Yemeni wrestler quits Grand Prix de France for having to face Israeli
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Freestyle wrestler of the Yemen national wrestling team announced his withdrawal after his name was drawn to face an Israeli wrestler in the French Grand Prix freestyle wrestling competition.
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Yemeni wrestler Ibrahim Al-Shabami
The player of the Yemen national wrestling team, Ibrahim Al-Shabami, withdrew from the 2023 Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane held in France.
The withdrawal of the representative of Yemen in freestyle wrestling came after he was placed to compete against an Israeli player, Daniel Popov, after he won in the first confrontations of the tournament against a French player.
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The coach of the national team player, Muhammad Al-Sahbani, expressed his regret that the wrestler Al-Shabami did not continue after his victory over the French player before his name was drawn to face the Israeli player.
Al-Sahbani explained that the player is sad about losing the opportunity to qualify and snatching an important medal for Yemen in a major tournament such as the Grand Prix, pointing out that compensation will be in upcoming tournaments, in light of the capabilities the Yemeni player possesses that qualifies him to compete in various tournaments.
![In a 2021 interview with Frontline by former US special representative James Jeffrey, he says he had "engaged with [HTS] via backchannels while serving in President Trump’s State Department. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)](https://alpha-en-media.almayadeen.net/media/image/2024/12/21/b4a69f2e-8682-43e4-9d37-49482b304ab3/3.png?v=2&format=webp "In a 2021 interview with Frontline by former US special representative James Jeffrey, he says he had \"engaged with [HTS] via backchannels while serving in President Trump’s State Department. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)")
