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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/iran-banned-from-world-judo-until-it-agrees-to-face-israel/2019/10/22/6ff7f318-f4d9-11e9-b2d2-1f37c9d82dbb_story.html

Iran Banned from World Judo until It Agrees to Face Israel

(AP-Washington Post) Iran was banned from international judo competitions Tuesday for refusing to let its athletes fight Israeli opponents. The International Judo Federation imposed an indefinite ban on Iran's team "until the Iran Judo Federation gives strong guarantees and prove that they will respect the IJF Statutes and accept that their athletes fight against Israeli athletes." The IJF's disciplinary commission said Iran broke rules on non-discrimination and the manipulation of competition results.

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