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Joud Fahmy (; born 20 February 1994) is a Saudi Arabian
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ka. She was slated to represent Saudi Arabia in the
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but she forfeited her first match. Her father is a diplomat, and she has lived in
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since 2014. She is tall, and weighs She competes in the -52 kg weight category.


Anti-Israel controversy

Allegedly, Fahmy forfeited her match in order to avoid competing against Israeli judoka
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in the second round. Fahmy, Saudi Arabia's news agency
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, and the Saudi Olympic delegation said that Fahmy forfeited because she received injuries to her hands and feet in training. However, other media outlets such as Israel Channel 2 reported she was not injured. Jim Nieto, the martial arts instructor who coached her before the Olympics, said it seemed fishy that she, after taking part in the
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, was reportedly injured so close to her fight date, because top competitors generally don't fight the day before their competition. He said "I feel sorry for her. Let her fight — even if she lasts 10 seconds. She busted her butt for almost a year to get there."


See also

* Boycotts of Israel in individual sports


References

1994 births Living people Saudi Arabian female judoka Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Saudi Arabia 21st-century Saudi Arabian sportswomen Place of birth missing (living people) {{SaudiArabia-judo-bio-stub