A Saudi Arabian judo competitor forfeited an Olympic match Sunday in an apparent effort to avoid a battle in the ring with an Israeli, according to reports.

Joud Fahmy threw in the towel on her first-round judo match against Christianne Legentil from Mauritius during the Rio Olympic Games on Sunday, according to The Times of Israel.

The Saudi Olympic team claimed Fahmy had injured her arm and leg during training and was advised by doctors not to compete, the paper said.

However, a Hebrew language news site reported Fahmy was actually not injured, but dropped out to avoid a potential second-round match against Israel’s Gili Cohen.

Saudi Arabia and Israel do not have diplomatic relations and the kingdom does not recognize Israel as a country.