International Campaign to Return Palestine has held ceremony to pay tribute to athletes who denied competing with Israeli opponents in sports events across the globe.

"The International Campaign to Return to Palestine" was held on Monday to honor athletes who denied competing with Israeli competitors in support of Palestine.
 
Sheikh Yousef Abbas, the General Coordinator of the Global Campaign to Return to Palestine said," The Al-Quds Golden Medal expresses "some of our loyalty towards the athletes being honored today."
 
Athletes from Islamic and Arab countries who did not fight the opponents from the occupying regime of Israel to defend the Palestinian cause were honored and awarded during Tuesday's ceremony.
 
Mohammad Mohammadi Barimanlou, a judoka from Iran and Fethi Nourine, an Algerian judoka, among others, were two Muslim sportsmen who were honored in Tuesday's ceremony.
 
The Global Campaign to Return to Palestine is an International non-government organization and campaign to work for the right of return or oppressed people of Palestine, those were/are expelled by the illegitimate Zionist regime Israel from 1948 to till now.
It includes various NGOs from 80 countries of the world.