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Iranian defector Saeid Mollaei dedicates silver medal judo win to Israel

By Matthew Miller
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Iranian defector Saeid Mollaei dedicates silver medal judo win to Israel

Iranian defector Saeid Mollaei dedicated his silver medal judo win to Israel on Tuesday.

Now competing for Mongolia, Mollaei won his first Olympic medal in judo two years after leaving his home country of Iran. He defected after he said his national team coaches ordered him to lose in the semifinals of the 2019 World Championships so he would not have to compete with Israel’s Sagi Muki.

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