Asi Maman 19/02/2021 19:24
Said Moulay on the podium (Oded Karni)
Said Moulay, the Iranian judoka, won the silver medal at the Tel Aviv Grand Slam tonight (Friday). After the well-publicized arrival in Israel and of course the series of threats and sanctions he left behind, the judoka who received respect from the crowd did lose in the final weighing up to 81 kg to Sharopidin Boltboev from Uzbekistan. At the end of the competition, Said Moulay took down the medal and placed it around the neck of Moshe Ponti
Filled He said at the end: “The day went well for me except for the final, I hope next time will be better. Thank you all, I am very happy to win my first medal in Tel Aviv and I hope that next time it will be gold. I am an athlete, not a politician. I am very happy that I came to Israel and thank you to all the Israelis who cheered me on and thank you to the Israeli Judo Association and to Moshe Ponti who helped me. “
“Sagi Muki is my friend and I hope next time we can fight in the final together. The people in Israel were very friendly to me and have a good heart. “
