An incident occurred today (Sunday) at the Rome Grand Prix in Taekwondo, when Olympic bronze medalist Avishag Samberg defeated Shahad Sami al-Husseini of Egypt, who fled the arena at the finish.
The 20-year-old Samberg, who competes in the weight category up to 49 kg, easily defeated her opponent in the first round by two rounds. .
The Israeli, who just two weeks ago won the silver medal at the European Championships, will continue in the competition, which is the first score for the Olympic Games in Paris 2024, with the next stage waiting for her from the Murakan Umayma El Bashti.
This is not the first time that Egyptian rivals have refused to shake hands with Israeli competitors, when one of the famous incidents took place at the Rio 2016 Olympics, where Islam a-Shahabi refused to shake the hand of Israeli Uri Sasson, and returned home as a national hero for his act.
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