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'''Boycotts of Israel in sports''' refer to various disqualifications and denial of Israeli athletes. As part of a more or less systematic [[boycott of Israel]], Israeli athletes and teams have been barred from some competitions. In many international competitions, where Israel does take part, such as the [[Olympic Games]], some [[Arab]] and Muslim competitors avoid competing against Israelis.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/druze-israeli-advances-as-iraqi-foe-refuses-to-fight-564322|title=Druze-Israeli advances as Iraqi foe refuses to fight|work=The Jerusalem Post))</ref> Some countries, most notably [[Iran]], even compel their athletes not to compete against Israelis or in Israel.<ref name=jpostjudo>((Cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iranian-judoka-seeks-asylum-after-pressure-to-avoid-facing-israeli-600251|title=Iranian judoka seeks asylum after pressure to avoid facing Israeli|work=The Jerusalem Post))</ref><ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/02/sport/saeid-mollaei-judo-safety-world-championships-iran-israel-spt-intl/index.html|title=Iranian judoka fears for safety after refusing to quit World Championships|last=Morse|first=Ben|publisher=CNN|date=2 September 2019 ))</ref>

==History==
=== The Arab League boycott of Israel ===
The [[Israel Football Association]] was a member of the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC) group of [[FIFA]] between 1954 and 1974. Because of the [[Arab League boycott of Israel]], several Arab and [[Muslim]] states refused to compete against Israel. The political situation culminated in Israel winning the [[1958 FIFA World Cup qualification|1958 World Cup qualifying stage for Asia and Africa]] without playing a single game, forcing FIFA to schedule a playoff between Israel and [[Wales national football team|Wales]] to ensure the Israeli team did not qualify without playing at least one game (which Wales won). In 1974, Israel was expelled from the AFC group by a resolution initiated by Kuwait, which was adopted by AFC by a vote of 17 to 13 with 6 abstentions.<ref>((cite news |title=Aust-Asian bid fails |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RNRYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HOUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4321%2C5571494 |access-date=10 July 2014 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=16 September 1974 |page=11))</ref> To get around the ban, Israel was admitted as an associated member of the Union of European Football Associations ([[UEFA]]) in 1992, and was admitted as a full member of the UEFA group in 1994. Supporters of the [[Boycott Divestment Sanctions]] (BDS) movement have advocated for Israel to be expelled or suspended from FIFA, without success.<ref name=":0">((Cite web|url=https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/palestinians-disappointed-determined-after-fifa-betrayal |title=Palestinians disappointed but determined after FIFA betrayal |language=en |date=29 May 2015))</ref> On 24 August 2018, the President of the [[Palestinian Football Association]] (PFA) [[Jibril Rajoub]] was fined CHF 20,000 (US$20,333) and banned from FIFA matches for a year for inciting hatred and violence against an Argentinian team proposing to play a friendly match in Israel.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://m.jpost.com/Israel-News/Head-of-Palestinian-Football-fined-for-urging-fans-to-burn-photos-of-Messi-565722PALESTINIAN|title=FOOTBALL CHIEF BANNED BY FIFA FOR INCITING HATRED))</ref>

The [[22nd Chess Olympiad|1976 Chess Olympiad]] was held in the Israeli city of Haifa, which generated controversy, since several countries, such as the Soviet Union and the Arab nations, did not recognize the state of Israel. As [[FIDE]] refused to change the venue, the Soviet team boycotted the tournament in protest, as did all Soviet satellite states in Eastern Europe and FIDE member Arab nations, which held an [[Against Chess Olympiad|alternative Chess Olympiad]] in the Libyan city of [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]].<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.olimpbase.org/1976/1976in.html |title=22nd Chess Olympiad: Haifa 1976 |access-date=22 September 2021 |last= |first= |date= |work=Olimpbase |publisher= |location= |language= |quote= ))</ref><ref>((cite web |url=https://www.olimpbase.org/1976x/1976in.html |title="The Against Chess Olympiad": Tripoli 1976 |access-date=22 September 2021 |last= |first= |date= |work=Olimpbase |publisher= |location= |language= |quote= ))</ref>

In October 2017, when an Israeli [[Tal Flicker]] won gold in an international judo championship in the United Arab Emirates, officials refused to fly the Israeli flag and play the Israeli national anthem, instead playing the official music of the [[International Judo Federation]] (IJF) and flying the IJF's logo.<ref name=uaejudo>((cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/27/sport/judo-abu-dhabi-grand-slam-tal-flicker-israel-national-anthem-flag/index.html|title=Israeli wins gold in UAE; officials refuse to play anthem|first=Henry |last=Young|publisher=CNN))</ref> The UAE also banned Israeli athletes from wearing their country's symbols on uniforms,<ref name=uaejudo/> having to wear IJF uniforms. Other contestants such as [[Gili Cohen]] received similar treatment. In December 2017, seven Israelis were denied visas by Saudi Arabia to compete in an international chess tournament.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42484987|title=Storm brews over Saudi chess tournament|journal=BBC News|date=26 December 2017))</ref> In October 2018, the UAE reversed its position allowing the Israeli flag be displayed and anthem played when an Israeli judoka [[Sagi Muki]] won a gold medal.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/israeli-judoka-sagi-muki-wins-gold-medal-in-abu-dhabi-570533|title=Hatikvah plays for first time in UAE as Israeli judoka wins gold|work=The Jerusalem Post))</ref>

