Some spectators, who carried Palestinian flags, reportedly booed the Israeli nationwide anthem. Referring to the banner and the gestures, a Paris 2024 spokesperson mentioned the group “condemns these acts within the strongest phrases” and added the Olympics “are a time for concord and tolerance.”
Israel despatched 88 athletes to Paris to compete in 16 sports activities, the nation’s second-largest contingent ever. They’re being given round the clock safety, French Inside Minister Gérald Darmanin informed French broadcaster France 2.
Three Israeli athletes have acquired dying threats, the Paris prosecutor’s workplace mentioned in a press release.
Two judokas, Tajikistan’s Nurali Emomali and Morocco’s Abderrahmane Boushita, had been reported to have refused to shake palms with Israel’s Barch Shmailov whereas Algeria’s Messaoud Redouane Dris didn’t weigh in earlier than his competitors in opposition to the Israeli — which some have mentioned was a deliberate transfer to keep away from competing in opposition to him.
The pinnacle of Israel’s Olympic Committee, Yael Arad, known as the state of affairs a “shame” in an interview with Reuters. In a press release, the Worldwide Judo Federation (IJF) mentioned it might launch a “full evaluate and investigation” of the Algerian’s failure to move the weigh-in.
“We imagine that sport ought to stay a realm of integrity and equity, free from the influences of worldwide conflicts,” the IJF mentioned. “Sadly, athletes typically develop into victims of broader political disputes that are in opposition to the values of sport.”
