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DUBAI (Reuters) – The Paralympic Committee has denied Malaysia the right to host the Paralympic World Swimming Championships, which will be held in August, after Malaysia has refused to host Israeli athletes. The British Foreign Secretary hailed the committee's decision, Israeli athletes should not be prevented from participating in any championship.
The committee said in a statement that it had deprived Malaysia of its right to organize the tournament after failing to provide guarantees with the participation of Israeli athletes like the others, playing the game. Israeli anthem and hoisting the flag during the tournament.
"All world championships must be open to all eligible athletes and states, who can compete freely and without discrimination." When a host country refuses to allow certain athletes to compete certain nationality to participate for political reasons, we are obliged to seek another host, "said the president.
The chair of the committee noted that the Paralympic Games should bring the parties together, not investigate them, and pointed out that if the same situation had occurred with another state, the committee would have been treated in the same way.
The president confirmed that the Malaysian government has changed since Malaysia was allowed to host the tournament, stressing the need to separate sport from politics, and regretted that Israeli athletes are not allowed to compete in Malaysia. .
"The committee is absolutely right.We are proud to welcome the Israeli team here in London in 2012, as well as other countries that do not agree with Israel, but it is magic to bring nations closer to the Olympic and Paralympic Games, "said Hunt. "Israeli athletes should not be prevented from participating in any tournament," he said.
The Malaysian Prime Minister has confirmed that his country refuses to host Israeli athletes, some media reported a few days ago.
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