Israeli gymnasts out of c'ships

Israel's gymnasts will not be able to compete at the upcoming world artistic gymnastics championships in Indonesia, after sport's highest court on Oct 14 rejected requests from the Israeli federation (IGF) to "guarantee the participation" of its team.

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Indonesian authorities denied Israeli gymnasts entry visas for the championships, before the IGF demanded that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) either guaranteed its athletes' presence or forced a move or cancellation of the event.

The Israeli federation claimed the entry denials created "a situation of discrimination", but the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) said it had no jurisdiction to force Indonesia to issue visas.

"The requests for urgent provisional measures were considered by the deputy president of the CAS appeals arbitration division. Both requests have been rejected," CAS said in a statement.