Saeid Mollaei, who was forced to throw fight in order to avoid facing Israel's Sagi Muki in 2019 championship, will represent Mongolia at Grand Slam competition this week

World champion Sagi Muki posts photo with Iranian judoka Saeid Mollaei at Paris Grand Slam, hopes he will visit Israel

With Israelis increasingly winning top spots in judo and taekwondo, another discipline in which Iran is a traditional force, the issue is becoming divisive in the country

Enraged Marius Vizer called Iran's Rouhani after learning of pressure on judoka Saeid Mollaei to throw match to avoid facing Israel's Sagi Muki, Army Radio says