Arab Israeli wins kickboxing world championship in Turkey, drapes himself in flag – Loai Sakas, who took the gold in the under-75 kilogram weight class, was refused a handshake by the Moroccan opponent he defeated in the semifinals | Timesofisrael

Israeli kickboxer Loai Sakas won a gold medal on Thursday at the world championships in Turkey.
Sakas, a Christian Arab from the northern town of Kafr Yasif, draped himself with the Israeli flag as he stood in the ring after he defeated his Slovakian opponent in the under-75 kilogram (165.3 pound) weight class of K-1 style kickboxing.