Iranian judoka seeks asylum after pressure to avoid facing Israeli
Based on an unwritten law, the Islamic Republic bans Iranian athletes from facing Israeli competitors in international competition.
Judo - World Judo Championships - Men's Under 81 kg - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - August 28, 2019 - Iran's Saeid Mollaei and Russia's Khasan Khalmurzaev compete. (photo credit: REUTERS)ByZACHARY KEYSER
