Former Iranian already lost in the first round to an Italian opponent • Muki activated for the final and will try to win gold

• Mulay in selfie with Moshe Ponty, yesterday. Eliminated already in the first round

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After meeting with members of the Israeli delegation in China yesterday, where the Masters competition is taking place, everyone expected a spicy fight in the final stages between Said Mulay Iran and Sagi Muki. But early Mongol-Iran impeachment already in its first battle prevented such a meeting, losing to Italian Christian Peralti.

Recall that the Judoka who defected from Iran recently received a Mongolian passport, in the process involving Israeli officials.

Sagi Muki, who holds the World Cup title, opened the tournament straight in the second round and defeated Chinese Lassai Zaha. In his second fight, he defeated Italian Antonio Esposito as he knocked him down in 35 seconds. In the quarterfinals, the Israeli met Alan Khovtsov, the 2017 European champion and also knocked him down in a minute and 48 seconds. In the semifinals, Yakon defeated Turkish Daat Albayrak in two minutes and 45 seconds.

In the final to be held later in the day, Muki will meet Mathias Kasa, in the reconstruction of the Tokyo World Championship finals.