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Tuesday, October 6, 2015
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Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Israel’s sailboard team banned from trip to Oman
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Culture and Sports Ministry tells the Israeli Sailboarding Association that the Israeli national sailboard team will not be able to take part in the international sailboard championship that is scheduled to take place next week in Oman.
According to the message, the Shin Bet security service prohibited the trip for security reasons.
Head of the association Gili Amir criticizes the decision. “It cannot be that Israel’s top athletes, planning for the Olympics in Brazil, will be absent from the world championship,” he is quoted by Israel Radio as saying.
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