DUSSELDORF, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 21: Islam El Shehaby of Egypt poses after winning the silver medal in the Mens +100kg during the Dusseldorf Judo Grand Prix held at Mitsubishi Electric Halle on February ...

Egypt's Islam El Shehaby, blue, declines to shake hands with Israel's Or Sasson, white, after losing during the men's over 100-kg judo competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ...

(Adds comments from Sasson, Egyptian Olympic Committee) By Chris Gallagher and Daniel Flynn RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Egypt's Islam El Shehaby refused to shake hands with Israel's Or Sasson ...

Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby has been sent home from the Rio Olympics after refusing to shake the hand of Israeli Or Sasson following the end of their bout, the International Olympic Committee ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – 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 ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Islam El Shehaby, who caused uproar by refusing the handshake of Israeli judoka Or Sasson after an Olympic match, said he respects the rules of the sport and had no ...

Middle Eastern politics spilled onto the judo mat Friday at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics when Islam El Shehaby of Egypt refused to shake hands with his winning opponent, Or Sasson of Israel. El Shehaby ...

Egypt's Islam El Shehaby refused to shake hands with Israel's Or Sasson after their judo match at the Rio Games on Friday, drawing boos from the crowd at the Carioca Arena 2. El Shehaby, 32, had been ...

* Egyptian team sends athlete home * Athlete actions contrary to fair play - IOC * Athlete says broke no judo rules, cannot force handshake (Adds details, background) By Karolos Grohmann RIO DE ...