This week, at the Junior & Cadet World Fencing Championships in Dubai, a Kuwaiti competitor forfeited his match rather than compete against an Israeli.
As always happens, Israel haters try to spin this as a victory, somehow.
According to this Arabic sports site, "Bloggers felt that the player dealt a resounding slap to the occupation and all those who continue its normal relations with it."
I don't think any Israelis are losing sleep over this, nor are any Emiratis having second thoughts about normalization with Israel because an 18 year old Kuwaiti junior fencer quit his match in Dubai.
Kuwaitis actually think that this makes them look good. They are delusional. Although one wonders why the International Fencing Federation doesn't penalize players who refuse to compete.
While the Kuwaitis celebrate another official loss, the rankings from the competition show exactly where Mohammed AlFadhli ended up: at 9,999th place.
His planned Israeli opponent was apparently David Frumgarzts, who is ranked 52nd compared to the Kuwaiti's 143rd. Meaning, the Israeli would probably have won anyway, which is another good reason for Alfadhli to quit.
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