Israel disqualifies its own bobsleigh team over false statements to officials: report

Israeli Olympic officials have disqualified Israel’s four-man bobsleigh team from finishing their event today, Times of Israel reported on Sunday. The Olympic Committee of Israel told the publication that it has prevented the country’s four-man bobsleigh team from taking part in today’s competition after one athlete provided false information to officials to let teammate Ward Fawarseh compete in his place. Per the report, Israel had raced on Saturday with Adam Edelman, Menachem Chen, Uri Zism...

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Israel pulls its first Olympic four-man bobsled after a disputed lineup change

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Israel’s four-man bobsled didn’t make it to the last day of the Milan Cortina Olympics because the nation's officials said they decided to pull the sled out of the competition after taking issue with how the team wanted to change its lineup and allow an alternate to participate. The Israeli Olympic Committee said it did not allow pilot AJ Edelman's team to compete in the final run of the competition, saying the way it tried to go about changing push athletes b...