At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Tajikistan’s Nurali Emomali defeated Israel’s judoka Baruch Shmailov in judo.
When the match was over, the victorious Emomali refused to shake Shmailov’s hand and instead allegedly shouted ‘Allah Akbar’ at him.
In what some are calling instant karma, at the conclusion of his next match against Japan’s Hifumi Abe, a defeated Emomali lay on the mat after having his shoulder dislocated.
Nurali Emomali from Tajikistan refused to shake hands today with Baruch Shmailov, the Israeli competitor in the Olympic Judo competition, and instead chose to shout “Allah Akbar.”
Moments later, he was crying because he had dislocated his shoulder.
Karma is a bitch. pic.twitter.com/BTiIWiL8Dl
— Vivid. (@VividProwess) July 28, 2024
In today’s Olympic judo competition, Nurali Emomali from Tajikistan refused to shake hands with the Israeli Baruch Shmailov and shouted “Allah Akbar” instead.
Shortly after, he was crying with a dislocated shoulder. That’s instant karma pic.twitter.com/eerViWkvy2
— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) July 28, 2024
Shmailov defeated Abderrahmane Boushita from Morocco to advance to face Emomali. Boushita also refused to shake hands with Shmailov.
In Paris, Baruch Shmailov kicked off the Olympic judo competition with a victory over his Moroccan opponent, Abderrahmane Boushita.
When Boushita refused to shake his hand after the match, Shmailov pointed to the Israeli flag on his uniform.
Gefen Primo also secured a win in… pic.twitter.com/sQt4OVeSqy
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) July 28, 2024
Although the Olympic Committee talks a good game when it comes to “sportsmanship” and “bringing the world together,” there are no consequences for athletes who are openly hostile to other countries for political or ideological reasons.