On 24 May 2018, a team of international jurists, including Harvard Professor [[Alan Dershowitz]], announced a plan to petition the international [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] against the exclusion of Israel's flag and anthem at sporting events in Arab countries.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/petition-filed-to-force-arab-states-to-show-israeli-flag-at-sports-events-558284|title=Dershowitz to sue against Israeli flag ban at sports events in Arab state|work=The Jerusalem Post))</ref> In July 2018, the International Judo Federation cancelled two grand slam judo events, in [[Tunis]] and [[Abu Dhabi]], because Israeli flags were not allowed to be raised.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/regev-gets-israeli-flag-less-tunis-abu-dhabi-judo-events-cancelled-563034|title=Regev gets Israeli flag-less Tunis, Abu Dhabi judo events cancelled|work=The Jerusalem Post))</ref> Also in July 2018, the [[World Chess Federation]] said it will ban Tunisia from hosting the international chess competition in 2019 if it does not grant a visa to Israeli contestants, including a seven-year-old Israeli girl champion.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/tunisia-could-lose-chance-to-host-world-chess-meet-after-banning-israelis-563689|title=Tunisia could lose chance to host World Chess meet after banning Israelis|work=The Jerusalem Post))</ref>

In March 2019, the Israeli national anthem was played in [[Qatar]] after Israeli gymnast [[Alexander Shatilov]] won the gold medal for the floor exercise during the [[2019 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://eng.gymnovosti.com/shatilov-i-had-a-double-celebration/|title=Shatilov: I had a double celebration|website=Gymnovosti|date=26 March 2019))</ref> The anthem had previously been played in [[Abu Dhabi]] in October 2018, after Israeli judoka [[Sagi Muki]] won the gold medal in the Judo Grand Competition.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/israeli-national-anthem-plays-in-qatar-watch-584517|title=Israeli national anthem plays in Qatar- watch|work=The Jerusalem Post))</ref>

In 2024 New Year’s Eve, [[Jordan Football Association|Jordan’s Football Association (JFA)]] asked in a statement from the global sports community for determining “decisive action to stop the aggression against Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied territories.” Based on the statement, in order to restrict Israeli sport in International competition, "stringent sanctions" were demanded.<ref name="Zidan">((cite web |last1=Zidan |first1=Karim |title=The case for sports sanctions against Israel |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/18/the-case-for-sports-sanctions-against-israel |website=the guardian))</ref>

=== Boycott for Operation Cast Lead (2009) ===
In 2009, there was an increased number of boycotts and boycott campaigns against Israeli athletes over [[Operation Cast Lead]]. Israeli tennis star [[Shahar Peer]] was denied a visa to participate in a tournament in [[Dubai]], leading to comments from stars like [[Serena Williams]] and [[Andy Roddick]] that were critical of the Dubai authorities' decision, with Roddick later pulling out of a tournament in Dubai. After a response that included a cable network cancelling its coverage of the event and a large fine for the Dubai Tennis Authorities, the United Arab Emirates did issue a visa for Israeli tennis player [[Andy Ram]] to compete that year. Campaigners in New Zealand asked Peer to heed the BDS call and not participate in local NZ tournaments, but Peer publicly dismissed them and the officials welcomed Peer's participation.

Tennis authorities in [[Malmö]], [[Sweden]] wanted to cancel a [[Davis Cup]] match between Israel and Sweden because of [[2009 Malmö anti-Israel riots|anti-Israel riots]] and because the city council did not want the Israeli team competing in the city. The tennis authorities were unwilling to accept a Swedish forfeit, which would have eliminated Sweden from the competition, and decided to bar spectators from the match instead (Israel ended up knocking Sweden out of the 2009 tournament with a 3–2 series victory). As a punishment, the city was banned from hosting Davis Cup matches for five years and fined thousands of dollars.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/daviscup/5095836/Sweden-punished-for-Israel-Davis-Cup-lockout.html|title=Sweden punished for Israel Davis Cup lockout|first=Telegraph staff and|last=agencies|date=2 April 2009|via=www.telegraph.co.uk))</ref>

=== 2012 London Olympics ===
Supporters of the BDS movement also tried and failed to have Israeli teams barred from the [[2012 London Olympics]] and the [[2016 Rio Olympics]]. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Egypt's [[Islam El Shehaby]] provoked outrage after refusing to shake hands with Israeli judoka, [[Or Sasson]].<ref name=uaejudo/>

