Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 10/10/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Israel is among 86 countries registered to compete at the worlds, with a team highlighted by 2020 Olympic gold medallist and defending world champion Artem Dolgopyat in the men’s floor exercise. Now its participation is in doubt, even though the Israeli Gymnastics Federation said in July that it had been assured by Indonesian officials that it would be welcome. “The FIG takes note of the Indonesian government’s decision not to issue visas to the Israeli delegation registered for the 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Indonesia’s senior minister of law, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, made it clear the Israeli team will not be allowed into the country, despite Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire. Indonesian Gymnastics Federation chairwoman, Ita Yuliati, said that she has briefed FIG president Morinari Watanabe about the decision. The gymnastics spat is the latest example of how the global backlash against Israel over the humanitarian toll of the war in Gaza
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Yeah it makes zero sense to back down on sanctions just because they agreed to some meaningless ceasfire deal. Israel is still killing people daily either way.