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Arik Ze'evi. Secured medal Photo: Oren Aharoni
Arik Ze'evi. Secured medal Photo: Oren Aharoni
Israeli judoka snubbed by Egyptian rival
Moscow Grand Slam's quarter-final sees Arik Ze'evi beat Ramadan Darwish, who refuses to shake his hand
Oren Aharoni
Published: 05.29.11, 16:37 / Israel Culture
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Judoka Arik Ze'evi secured a second medal for Israel in Moscow's Judo Grand Slam on Sunday, after Yarden Gerbi won a bronze medal on Saturday.
Ze'evi, who is competing in the 100kg category, began his day by beating his young Belarusian rival with an ippon, one minute and 46 seconds into the fight.
In the final 16, Ze'evi was faced by Abdurakhmonov Mukhamadmurod of Tajikistan. Five minutes into the fight, the scoreboard pointed to a yuko in favor of the Israeli, which was enough to send him to the quarter-final against Egypt's Darwish, who is ranked eighth in the world.
The fight saw each side using his own tactics to overcome the rival. Forty second before the end of the match, Ze'evi managed to score a yuko and win.
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The drama began at the end of the fight, when the referee signaled a handshake between the contestants. But Darwish ignored the order and began leaving. Several moments later, after repeated requests, the Egyptian walked to the center of the mattress, bowed to the referee and left.
Ze'evi, who secured a bronze medal, will meet Kazakhstan's Maxim Rakov in the semi-final.
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