=== 2019 International Paralympic Committee ===
On 18 January 2019, Israel called upon the [[International Paralympic Committee]] to move the [[World Para Swimming Championships]] scheduled for Malaysia in July 2019 because it has refused to let Israelis participate.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/foreign-ministry-slams-malaysian-decision-to-bar-israeli-athletes-577792|title=Israel slams Malaysian decision to bar Paralympic athletes|work=The Jerusalem Post))</ref><ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/malaysian-prime-minister-will-not-allow-israelis-to-enter-his-country-577944|title=Malaysian Prime Minister will not allow Israelis to enter the country|work=The Jerusalem Post))</ref> 10 days later, the IPC confirmed that due to Malaysia's actions regarding Israeli visas, the championships would be stripped from Malaysia and moved to another location. The IPC board said Malaysia “failed to provide the necessary guarantees that Israeli Para swimmers could participate, free from discrimination, and safely in the Championships”, including full compliance with the IPC protocols related to anthems and flags.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.australianjewishnews.com/disqualified/|title=Disqualified!|first=Gareth|last=Narunsky|website=www.australianjewishnews.com))</ref>

=== 2020 Tokyo Olympics ===
In July 2021, Algerian judo athlete Fethi Nourine withdrew from the [[2020 Tokyo Olympics]] rather than face an Israeli competitor. The International Judo Federation (IJF) temporarily suspending Nourine and his coach.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/24/sport/algerian-olympian-withdrawal-israel-intl/index.html|title=Algerian Olympian withdraws from Games due to potential matchup with Israeli competitor|last1=Close|first1=David|last2=Barnes|first2=Taylor|last3=Najim|first3=Aqeel|publisher=CNN))</ref>

=== 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup ===
In March 2023, [[Indonesia]] was [[Removal of Indonesia as FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023 hosts|stripped of hosting rights]] for the [[2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] after opposing Israel's participation in the tournament.<ref name="stripped2">((cite news |date=29 March 2023 |title=Indonesia stripped of hosting Under-20 World Cup by FIFA |agency=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-isreal-u20-world-cup-fifa-165dacc34b2803682de9ce4d6216585b |access-date=29 March 2023))</ref> The tournament was moved to Argentina, where the Israeli team joined the competition; Indonesia ended up not being in the tournament at all because their national team had not qualified on the field and lost their automatic host nation spot when FIFA pulled the event out of the country.

==2024 Summer Olympics==
((Main|Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics))
Palestinian sports organizations and sports organizations from Arab countries have called for sanctions to be imposed against Israel and to prevent its participation in the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] due to the [[Israel–Hamas war]] in the [[Gaza Strip]]. The calls from the organizations have been prompted by concerns about the war's impact on Palestinian athletes and sports facilities.<ref>((cite news |last1=Zirin |first1=Dave |date=10 January 2024 |title=Will the IOC Do Anything About the Killing of Palestinian Athletes? |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/society/ioc-israel-palestine-olympics/ |work=[[The Nation]]))</ref><ref>((cite news |title=The case for sports sanctions against Israel |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/18/the-case-for-sports-sanctions-against-israel |work=The Guardian|date=18 January 2024 |last1=Zidan |first1=Karim ))</ref> These calls have come with comparisons to Russia and Belarus, who were banned following [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|the former's invasion of Ukraine]] and whose participants were only allowed under the [[Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Individual Neutral Athletes]] label. In November 2023, Russia accused the IOC of having double standards by not sanctioning Israel due to its military actions in Gaza, as Palestine is also an [[Palestine Olympic Committee|IOC member]].<ref>((cite news |last1=Salguero |first1=David Rubio |title=IOC defends the participation of Israeli athletes in Paris 2024 |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1142358/ioc-defe |work=insidethegames.biz |date=6 November 2023))</ref> In January 2024, over 300 Palestinian sports clubs called for Israel to be barred from the 2024 Olympics after [[Bombing of Gaza|Israeli airstrikes]] had killed Palestine's Olympic football team coach, and damaged the headquarters of the [[Palestine Olympic Committee]] in Gaza.<ref>((cite web |date=18 January 2024 |title=More than 300 Palestinian sports clubs call for Israel Olympic Games ban |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/1/18/israels-war-on-gaza-live-medicine-arrives-for-captives-palestinians?update=2629791 |website=Al Jazeera))</ref>

