Judo - Egyptian booed for not shaking hands with Israeli


2016 Rio Olympics - Judo - Preliminary - Men +100 kg Elimination Rounds - Carioca Arena 2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 12/08/2016. Or Sasson (ISR) of Israel and Islam El Shehaby (EGY) of Egypt compete. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Islam El Shehaby refused to shake hands with Israel's Or Sasson after their judo match at the Rio Olympics on Friday, drawing boos from the crowd and stirring a debate about intolerance at the Games.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) opened a disciplinary commission after El Shehaby, who lost the first round elimination bout, backed away when Sasson bowed and approached him to shake hands.

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