Arrr! That scallywag Algerian judo matey be weighin’ more than a ship’s anchor, missin’ his match ‘gainst a landlubber!
2024-07-29
Arrr, matey! Algerian sea-dog Messaoud Dris be under the captain's eye fer missin' the scale before his bout with that Israeli swashbuckler Tohar Butbol! Looks like he weighed anchor too late, savvy? A jolly good mess for a judo duel, aye!
Arrr mateys! Gather ‘round fer a tale of a judoka from Algeria, Messaoud Dris, who missed the weighin at the grand Paris Olympics, just a day afore he was to clash with Israel’s Tohar Butbul! A scandal brews, I tell ye! The International Judo Federation be investigatin’ why our lad Dris couldn’t quite make the weight, causin’ a hullabaloo in the ring o’ sport.This bout was to kick off the men’s 73-kilogram tussle, but with politics steerin’ the ship, folks wondered if there’d be a fight at all! Dris, ranked 14th in the world, weighed in at 73.4 kilograms, just shy o’ the limit. Some say he was pressured not to face Butbul, what with the hot waters between Algeria and Israel. Butbul, rankin’ 22nd, shed light on the matter, claimin’ it’s a shame that athletes be caught in the web of politics, when all they want be to tussle on the tatami!
But fear not, me hearties! Butbul hopes for a day when peace reigns, and he can train in Algeria, shakin’ hands with his foe. Alas, not this time! So, raise yer tankards to sportsmanship, and may the winds o’ change blow favorably for these fine fighters in times to come!