PARIS: Two table tennis players from Yemen and Saudi Arabia have been banned from international competition for the rest of the year after refusing to play an Israeli, the sport’s governing body said on Friday.
Israel’s team at the World Championships in Paris protested after Yemeni Hani Al-Hammadi and Nabeel Al-Maghahwi of Saudi Arabia did not show up to compete against Israeli Gay Elenski in qualifying round matches this week.
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