are still alive.
Canadian judoka Margelidon to miss Olympics due to injury
Wednesday, July 27th, 2016
Arthur Margelidon will miss the Olympic judo tournament in Rio de Janeiro with a broken radial bone. The the 22-year-old from Montreal had been named to the Canadian Olympic judo team to compete in the men's under-73-kilogram division.
Antoine Valois-Fortier to lead Canadian judo team in Rio
Tuesday, June 28th, 2016
Antoine Valois-Fortier and Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard will lead the Canadian judo team into Rio.