Fethi Nourine

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Fethi Nourine
Personal information
NationalityAlgerian
Born (1991-06-14) 14 June 1991 (age 30)
Oran, Algeria
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country Algeria
SportJudo
Event(s)-66kg, 73 kg
Achievements and titles
World finals2019
Regional finals2018, 2019, 2021
Olympic finals2020
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Medal record
Representing  Algeria
Men's Judo
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
African Judo Championships 3 0 3
Total 3 0 3
African Judo Championships[1]
Bronze medal – third place Port-Louis 2014 66kg
Bronze medal – third place Tunis 2016 73kg
Gold medal – first place Tunis 2018 73kg
Gold medal – first place Cape Town 2019 73kg
Bronze medal – third place Antananarivo 2020 73kg
Gold medal – first place Dakar 2021 73kg

Fethi Nourine (Arabic: فتحي نورين‎; born 14 June 1991) is an Algerian judoka, who has competed in the under 73 kg weight category, and won three African Judo Championships. Nourine has been suspended by the International Judo Federation until July 2031 for refusing to fight an Israeli athlete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career[]

Raised in Oran, Algeria, he started judo aged seven after being introduced to the discipline by his brother.[2] In 2014, he won the under 66kg event at the African Open, beating fellow Algerian Houd Zourdani in the final. It was Algeria's first gold medal of the tournament.[3] He became African champion in the under 73kg event after winning the event at the 2018 African Judo Championships.[4] He retained his title the follwing year in Tunisia. That same year he participated in the World Championships in Japan. He won his first match but then pulled out of the tournament as he refused to face his next scheduled opponent, the Israeli competitor Tohar Butbul for what he said were political reasons.[5][6][7] In 2021, Nourine won the under 73 kg event at the African Judo Championships.[8]

Selected to compete at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in the -73 kg weight class, Nourine and his coach Amar Benikhlef announced his withdrawal following the conclusion of the draw of competitors. Nourine was quoted as saying his political support for the Palestinian cause made it impossible for him to compete against an Israeli like Tohar Butbul, the # 5 seed in the tournament, who he was drawn to potentially face in the second round, had he won in the first round.[9][10][11] The International Judo Federation announced his and his coach's immediate suspensions on 24 July 2021, pending a further investigation, and sent Nourine and his coach back home to Algeria from Tokyo.[12][13] In September 2021, Nourine and Benikhlef were both suspended for 10 years, until July 2031.[14][15]

References[]

  1. ^ "Fethi NOURINE / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  2. ^ "Judo Nourine Fethi - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympic.com. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  3. ^ "African Open: Nourine (-66 kg) offre à l'Algérie sa première médaille d'or". Radio Algeria (in French). 9 November 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Championnats d'Afrique - 2e journée : Fethi Nourine rafle l'or et sauve les meubles". Radio Algeria (in French). 13 April 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  5. ^ Sam Goodwin. "Judo athlete sent home from Olympics after refusing to fight Israeli". au.sports.yahoo.com.
  6. ^ Rédaction. "JUDO / Entretien avec un champion d'Afrique au parcours atypique / Fethi Nourine : "Je compatis pleinement à la douleur des familles endeuillées par le Covid-19"". Planetesport (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  7. ^ "Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine suspended and sent home for withdrawing to avoid Israeli". Japan Times. 24 July 2021.
  8. ^ "AFRICAN SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Algerian judoka sent home from Olympics after refusing to face Israeli opponent". Metro. July 24, 2021.
  10. ^ "Algerian judoka sent home from Olympics after refusing to compete against Israeli". The Guardian. July 24, 2021.
  11. ^ "Algerian judoka suspended after quitting Olympics rather than facing Israeli opponent". Yahoo.
  12. ^ "Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine suspended and sent home for withdrawing to avoid Israeli". The Japan Times. July 24, 2021.
  13. ^ "Fethi Nourine and Amar Benikhlef: Disciplinary Sanctions". International Judo Federation.
  14. ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine and coach suspended for 10 years". BBC Sport. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Algerijnse judoka die weigerde tegen Israëliër uit te komen tien jaar geschorst". NU.nl (in Dutch). 13 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
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