The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Friday it would probe the incident at the Rio Olympics in which Egyptian judoka Islam el-Shahabi refused to shake the hand of his Israeli rival, Or Sasson, after Sasson defeated him.
Speaking to The Associated Press, IOC spokesman Mark Adams said he hadn't heard all the details of the incident, but added that the Committee would look into it.
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