Jordan's kickboxing champion Mohammad Wasfi Eid has refused to fight an Israeli player at the World Championship in Antalya, which kicked off on June 23 and ends next Sunday.
Eid withdrew from the tournament and refused to fight, after being drawn by the draw against the representative of Israel.
In a Facebook post today, Eid wrote that it was easy for him to step aside from the dream of winning the tournament and face his Israeli rival, despite his full readiness for the gold.
"Praise be to God, God forbid and what he wants," he wrote in his leaflet. "After several months of continuous training with the Jordanian team and after arriving in Antalya to participate in the world kickboxing championship, my lot came with the player of the Zionist entity. The principles do not fall ... It was easy for me to step aside from the dream of winning the championship and to stand up against the Israeli, even though I was fully prepared to get his world gold with full force ... as I will not take myself to a position that is not worthy of me nor My beloved Jordan .. Yes goodness in the choice of God, praise God ... The next best, God willing, will be my participant T in other tournaments ... Dauatcm. "
The pamphlet and pictures of Eid were like wildfire on social media, which hailed his move as "a man and a patriot."
After the post, Eid explained in a video he also posted on his Facebook page, the reasons for his withdrawal, explaining that he "does not recognize a state called Israel."