Asi Maman 16/02/2021 19:05
Sagi Muki and Said Moulay (Instagram)
After a thunderous silence from government officials in Iran and laconic reports in the local media, for the first time an official response is heard from this country to the arrival of Iranian judoka Said Moulay to Israel, after he defected from his homeland to represent Mongolia and came to participate in the Tel Aviv Grand Slam.
Chairman of the Iranian Judo Association, Arash Mirsmaili, Referring in a marginal event of the union’s management in the Madan province of Iran to Mulai’s visit to Tel Aviv and stressed: “This is not a pride, but a shame that will remain on Said Mulai’s forehead forever.”
Mirsmaili said: “I apologize to the families of the victims and the Iranian people for this act, and am ashamed that a stupid athlete who sees only his personal good, went to Tel Aviv and is even more proud of it. Said, turn your back on your homeland for a handful of dollars or a medal. It is a great shame that a hollow athlete competed under the Mongolian flag while 90,000 Iranian Jews were suspended from any activity. “
The chairman even addressed the political issue and claimed: “Moulay is the one who made the story a political matter, while we try not to make Iranian sport political. It is not just the media that oppose Iran that cover this visit extensively. He sold his homeland solely for the sake of his personal interests. “