American academic and former professional soccer player [[Jules Boykoff]] described the double standards as "glaring" and questioned the IOC's treatment of Israel compared to Russia stating, "If taking over sports facilities are a red line, why silence as Israel converts Gaza’s historic [[Yarmouk Stadium]] into an internment camp?".<ref>((cite news |last1=Zirin |first1=Dave |date=10 January 2024 |title=Will the IOC Do Anything About the Killing of Palestinian Athletes? |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/society/ioc-israel-palestine-olympics/ |work=[[The Nation]]))</ref> Boykoff has also stated that Israel's [[Israeli settlement|various settlements in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights]] "would be in clear violation [of the Olympic charter] in the same way as what Russia has done".<ref>((cite web |author=Mann, Brian |date=8 November 2023 |title=Russia says International Olympic Committee is giving Israel a pass on Gaza |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/11/08/1211483883/olympics-russia-israel-gaza-sanctions-ioc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230083355/https://www.npr.org/2023/11/08/1211483883/olympics-russia-israel-gaza-sanctions-ioc |archive-date=30 December 2023 |newspaper=[[NPR]]))</ref>

In February, 26 left-wing French lawmakers sent a letter to the IOC, urging sanctions against Israel, and calling for a ban on Israeli athletes competing under their flag and anthem. The lawmakers cited Israel's alleged [[War crimes in the Israel–Hamas war|war crimes in the Gaza Strip]] as the reason for their stance. They proposed that Israeli athletes participate neutrally, similar to Russian and Belarusian athletes, during the Games.<ref>((Cite web |first1=Raul Daffunchio |last1=Picazo |date=24 February 2024 |title=French lawmakers call on Olympic committee to sanction Israel |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1143908/french-lawmaker-call-ioc-sanction-israel |website=insidethegames.biz))</ref><ref>((cite news |title=French lawmakers demand Olympic Committee sanction Israel |url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240222-french-lawmakers-demand-olympic-committee-sanction-israel/ |access-date=25 February 2024 |work=Middle East Monitor |date=22 February 2024))</ref>

The IOC has cautioned athletes against boycotting or discriminating others, stating that immediate action will follow any discriminatory behavior such as the case of Algerian judoka [[Fethi Nourine]], who received a ten year ban following his refusal to fight [[Tohar Butbul]], an Israeli in [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020]]. The IOC also stated that athletes are not to be held accountable for their government's actions.<ref>((cite news |title=IOC waarschuwt voor boycots en discriminatie tijdens Spelen |trans-title=IOC warns against boycotts and discrimination during Games |url=https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/sport/artikel/5416404/ioc-waarschuwt-voor-boycots-en-discriminatie-tijdens-spelen |access-date=17 February 2024 |work=[[RTL Nieuws]] |date=1 November 2023 |language=NL))</ref> In March 2024, IOC President [[Thomas Bach]] made it clear there was no issue regarding Israel participating at the 2024 Summer Olympics and cautioned athletes against boycotts and discrimination.<ref>((Cite web |title=Israel’s Olympic status not in question says IOC president Bach amid frustration with Russia|url=https://apnews.com/article/paris-olympics-ioc-bach-israel-russia-8b6005213cb0e680bf533c0454ece216|access-date=2024-03-07 |website=AP|language=en))</ref>

==boycotts of Iran==
In August 2019, Iranian judoka [[Saeid Mollaei]] refused to withdraw from a match at the [[2019 World Judo Championships]] in Tokyo which would have required, had he won, to compete against an Israeli judoka Sagi Muki in the final. Though he lost, and so did not need to compete against the Israeli, Mollaei feared returning to his country and sought political asylum in Germany.<ref name=jpostjudo/> Following the episode, the International Judo Federation (IJF) suspended Iran from competing in any future judo competition.<ref name=jpostChess>((Cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/two-iranian-teen-players-refuse-to-face-israelis-at-world-chess-championships-605777|title=Iranian teen players refuse to face Israelis at World Chess Championships|work=The Jerusalem Post))</ref> Later on, Egyptian judoka [[Mohamed Abdelaal]] refused to shake hands with Israeli Sagi Moki in the same championship.<ref>((cite web|url=https://ww.egyptindependent.com/egyptian-judo-player-refuses-to-shake-hands-with-israeli-player-foreign-ministry/|title=Egyptian judoka refuses to shake hands with Israeli judoka: Israeli Foreign Ministry|website=Egypt Independent|date=29 August 2019))</ref> In October 2019, two Iranian teenagers also refused to play Israelis in a chess tournament.<ref name=jpostChess/> On 17 November 2019, the Israeli national anthem was played and Israeli flag flown in Abu Dhabi when 17-year-old Alon Leviev took gold in the junior category at the Ju-jitsu World Championship.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/hatikvah-played-in-abu-dhabi-as-israeli-takes-gold-in-ju-jitsu-tournament/|title='Hatikvah' played in Abu Dhabi as Israeli takes gold in ju-jitsu tournament|website=The Times of Israel|date=17 November 2019))</ref> In December 2019, [[Alireza Firouzja]], the world's second-highest rated junior chess player, applied to renounce his Iranian citizenship over pressures on Iranian athletes to forego matches with Israeli competitor, the second Iranian sports figure in recent months to do so.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/chess-player-wont-play-for-iran-due-to-ban-on-israeli-players-611995|title=Chess player 'won't play for Iran' due to ban on Israeli players|work=The Jerusalem Post))</ref>

