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Sunday, February 18, 2024
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Sunday, February 18, 2024
Israeli swimmer booed after winning silver at Doha World Championships in Qatar
Israel's Anastasia Gorbenko poses with her silver medal on the podium of the women's 400m individual medley swimming event during the 2024 World Aquatics Championships at Aspire Dome in Doha, on February 18, 2024. (Oli SCARFF / AFP)
An Israeli medalist is booed by the crowd in a sour finish at the Doha World Championships, taking the gloss off some stunning achievements in the pool.
Anastasia Gorbenko takes silver in the women’s 400 meters individual medley, but her celebrations ae spoiled as a chorus of boos rain down from the terraces, drowning out her post-race interview by the floor presenter.
The jeers continue, as Gorbenko leaves the Aspire Dome pool, and she is booed again at the medals ceremony, though there was also applause. Briton Freya Constance Colbert won the race.
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