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#el shehaby

Egyptian judo fighter Islam El Shehaby stirred controversy on Friday after he refused a hand shake from his Israeli opponent Or Sasson, but bowed as per etiquette. El Shehaby, who was defeated in the first round of the men's 100kg judo event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, was loudly booed at the stadium after what has been described as a "major breach of judo etiquette". Judo typically requires opponents to bow at the beginning and end of a match, with…