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By: Jessica Steinberg - March 2, 2021
The story of the friendship between Israeli and Iranian judo world champions Sagi Muki and Saeid Mollaei is being developed for television by Israel’s Tadmor Entertainment and MGM.
The series will tell the story of the two judokas, who have reportedly become fast friends since Iran ordered Mollaei to forefit the semifinal at the 2019 Tokyo World Judo Championship so as not to compete against Israeli athlete Muki in the finals.
Mollaei then fled to live as a refugee in Germany. He recently participated in the Grand Slam international judo competition held in Tel Aviv, making headlines for his warm relations with the Israeli athletes.
Read More: Times of Israel