A Jordanian taekwondo athlete on Sunday refused to play against an Israeli player and withdrew from the World Championship held in Bulgaria.
According to Roya news the star of the Jordanian national taekwondo team for juniors Miassar al-Dahamsha withdrew from the Junior Bronze Medal Match refusing to face the Israeli player.
Two months ago the Jordanian fencing player Eyas Al-Zumar withdrew from the World Fencing Championship held in Dubai for refusing to compete with an Israeli opponent.
Several Arab athletes have refused to play against Israeli players at international sports tournaments in a bid to show the Arab popular refusal of normalization with Israel.
