Israel’s Tohar Butbul’s run in men’s judo at the Tokyo Olympics was shrouded in controversy as two potential competitors failed to compete against him over what appeared to be political reasons. Butbul made it all the way to the Round of 16 in Pool D thanks to competitors either dropping out of the Olympics or no-showing. LIVE UPDATES: TOKYO 2021 OLYMPICS"These are things that sometimes occur in judo, so it wasn’t that odd for me," Butbul said Monday through a translator. Butbul said his team was informed about a potential shoulder injury to the Sudanese judoka but it wasn’t exactly a convincing excuse. Butbul would finish his Olympics run in seventh place.

Source: Fox News July 26, 2021 15:11 UTC