In November 2020, the [[International Chess Federation]] (FIDE) warned the Iranian Chess Federation (ICF) that it could be facing an imminent international ban for its continued refusal to allow Iranian chess players to compete against their Israeli equivalents.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iranian-chess-team-to-be-banned-for-refusal-to-compete-against-israelis-648712|title=Iranian chess team faces ban for refusal to compete against Israelis|work=The Jerusalem Post))</ref>

In August 2023, Iranian weightlifter Mostafa Rajai was banned to compete for life by his federation, after talking to, shaking hands and taking a picture with Israeli Maksim Svirsky during a medal awarding ceremony at the World Masters Championship in [[Wieliczka]], Poland.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-66660901 |title=Iran: Weightlifter Mostafa Rajai banned for photo with Israeli |publisher=BBC News |date=30 August 2023 ))</ref>

==Athletes who have competed with Israel==
In 2007, [[Leonard Mucheru Maina|Mushir Salem Jawher]], a [[Kenya]]n-born [[marathon]]er, lost his [[Bahrain]]i citizenship after competing in the [[Tiberias Marathon]] in Israel, but later that year reacquired Bahraini citizenship and competed again in the Tiberias Marathon in 2008, 2009 and 2010.((cn|date=March 2024))

Despite the country's international political issues, a growing((vague|date=September 2012)) number of Arab athletes are joining domestic Israeli sports teams and the international teams, including the [[Israel national football team]]. These include [[Rifaat Turk]], [[Najwan Ghrayib]], [[Walid Badir]], [[Salim Toama]], [[Abbas Suan]], amongst others. Another [[Arab-Israeli]], Johar Abu Lashin, born in [[Nazareth]], was an [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] Welterweight champion.

In June 2018, Argentina cancelled a planned football friendly against Israel. The game was originally due to be played in [[Haifa]], but was moved to [[Jerusalem]], which is claimed by both Palestine and Israel as capital. Palestinians saw this as politicizing the match, as the stadium it was due to be played in sits on the site of a former Palestinian village. Israeli Minister of Culture [[Miri Regev]] denied that the game was being politicised by the move, but was being moved to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Israel. International pressure grew on Argentina to call off the game, led by the [[Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions|BDS campaign]] and the [[Palestinian Football Association]]. Threats were also made against Argentine players. The match was called off, with Argentina giving the reason as security concerns. The BDS campaign and Palestinian FA claimed a victory, with campaign group [[Avaaz]] thanking Argentina for their "brave ethical decision". Argentine Striker [[Gonzalo Higuain]] said they had "finally done the right thing", while Argentine Foreign Minister [[Jorge Faurie]] said he believed his country's footballers "were not willing to play the game", but also compared the threats his country's players received as "exceeding of (those of) [[ISIS]]." Israel's Defence Minister [[Avigdor Lieberman]] responded to the cancellation of the match by calling the BDS campaign "a pack of anti-Semitic terrorist supporters" and claimed that the Argentines couldn't "withstand the pressure of the Israeli-hating inciters". Culture Minister Regev blamed threats on [[Lionel Messi]] for the cancellation of the friendly match.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-44378669|title=Argentina scraps Israel World Cup friendly after campaign|website=BBC|date=6 June 2018))</ref><ref>((cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/06/06/in-win-for-boycott-movement-argentine-soccer-team-cancels-match-in-israel/|title=Argentine soccer team cancels match in Israel amid death threats against Messi|work=The Washington Post|date=6 June 2018))</ref>In early November 2019, the BDS movement sought the cancellation of a soccer match between the national teams of Argentina and Uruguay scheduled to be held in Tel Aviv, Israel.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Argentina-vs-Uruguay-soccer-match-scheduled-for-Tel-Aviv-under-BDS-attack-607468|title=Argentina vs. Uruguay soccer match scheduled for Tel Aviv under BDS attack|website=The Jerusalem Post|date=11 November 2019))</ref> The match took place on 19 November.

==Individual sporting boycott==
Since the 21st century, Israeli athletes competing in tournaments have faced boycotts by athletes from Muslim countries (primarily [[Iran]]), speculated to be the result of political interferences.

