Hyderabad, July 28 -- The far reaching impact of Zionist occupation in Palestine was felt in the west with massive rallies being organised against Israeli aggression two months ago, now this impact has penetrated into the 2021 Tokyo Olympics as two Muslim athletes have refused to play against an Israeli judo athlete.

Algeria's Fethi Nourine and Mohamed Abdel Rasoul from Sudan both withdrew, in the same week, from the 73 kg Judo competition as they were to take on 27-year-old Israeli athlete Tohar Butbul.

The decision was taken by Nourine, according to media sources, because of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Nourine said that he was supporting the Palestinians against Israeli atrocities.

Few days after Nourine, Mohamed Abdel Rasoul o...