At the Olympic Games in Rio, one judo competitor gave a lesson in poor sportsmanship:
Egyptian judo fighter Islam El Shehaby was loudly booed at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after his first-round loss to Israel’s fifth-ranked Or Sasson, when El Shehaby refused to shake Sasson’s hand, in a major breach of judo etiquette.
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https://twitter.com/stas8t/status/764095077153017856
Not exactly in the spirit of the Games.
https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/764104158127517696
The cynic in me sees this as a clever move to avoid "loser" tag, and instead become a "national hero." https://t.co/Alq6Bihwt5
— Bobby Ghosh (@ghoshworld) August 12, 2016