Ezedin Belgasem
Libyan taekwondo practitioner (1982–2011)
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Ezedin Belgasem Faraj Tlish (Arabic: عز الدين بلقاسم فرج طليش; April 5, 1982 – 1 August 2011) was a Libyan taekwondo practitioner.[1] Tlish was among thousands of civilians who were killed during the Libyan Civil War in 2011.[2]
Tlish made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he competed for the men's flyweight category (58 kg). He lost the first preliminary match by a total knockout to Chinese Taipei's Chu Mu-yen, who eventually became an Olympic champion in the final.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Tlish switched to a heavier class by competing in the men's lightweight division (68 kg).[3] He was disqualified from the competition for unknown reasons, allowing his first opponent Dmitriy Kim of Uzbekistan to be given an automatic free pass for the subsequent round.[4]
