A new sequel to the war between Israel and Hamas has erupted in the field of sports, as the world witnessed numerous demonstrations by extremists. Israel's wrestling team will not compete in World Olympic Qualification in Istanbul The event will be held from May 9th to 13th on the orders of the Shin Bet security agency in response to rising tensions between governments.
This is The final contest, where tickets to Paris were at stake. Binding measures kill Olympic chances 5 wrestlers Hebrew-speaking athletes competing in cities in northwestern Turkey – Joshua Stuart Finesilver, Mitchell Lewis Finesilver, Yuri Kalashnikov, Melkam Fetene, Ilana Kratiš – International Federation, United World Wrestling ( Unless you are a beneficiary of an invited seat at UWW). ).
in this regard, Kratiş, Israel's first Olympic athletein Rio 2016, she stated that she had doubts about this decision and demanded:We hope that the Israel Federation (IWF) and the Olympic Committee (IOC) will request the world federations to consider us and give us free tickets to the Olympics. ” Additionally, she separated athletes from the war, stating that “athletes should not be harmed by this situation.”
The only ecumenical pre-Olympic tournament A total of 54 non-nominal slots will be awarded. Three tickets will be available for each of six categories: men's wrestling, women's wrestling, and men's Greco-Roman wrestling. Previously, the continental qualifiers and the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade were awarded eighth and fifth place in their weight classes, respectively.
The withdrawal from the competition was announced the next day. Turkey has suspended trade relations with Israel,The collapse occurred after Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, including regarding import and export relations. “dictator” “Block” the port.
Since March, Turkey has been included in the list of countries joined by Israel warn against traveling Because of the Potential risk of terrorist attack. According to the report, Ismail HaniyaHamas Political Director, He has been residing in the country since his meeting with President Erdoğan. April 20th, right in Istanbul. At the end of October, the Israeli government ordered: withdraw all diplomatic delegations from the embassy in Ankara; Ambassador Irit Lilian was also included after comparisons were made by the Turkish president between the Holocaust and the bombing of Gaza.
At the end of April, Thomas Bach announced that he would send an invitation to the Palestinian National Olympic Committee in case of any failure to qualify at the stadium, considering that the damage to sports facilities prevented the proper training of athletes. However, the reasons for this are different from those in Palestine. What happened to Israeli wrestlers? So far, the IOC president has not addressed the matter.