After Israel’s Or Sassoon beat Egypt’s Islam El Shehaby in judo, the Egyptian athlete refused to shake the Israeli’s hand.

DISGRACEFUL!

Egyptian refuses to shake hand of Israeli Judoka Or Sasson after being defeated by him at #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/uCbG39V9oW — SussexFriendsIsrael (@SussexFriends) August 12, 2016

In judo, as in most martial arts, it’s customary for athletes to bow towards the mat before entering and after leaving. El Shehaby, when reminded of this requirement, barely even nodded his head.

In the Olympics, athletes from North Korea and South Korea take selfies together. Athletes from the United States and Iran wrestle and fence each other. By refusing to shake his Israeli opponent’s hand, El Shehaby ignored what is great about the Olympics and chose bigotry.