Morocco refuse to play Israel in wheelchair tennis World Cup – „This is a sad day for sports, and an even sadder day for Paralympic sports,“ said Israel coach Nimrod Bichler. | The Jerusalem Post
Politics reared its ugly head in sports once more on Thursday, this time at the World Team Cup wheelchair tennis event at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo.
Israel was scheduled to face Morocco in a Men’s World Group 2 tie for positions 5-8, but the Moroccans never showed up,being ordered to forfeit by their local paralympic committee.
Israel was scheduled to face Morocco in a Men’s World Group 2 tie for positions 5-8, but the Moroccans never showed up,being ordered to forfeit by their local paralympic committee.
Alisha Wheeler
Seriously, what the heck is their problem? they wanna be banned? Go ahead and don’t play at all you bigots.