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IOC to tell members not to host events in Indonesia after ban on Israeli athletes

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Additionally, the IOC will “recommend to all international federations not to host any international sports events or meetings in Indonesia”.

Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, has no formal diplomatic ties with Israel but the IGF says it had been given assurances its delegation would be welcome at the championships.

Among the athletes unable to compete are defending world floor champion Artem Dolgopyat.

The 28-year-old won Olympic floor gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and silver in Paris last year. He is also a two-time European champion.

The IGF made a request to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) for urgent provisional measures to guarantee Israeli participation, or to move or cancel the event, but this was rejected.

Following its meeting this week, the IOC said it has also asked Indonesia’s Olympic committee and the FIG “to come to the IOC headquarters in Lausanne to discuss the situation that occurred”.

The IOC’s executive board added that it “took the opportunity” at its meeting “to remind all Olympic Movement stakeholders of the importance of free and unfettered access to the respective country for all participants to attend international competitions without restrictions”.

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