Moroccan Benbedda to officiate judo olympic contests

Moroccan referee, Boubker Benbedda, will officiate the Judo contests of the 2000 Olympic games of Sydney. Benbedda, 48, already reffed international events, including the latest World championships of Birmingham, England.

Two other African referees, a Senegalese and a Tunisian, were also chosen to officiate the Sydney games, which is a premiere in the history of African Judo.