Arab media reacts to Egyptian judo loss – Following Islam El Shehaby’s loss to Israeli Ori Sasson, reactions across the Arab world and its media have been varied | Ynetnews

Since the defeat of Egyptian judoka, Islam El Shehaby, and his refusal to shake the hand of Israeli Ori Sasson in the Olympic match, it would appear as if Egypt would prefer to forget the whole thing.
In main Arab press, coverage has been terse. In the widely circulated Al-Hayat newspaper published in London, the sports section had the headline, „El Shehaby lost the fight as expected.“