Iranian judoka Saeid Mollaei fled Iran after refusing to avoid Israeli opponents. Saeid represented Mongolia at the recent Tel Aviv Grand Slam and won a silver medal.

https://www.newsrael.com/post/-MTwOOTZzeYN9kKWsSps

https://www.israelunwired.com/iranian-judoka-star-lands-in-israel-after-fleeing-iran/

https://worldisraelnews.com/watch-iranian-judoka-says-thank-you-in-hebrew-after-match/