=== Iran ===
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| ((dts|format=dmy|2001|2|17)) || [[Hamed Malekmohammadi]] || [[Yoel Razvozov]] || [[judo]] || [[2001 World Judo Championships]] ||  ||<ref>((Cite news|author=אורי טלשיר 26 July 2011 13:00 עודכן ב: 14:42 הוסף תגובה |url=http://www.haaretz.co.il/sport/1.1181659 |title=חוקי החרם: מסורת של החרמות ישראלים בתחרויות בינלאומית&nbsp;– ספורט&nbsp;– הארץ |journal=הארץ |language=he  |date=26 July 2011 |access-date=10 November 2011))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2003|6|22)) ||Iran national five-a-side soccer team || Israel national five-a-side soccer team || [[soccer]] || [[2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games]] ||  ||<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/specialolympics/news/news22.htm |title=Sport / Special Olympics |publisher=Irishtimes.com |access-date=10 November 2011))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2004|8|15)) || [[Arash Miresmaeili]] || [[Ehud Vaks]] || [[judo]] || [[2004 Summer Olympics]] || ||<ref>((cite news |date=14 August 2004 |script-title=he:הג'ודוקא האיראני: 'פרשתי כהזדהות עם הסבל הפלסטיני' |trans-title=Iranian judoka: 'I retired in solidarity with suffering Palestinians' |language=he |url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-2963154,00.html |work=Ynet |location=Tel Aviv |access-date=8 August 2012))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2005|8|4)) || Iran U-21 men national basketball team || Israel U-21 men national basketball team || [[basketball]] || [[FIBA Under-21 World Championship]] ||  Visa issues ||<ref>((Cite news|last=Livnat |first=Arie |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/sports/basketball-iran-pulls-out-of-u21-tourney-to-avoid-match-up-against-israel-1.165860 |title=Basketball / Iran pulls out of U21 tourney to avoid match-up against Israel |journal=Haaretz |date= 4 August 2005|access-date=10 November 2011))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2007|1|28)) || Ahmad Ksanfandi (referee) || [[Gal Yekutiel]] || [[judo]] || 2007 Tbilisi judo Open || ||<ref>((cite web|last=Maddy |first=Bruce |url=http://www.jpost.com/Sports/Article.aspx?id=49582 |title=Iranian official refuses to referee Yekutiel's ... |publisher=Jpost.com |date=29 January 2007 |access-date=10 November 2011))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2007|9|18)) ||Mehdi Mohammadi || Ilia Shafran || [[amateur wrestling]] || [[2007 World Wrestling Championships]] || ||<ref>((cite news |last=Haas |first=Sa'ar |date=18 September 2007 |script-title=he:היאבקות: האיראני לא עלה לקרב, לשפרן זה לא עזר |trans-title=Wrestling: Iran did not fight, ... |language=he |url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3450706,00.html |work=Ynet |location=Tel Aviv |access-date=8 August 2012))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2008|8|10)) || [[Mohammad Alirezaei]] || [[Tom Be'eri]] || [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] || [[2008 Summer Olympics]] || Indigestion ||<ref>((cite web|url=https://momentmagazine.wordpress.com/tag/mohammad-alirezaei |title=Mohammad Alirezaei &#124; InTheMoment |publisher=Momentmagazine |access-date=10 November 2011))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2009|7|28)) ||  [[Mohammad Alirezaei]] || Michael Malul || [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] || [[2009 World Aquatics Championships]] || ||<ref>((cite news |last=Haas |first=Sa'ar |date=28 July 2009 |title=Iranian swimmer refuses to race Israeli contender at worlds |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3753395,00.html |work=Ynetnews |location=Tel Aviv |access-date=8 August 2012))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2009|9|30)) || Mohammad Hossein Ebrahimi || [[Tomer Or]] || [[fencing]] || [[2009 World Fencing Championships]] || ||<ref name="haaretz-fencing">((Cite news|last=Hipsh |first=Rami |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/sports/fencing-iran-keeps-up-israel-boycott-forfeits-again-1.6835 |title=Fencing / Iran keeps up Israel boycott, forfeits again |journal=Haaretz |date= 2 October 2009|access-date=10 November 2011))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2009|10|1)) || Ali Fadja || Slava Zingerman || [[fencing]] || [[2009 World Fencing Championships]] || Retired from entire competition ||<ref name="haaretz-fencing"/><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nrg.co.il/online/3/ART1/948/924.html |title=ספורט&nbsp;– ענפים נוספים nrg&nbsp;– ...סייף: עוד איראני בחר לא |publisher=Nrg.co.il |date=3 October 2011 |access-date=10 November 2011))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2009|10|1)) || Mohammad Mohazzabnia || Tomer Hodorov || [[tennis]] || 2009 Kenya Futures F1 || ||<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nrg.co.il/online/3/ART1/949/243.html |title=ספורט&nbsp;– טניס nrg&nbsp;– ...