{"id":481835,"date":"2021-07-19T18:07:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T01:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=481835"},"modified":"2021-07-19T18:07:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T01:07:16","slug":"ahead-of-sixth-olympics-ous-mellouli-will-boycott-tokyo-games-retire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ahead-of-sixth-olympics-ous-mellouli-will-boycott-tokyo-games-retire\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahead of Sixth Olympics, Ous Mellouli Will \u2018Boycott\u2019 Tokyo Games, Retire"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ahead of Sixth Olympics, Ous Mellouli Will \u2018Boycott\u2019 Tokyo Games, Retire<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just days before the open of what would have been his sixth Olympics<\/a>, Tunisia\u2019s Ous Mellouli<\/strong> announced he will \u201cboycott\u201d the Tokyo Games and retire from international competition.<\/p>\n

Mellouli announced the decision via social media on Monday. He had been embroiled in a legal battle with the Tunisian swimming federation<\/a> over allegations of forgery and theft, appearing before a tribunal regarding the case. He said the ordeal, that has lasted months, had no hope of reconciliation, hence his decision end his career instead of competing in the Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Ous Mellouli (@ousmellouli)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n