Olympics star who refused to shake hands with Israeli rival pays the price in stunning bit of 'karma'

A judo competitor from Tajikistan was struck by instant 'karma' aft he refused to shingle hands pinch his Israeli force astatine nan Olympics connected Sunday.

Israel's beingness astatine nan Paris Games has been protested astatine various points since nan opening of Israel's violative successful Gaza past year.

However, Olympics chiefs and nan French authorities person firmly backed Israel's correct to participate this summer.

Despite that, Israeli athletes person been taxable to protests successful nan early days of nan Games and 1 judoka's force refused to shingle his manus connected Sunday.

Nurali Emomali of Tajikistan faced disconnected against Israel's Baruch Shmailov, and aft beating him, walked consecutive disconnected nan mat without shaking his opponent's hand.

It is customary to shingle your opponent's manus successful judo. Emomali was allegedly heard yelling 'Allah Akbar', too. 

Earlier successful nan day, Morocco's Abderrahmane Boushita besides refused to shingle hands pinch Shmailov.

But Emomali was subjected to instant 'karma' for ignoring Shmailov successful nan adjacent round, erstwhile he took connected Japan's Hifumi Abe.

As they battled for superiority, Emomali severely injured his near limb arsenic he attempted to break his fall. 

He was near successful tears connected nan mat aft suffering what appeared to beryllium a dislocated shoulder. 

Viewers instantly took to societal media to constituent retired nan instant 'karma' that had struck Emomali.

Earlier connected Sunday, French constabulary opened an investigation into decease threats received by 3 Israeli athletes astatine nan Olympics. 

Anti-cybercrime officers are besides investigating nan merchandise of athletes' individual information connected societal networks connected Friday and seeking to person it removed, prosecutors said successful a statement.

In a connection connected Thursday, Israel's National Cyber Directorate said that aft an investigation it had travel to nan conclusion that Iranian hackers were creating societal media channels to people individual accusation astir members of nan Israeli delegation and nonstop them threatening messages.

On nan aforesaid day, Israel's overseas curate warned his French counterpart of a imaginable Iranian-backed crippled to target Israeli athletes and visitors during nan Paris Olympic Games.

The Iranian ngo to nan United Nations said successful a connection connected Thursday: 'Terrorist acts person nary spot successful nan principles of guidance groups; lies and deceit cannot move nan roles of nan plaintiff and nan accused.'

Israeli athletes astatine nan Games are being escorted to and from events by elite tactical units and fixed 24-hour protection passim nan Olympics, officials say. Israel's soul information service, Shin Bet, is helping pinch security.