Judo grand slam. Holy crap.

[Irannn]

Don't tell me that he lost the game because of the Isareili guy again!!! I watched the semi-final and was wondering why he was so weak.

the Belgian guy was pretty good. even last year he had problems against this guy

in my opinion, he lost the semifinal fair and square. I have absolutely no doubt about that but you can doubt the bronze medal match, there were moments that I could say he wasn't trying "that hard"

and if you noticed, his coach wasn't there for the semifinal. but he was there for the bronze medal match. if you ask me, he went to the semifinal on his own to win but he lost it. then he decided to play by the IR rules to not lose his place in the national team. a bronze medal probably didn't worth it.

[Irannn]

When are the semi finals and where did you get the results?

the final block is already done.
here is the results site
http://www.ippon.org/wc_sen2019.php
click on 81kg

[_Navid_]

the Belgian guy was pretty good. even last year he had problems against this guy
in my opinion, he lost the semifinal fair and square. I have absolutely no doubt about that but you can doubt the bronze medal match, there were moments that I could say he wasn't trying "that hard"
and if you noticed, his coach wasn't there for the semifinal. but he was there for the bronze medal match. if you ask me, he went to the semifinal on his own to win but he lost it. then he decided to play by the IR rules to not lose his place in the national team. a bronze medal probably didn't worth it.

I don't know man. He knew Israel was waiting in the final so if he was going to follow IR rules as you say then he wouldn't dare fight properly and would lose on purpose! He had beaten much harder opponents with ease earlier in the day.

I also read earlier today that our other Judoka Barimanlu who suddently said farewell to Judo at 28 years old just before this competition did so unwillingly as he was going to face Israel ans was left out of the team the day before the flight.

[Irannn]

I don't know man. He knew Israel was waiting in the final so if he was going to follow IR rules as you say then he wouldn't dare fight properly and would lose on purpose! He had beaten much harder opponents with ease earlier in the day.

I also read earlier today that our other Judoka Barimanlu who suddently said farewell to Judo at 28 years old just before this competition did so unwillingly as he was going to face Israel ans was left out of the team the day before the flight.

You are wrong if you think Casse was easier than those guys. he had beaten Mollaei before. even if you consider the ranking he is ranked #4 and he is just 22 and improving year by year.

I didn't say he was playing by IR rules from the start, I said he did that only after losing the semifinal. his coach wasn't there for the SF because he came to win and not to lose. he is not an actor, watch the match again and tell me he wasn't trying.

I know Mohammadi-Barimanloo situation. I'm following our judo closely. since Paris tournament when Mollaei lost on purpose they were under pressure from IJF, and they sent a letter to IJF and IJF mistakenly considered it as a change in the policy, since that day Iran NEVER sent an athlete to any event with Israeli competitor. even for the World Championships they decided to send a very small team to lower the risk, it was supposed to be only Mollaei and Mohammadi Barimanloo. but then in last few days they decided to only send Mollaei because of the "risk" ! they knew Mollaei is not going to get Israel early because they were seeded 1st and 2nd. and I really understand how Barimanloo is feeling, he dedicated his life to Judo, I don't think he has a chance this year (but who knows he had no chance last year but won a medal)

[Rooyintan]

Afghanistan does not recognize Israel. However their athletes do take on Israelis.

View 66KG from the following link
http://www.ippon.org/wc_sen2019.php

[Rooyintan]

How come no other Iranians apart from Molaei in the championship!!!!

What happend to Javad Mahjoub and several others?

[Irannn]

How come no other Iranians apart from Molaei in the championship!!!!

What happend to Javad Mahjoub and several others?

Mahjoub is changing his mind every month, I think he is done with Judo. he wanted to try MMA then he came back , then he changed his mind, then he got injured. I don't know which applies to right now.

and why there is no other Iranians ? good question. to lower the risk of running into Israel somewhere in the draw. that's the Iran Judo Federation policy after the Paris tournament, they don't participate wherever Israel is participating. there are under pressure from IJF and they prefer to lay low at least for a while. they only sent Mollaei because based on seeding they knew he won't get Israel very early and there are ways to avoid that in later rounds.

[Adesor Vafaseya]

Afghanistan does not recognize Israel. However their athletes do take on Israelis.
http://www.ippon.org/wc_sen2019.php

And this is the correct attitude!
Not mixing sports with politics. Recognizing a country or not politically, has nothing to do with its athletes competing at a sports event. These guys are not politicians, they are hard working athletes!
Good mentality by Afghanistan's sports ministry.

[Irannn]

And this is the correct attitude!
Not mixing sports with politics. Recognizing a country or not politically, has nothing to do with its athletes competing at a sports event. These guys are not politicians, they are hard working athletes!
Good mentality by Afghanistan's sports ministry.

exactly and the funny thing is it doesn't hurt Israel, it helps Israel. if we believe the theory about Mollaei losing intentionally, (which I still have hard time to believe but I'm starting to doubt that) he gifted a gold medal to Israel.

[irani8perspolis]

Huge news: apparently he has claimed asylum in Germany

https://twitter.com/tarafdari_com/st...77175894913024

[Irannn]

Huge news: apparently he has claimed asylum in Germany

https://twitter.com/tarafdari_com/st...77175894913024

that's not a credible source but there is truth in that news. first he doesn't need "asylum" he is marrying (or already married) a German girl. he can get citizenship legally. but obviously he won't be a German citizen overnight and even if he becomes German, per IOC rules he has to wait 3 years to represent another country at the Olympics, therefore he will miss the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASM8Z6K8LM8ZUTQP02K.html
google translate helps a bit to read this short interview with IJF president, apparently he is saying Mollaei is in Germany now and asks for IJF's help to be in refugee team for the Olympics.

I understand him totally , I really do, but I can't help myself and I'm not going to support him anymore, I know he had this plan for a long time he wanted to win the gold in Tokyo and then go to Germany but he lost it and again I was right when I said he tried but he lost, now he is lying that his defeat was intentional just to gain IJF's support. it's hard for me to support people who lie, no matter who.

btw this is officially the end of Judo in Iran, even if IJF doesn't ban Iranian Judo federation, IR is not going to send them anywhere anymore. Mollaei just made the life much harder for his former teammates. IJF is not going to support every single Judoka in Iran.

[Nokhodi]

Huge news: apparently he has claimed asylum in Germany

https://twitter.com/tarafdari_com/st...77175894913024

Tweet deleted. Having said that, out of the Iranian refugee claimants I would at least understand his reasoning. Work your whole life and have it taken away cause some dumb f*** is too ideological to understand the real world.

[Rooyintan]

Mahjoub is changing his mind every month, I think he is done with Judo. he wanted to try MMA then he came back , then he changed his mind, then he got injured. I don't know which applies to right now.

and why there is no other Iranians ? good question. to lower the risk of running into Israel somewhere in the draw. that's the Iran Judo Federation policy after the Paris tournament, they don't participate wherever Israel is participating. there are under pressure from IJF and they prefer to lay low at least for a while. they only sent Mollaei because based on seeding they knew he won't get Israel very early and there are ways to avoid that in later rounds.

OK on Instagram I saw that Javad Mahjoub is in Canada training to become a MMA fighter. He has no intentions of returning to Iran according to the instagram post I saw on some instagram profile.

[The]

I don't get why Iran ( or any other nation who forces their athletes to forfeit ), is allowed to compete in international sports. A sanction like that makes much more sense than the economic embargo that's going on right now.

[dcpp]

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