Iran banned from world judo until it agrees to face Israel

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Iran has been banned from international judo competitions for refusing to let its athletes fight Israeli opponents.
The International Judo Federation has imposed an indefinite ban on Iran’s team until it promises to end a long-running boycott of Israel.
The IJF’s disciplinary commission says the ban will stand “until the Iran Judo Federation gives strong guarantees and prove that they will respect the IJF Statutes and accept that their athlete