Iran Olympic Team
FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, file photo, Saeid Mollaei of Iran, top, competes against Didar Khamza of Kazakhstan during their men's - 81kg final judo match at the18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. A group of athletes and human rights activists is calling on the IOC to sanction Iran's Olympic program for what it says is the country's long-running pattern of ordering athletes to avoid competing against Israelis in international events. Last month, the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned Iran's suspension from international judo events in a case stemming from former world champion Saeid Mollaei's departure from the Iranian team; Mollaei had claimed he was ordered to lose matches and withdraw from competitions to avoid facing Israelis. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)
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Apr. 29, 2021 02:12 PM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, file photo, Saeid Mollaei of Iran, top, competes against Didar Khamza of Kazakhstan during their men's - 81kg final judo match at the18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. A group of athletes and human rights activists is calling on the IOC to sanction Iran's Olympic program for what it says is the country's long-running pattern of ordering athletes to avoid competing against Israelis in international events. Last month, the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned Iran's suspension from international judo events in a case stemming from former world champion Saeid Mollaei's departure from the Iranian team; Mollaei had claimed he was ordered to lose matches and withdraw from competitions to avoid facing Israelis. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)
Activists call for IOC to sanction Iran Olympic program

Apr. 20, 2021 02:07 PM EDT

FILE - In this photo taken Sept. 12, 2019 file photo, Iranian judoka Saeid Mollaei poses for a portrait photo at an undisclosed southern city of Germany. Iran’s suspension from international judo events for refusing to let its athletes fight Israeli opponents has been overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, it was reported on Monday, March 1, 2021. The case was provoked by former world champion Saeid Mollaei leaving the Iranian team in 2019. He claimed he was ordered by team officials to lose matches and withdraw from competitions to avoid facing Israelis. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, FIle)
Sports court lifts Iran judo suspension over Israel policy

Mar. 01, 2021 10:05 AM EST

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