פוליטיקה גם בטניס: האיראני לא הופיע |publisher=Nrg.co.il |access-date=10 November 2011))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2010|4|4)) || Iran youth national volleyball team || Israel youth national volleyball team || [[volleyball]] || 2010 International Volleyball Tournament Pordenone || ||<ref>((cite news |date=4 April 2010 |script-title=he:כדורעף: איראן סירבה לשחק נגד נבחרת הנוער |trans-title=Volleyball: Iran refused to play against the national youth |language=he |url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3871655,00.html |work=Ynet |location=Tel Aviv |access-date=8 August 2012))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2010|4|10)) || Meisam Bagheri || [[Moty Lugassi]] || [[taekwondo]] || A-Class Belgian Open 2010 || ||<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.one.co.il/Article/176133.html |title=בת-אל גטרר ומוטי לוגסי זכו בארד באליפות גרמניה |date=13 March 2011 |publisher=One.co.il |access-date=10 November 2011))</ref>((Failed verification|date=October 2011))
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2010|4|28)) || Iran men's national table tennis team || Israel men's national table tennis team || [[table tennis]] || 2011 Luxembourg Table Tennis championship || ||<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nrg.co.il/online/3/ART2/236/136.html |title=ספורט – ענפים נוספים nrg&nbsp;– ...טנ"ש: שוב איראן פרשה, ישראל |publisher=Nrg.co.il |access-date=10 November 2011))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2010|5|21)) || Ali Shahhosseini || [[Misha Zilberman]] || [[badminton]] || [[Spanish International (badminton)|2010 Spanish Open]] || ||<ref>((cite news |last=Aharoni |first=Oren |date=20 May 2010 |script-title=he:בדמינטון: האיראני החרים את הקרב מול הישראלי |trans-title=Badminton: Iran boycotted the Israeli competition |language=he |url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3892059,00.html |work=Ynet |location=Tel Aviv |access-date=8 August 2012))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2010|8|15)) || Mohammad Soleimani || [[Gili Haimovitz]] || [[taekwondo]] || [[2010 Summer Youth Olympics]] || ||<ref>((cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/brian_cazeneuve/08/18/youth.olympics.notebook/index.html |title=Political victims at Youth Olympics; more Olympic notes&nbsp;– Brian Cazeneuve |publisher=Sportsillustrated.cnn.com |access-date=10 November 2011))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2010|11|4)) || Hamed Sayyad Ghanbari || Maor Hatoel || [[fencing]] || [[2010 World Fencing Championships]] || ||<ref name="ynet3979986">((cite news |last=Aharoni |first=Oren |date=11 April 2010 |script-title=he:חרם איראני כפול באליפות העולם בסיף |trans-title=Iranian boycott fencing world championship double |language=he |url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3979986,00.html |work=Ynet |location=Tel Aviv |access-date=8 August 2012))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2010|11|4)) || Mohammad Hossein Ebrahimi || Kobi Hatoel || [[fencing]] || [[2010 World Fencing Championships]] || ||<ref name="ynet3979986"/>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2010|11|5)) || Hamed Sedaghati || Ido Herpe || [[fencing]] || [[2010 World Fencing Championships]] || ||<ref name="ynet3980212">((cite news |last=Aharoni |first=Oren |date=11 May 2010 |script-title=he:סייף: האיראנים בשלהם, חטואל וזמלין בשלב הבא |language=he |url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3980212,00.html |work=Ynet |location=Tel Aviv |access-date=8 August 2012))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2010|11|5)) || Sadegh Abedi || Grigori Beskin || [[fencing]] || [[2010 World Fencing Championships]] || ||<ref name="ynet3980212"/>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2011|7|24)) || [[Mohammad Alirezaei]] || [[Gal Nevo]] || [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] || [[2011 World Aquatics Championships]] || Tiredness ||<ref>((Cite news|last=Associated |first=The |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/sports/swimming-world-championships-iran-s-team-dives-into-israel-boycott-1.375309 |title=Swimming World Championships / Iran's team dives into Israel boycott |journal=Haaretz |date= 26 July 2011|access-date=10 November 2011))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2011|8|20)) || Iran men's national volleyball team || Israel men's national volleyball team || [[volleyball]] || [[2011 Summer Universiade]] || ||<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.one.co.il/Article/185475.html |title=איראן לא הופיעה למשחק מול ישראל והושעתה |date=21 August 2011 |publisher=One.co.il |access-date=10 November 2011))</ref> 
