Nacif Elias

Nacif Elias (Arabic: ناصيف إلياس; born 29 September 1988) is a Brazilian-born Lebanese judoka.

Elias competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 81 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the second round, in his first match, by Emmanuel Lucenti.

[1] He was the flagbearer for Lebanon during the opening ceremonies of the 2014 Asian Games[2] and 2016 Olympics.

In order to compete for Lebanon, Elias had been invited to become a Lebanese citizen.

"It was a tough call," he said, but the offer he received from the Lebanese Judo Federation made it hard to refuse.