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

'Now I can fully concentrate on judo,' says Saeid Mollaei, who can't return home after exposing his government's pressure to throw matches to avoid Israeli opponents

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

Iranian Judo Federation chief denounces decision over country's refusal to allow its fighters to face Israeli opponents as 'a blatant betrayal'

Official suspension handed down by International Judo Federation comes after Iranian judoka said he was ordered to throw match to avoid facing Israeli competitor

Tehran says it will appeal disciplinary action by judo governing body, says athlete who broke silence about match-throwing 'intensified problem'

After Iranian athlete was coerced into throwing matches to avoid facing Israeli, and then defected, Islamic Republic banned from all judo competitions and activities

Saeid Mollaei, who fled his country after officials ordered him to lose matches to avoid facing Israeli Sagi Muki, hopes to compete in 2020 Olympics as a refugee

Sagi Muki hails Saeid Mollaei as an 'inspiration' after Iranian flees his country and recounts threats, pressure to withdraw from World Championship

World body to sanction Iranian judo federation after Saeid Mollaei said his family was threatened by the government until he agreed to throw match against Israel's Sagi Muki