S'pore YOG: Iranian taekwondo fighter boycotts final, Israeli wins gold by default

Haaretz.com, 16 Aug 2010
Israeli taekwondo fighter Gili Haimovich, 17, won a gold medal at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore on Sunday on a technical victory after an Iranian fighter Mohammed Soleimani refused to compete against him in the championship match.
Haimovich waited several minutes until it was clear Soleimani would not appear before beginning his victory celebration. Full story

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