A Judo competitor at the Paris Olympics refused to shake his Israeli competitor’s hand after the match, as is customary, and was hit with immediate karma, according to X users.
Judoka Nurali Emomali of Tajikistan refused to shake hands with his Israeli opponent, Tohar Butbul, following their match in the round of 16 Sunday. Emomali, who won the match, chose to walk off the mat without the customary post-match gesture.
Before he left the mat, X users pointed out that he said, “Allahu Akbar” while holding up a prayer symbol, known as the “Finger of Tawheed”, which refers to the Islamic belief that “There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His prophet.”
Shortly after, Emomali competedagainst Japanese Olympian Hifumi Abe, which ended in a brutal fashion. At the end of the match, Abe slammed Emomali to the ground. Emomali reached his left arm towards the ground, but the force of the fall, and the weight of Abe, caused his …