By bnm Gulf bureau Israel's Olympic Committee has withdrawn its four-man bobsleigh team from the 2026 Winter Games after an athlete falsely claimed to be ill in order to allow a substitute to race in his place,

Israel’s four-man bobsleigh team was disqualified by its own national association over accusations that one of the athletes faked an illness to allow a substitution.

Switzerland’s public broadcaster has taken down a Winter Olympics clip online after a journalist’s commentary during an Israeli bobsled team’s run was criticized.

A team taking part in the 2026 Winter Olympic Games has reportedly been disqualified by their own country. On Sunday, the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games will come to a close. Gold medals are still on offer, with events such as curling, skiing, ice hockey, and bobsleigh all taking place on the final day of the Games.

Israeli Olympic bosses have officially complained to a Swiss broadcaster and demanded a probe into whether a commentator should continue working at the Winter Games after he criticized an Israeli bob athlete.

The disqualification follows a series of tense moments for the Israeli delegation at the Milan-Cortina games.

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The Israeli Embassy accused an Olympic broadcaster of "spreading slander" when he criticized athletes on-air over their alleged stances on the war in Gaza.