Former world no. 1 Saeid Mollaei, who fled to Germany after pressure from Tehran to lose semifinal last week in Tokyo, says he'll now fight under the Olympic flag

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

Iran media blames president of International Judo Federation, accuses him of conspiring with Israel; Saeid Mollaei had been forced to throw fight to avoid Israeli opponent

International Judo Federation confirms to Radio Farda that Saeid Mollaei has requested asylum in Germany after reportedly being pressured to throw match at World Judo Championship

Moshe Fonti says Saeid Mollaei had intended to compete to the end even it meant squaring off against Israeli judoka, but then Iranian agents arrived at his family home

Muki defeats Belgian opponent to become first male Israeli world champion; at semifinal, Egyptian contestant refused to shake his hand

Statement comes ahead of Judo world championship, after world federation said Tehran agreed to adopt 'non-discrimination principle'

Middleweight champion Sagi Muki wins first place in under-81kg division at Azerbaijan tournament; Tohar Butbul takes second place in under-71kg class