Baruch Shamailov opened the Olympic judo competition Sunday with a victory over his Moroccan rival Abderrahman Bushita, who refused to shake his hand at the end of the match. Following his victory, the Israeli judoka pointed to the Israeli flag emblazoned on his uniform. Also on Sunday morning, Israeli judoka Gefen Primo also won her first match after defeating her Korean opponent.
Moroccan judoka refuses to shake hand of Israeli opponent Baruch Shamailov
Nadav Zenziper and Raz Shechnik, Paris|
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