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| Nationality |  Iran (till 2019) Mongolia (since
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| Born | 5 January 1992 Tehran, Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran/Mongolia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | –81 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Nusratkhon Valiev[3] Mohammad Mansouri[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saeid Mollaei (Template:Lang-fa; born 5 January 1992) is an Iranian-born Mongolian judoka Olympian and world champion.[4]
Judo career
Mollaei won bronze medals at the 2015 and 2016 Asian Championships, and a silver medal at the 2017 edition. He was a bronze medalist at the Budapest 2017 World Championships, and a 2018 Baku World Championships gold medalist.[5]
He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 81 kg event, and was eliminated in the first bout by Khasan Khalmurzaev.[2]
Iranian authorities, the Iranian Sports Minister and the presidents of the Iran Judo Federation and the Iran Olympic Committee, ordered Mollaei to intentionally lose in the semi-final at the Tokyo 2019 World Championships, so as to avoid a potential match in the finals against Israeli 2019 world champion Sagi Muki.[6][7]
In reaction, in August 2019 he moved to Europe with a two-year visa from Germany.[8][9][10]
Iran's actions led the International Judo Federation (IJF) to indefinitely ban Iran from competition.[6] The IJF disciplinary commission examining the case found that Iran’s actions "constitute a serious breach and gross violation of the Statutes of the IJF, its legitimate interests, its principles and objectives."[6] The ban will last until "the Iran Judo Federation give strong guarantees and prove that they will respect the IJF Statutes and accept that their athletes fight against Israeli athletes."[6]
On 1 November 2019 Germany agreed to grant Mollaei asylum.[11] That month, he competed as part of the IJF refugee team at the Osaka Grand Slam.[12] Muki congratulated Mollaei on Instagram for returning to judo and participating in Osaka in his first competition since the World Championships in Tokyo, and Mollaei, in turn, thanked Muki for his support and wrote: "Good luck to you all the time, my best friend."[12] Mollaei also posted a photo of them standing together, and wrote: "This is true friendship and a win for sports and judo over politics."[12]
Mongolia then offered him citizenship.[12]
Mollaei will reportedly arrive in Israel in January 2020 to compete at the Tel Aviv Grand Prix.[12]
See also
References
- ^ a b Saeid Mollaei. asiangames2018.id
- ^ a b "Saeid Mollaei". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ Saeid Mollaei. london2012.com
- ^ IJF profile
- ^ Saeid Mollaei. judoinside.com
- ^ a b c d PTI (22 October 2019). "Judo Federation bans Iran for refusal to compete with Israel". Sportstar. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Iran banned indefinitely from International Judo Federation for boycotting Israelis". Haaretz. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "داستان ناکامی سعید ملایی و اولین طلای جودوی مردان جهان برای اسرائیل" (in Persian).
- ^ "Judo star left fearing for safety after defying orders from Iran". The Guardian.
- ^ "The true story of a fight for life". International Judo Federation.
- ^ "فدراسیون بینالمللی جودو: آلمان با پناهندگی سعید ملایی موافقت کرد". BBC Persian (in Persian). 2 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d e Einhorn, Alon (4 December 2019). "Iranian judoka Saeid Mollaei will compete in Israel next month – report". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
External links
- Saeid Mollaei at JudoInside.com
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