Political statement or poor sportsmanship? Egyptian judo fighter Islam El Shehaby was booed loudly after he refused to shake his Israeli opponent’s hand following a loss at the Rio Olympics on Friday, ...

Egyptian judo athlete Islam El Shehaby was sent packing from the Rio Olympics after refusing to shake hands with his Israeli opponent, Ori Sasson, following their match on Friday, the International ...

Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby drew the ire of those in attendance at the 2016 Rio Olympics on Friday when he refused to shake the hand of Israel's Or Sasson following a first-round loss. According ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Middle Eastern politics spilled onto the judo mat Friday at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics when an Egyptian competitor refused to shake hands with the Israeli who beat him. Islam El ...

After an early round judo match in the Rio Olympics between Islam El Shehaby of Egypt and Israel’s Or Sasson, El Shehaby found himself in the news for backing away and not shaking the hand of his ...