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2011|9|11)) || [[Ghasem Rezaei]] || Robert Avanesyan || [[amateur wrestling]] || [[2011 World Wrestling Championships]] || ||<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.iranian.com/main/2011/sep/iranians-disqualified-refusing-wrestle-israelis |title=Iranians disqualified for refusing to wrestle Israelis |publisher=Iranian.com |access-date=10 November 2011))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2011|9|18)) || [[Javad Mahjoub]] || Or Sasson || [[judo]] || World Cup Tashkent 2011 || ||<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.one.co.il/cat/articles/article.aspx?id=187204&Bz=5 |title=כסף לפלצ'וק באל' אירופה, חרם איראני בטשקנט |date=18 September 2011 |publisher=One.co.il |access-date=10 November 2011))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2011|10|10)) || Shervin Tolouei || Oren Bassal || [[fencing]] || [[2011 World Fencing Championships]] || ||<ref>((cite news |last=Aharoni |first=Oren |date=10 October 2011 |title=סיף: איראנים לא הופיעו לקרבות מול ישראלים |trans-title=Sabre: Iranians did not appear to compete with Israelis |url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4133688,00.html |work=Ynet |location=Tel Aviv |access-date=8 August 2012))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2011|11|5)) || [[Kaveh Mehrabi]] || [[Misha Zilberman]] || [[badminton]] || [[Puerto Rico International|2011 Puerto Rico International Challenge]] ||  ||<ref>((cite news |last=Aharoni |first=Oren |date=11 May 2011 |script-title=he:פרק נוסף בחרם האיראני: הפעם - בדמינטון |trans-title=Another chapter in Iranian boycott this time&nbsp;– Badminton |language=he |url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4144080,00.html |work=Ynet |location=Tel Aviv |access-date=8 August 2012))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2015|07|21)) || Saber Hoshmand/Abbas Pourasgari || Sean Faiga/Ariel Hilman || [[beach volleyball]] || [[2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2015 FIVB Grand Slam Yokohama]] || injury ||<ref>((cite web |publisher=FIVB|date=11 May 2011 |title=Results/Schedule|url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2015/event/Results.asp?TournCode=MYOK2015&Phase=1 |access-date=21 July 2015))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2017|1|27)) || Majid Hassaninia || Jonathan Giller || [[karate]] || 21st Open de Paris – Karate Premier League || "what is of paramount importance to every Iranian athlete is his/her beliefs plus support for the defenseless Palestinian nation" ||((citation needed|date=July 2021))
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2017|11|25)) || [[Alireza Karimi]] || Uri Kalashnikov  || [[wrestling]] || [[2017 World U23 Wrestling Championship]]  || Lost prior match at instruction of coach. ||<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sports/Iranian-wrestler-banned-for-avoiding-Israeli-542907 |title=My beliefs precede quest for medal: Iranian karateka |date=28 January 2017 |access-date=28 January 2017))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2018|10|2)) || [[Hossein Vafaei]] || [[Eden Sharav]]  || [[snooker]] || [[2018 European Masters]] || ||<ref name=Hossein>((cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player1=666&player2=620&season=-1 |title=Hossein Vafaei vs Eden Sharav |access-date=13 December 2017 |work=snooker.org))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2018|12|10)) || [[Hossein Vafaei]] || [[Eden Sharav]]  || [[snooker]] || [[2018 Scottish Open (snooker)|2018 Scottish Open]]  || ||<ref name=Hossein/>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2019|04|19)) || [[Alireza Firouzja]] || Or Bronstein  || [[chess]] || GRENKE Chess Open || ||<ref>((cite web|url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/keymer-vs-carlsen-in-grenke-classic-round-1 |title=Keymer vs. Carlsen in GRENKE Classic Round 1 |date=20 April 2019 |access-date=21 April 2019))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2022|03|22)) || Team Iran ||   || [[Ice Hockey]] || [[2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III]] || ||
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2022|09|15))
|Amir Yazdani
|Josh Finesilver
|[[Wrestling]]
|[[2022 World Wrestling Championships]] 
|Required by coaches to miss weight, as to not wrestle the Israeli athlete in the first round of competition
|
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2022|12|26)) || Bardiya Daneshvar and [[Pouya Idani]] || [[Boris Gelfand]]  || [[chess]] || [[World Rapid Chess Championship 2022]] || ||<ref>((cite tweet|user=chess24com|author-link=Chess24|number=1607371085045026818|title=Boris Gelfand will now have 2 forfeit wins in a row, after the Iranian Chess Federation/state continues to put pressure on its players to boycott Israeli opponents|url=https://twitter.com/chess24com/status/1607371085045026818))</ref>
|}

=== Elsewhere ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Country origin
!Retired athlete's name
!Israeli athlete's name
!Sport type
!Event
!Official reason for retiring
!Ref
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2001|7|26)) || ((TUN)) || [[Sadok Khalki]] || [[Arik Zeevi]] || [[judo]] || [[2001 World Judo Championships]] || ||<ref>((cite news |date=26 July 2001 |script-title=he:ג'ודו: זאבי ניצח באיפון יריב טוניסאי בסיבוב הראשון באליפות העולם |language=he  |url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-956030,00.html |work=Ynet |location=Tel Aviv |access-date=8 August 2012))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2006|7|6)) || ((INA)) || [[Indonesia Fed Cup team]] || [[Israel Fed Cup team]] || [[tennis]] || [[2006 Fed Cup]] || ||<ref>((cite news |url=http://www.cbssports.com/tennis/story/9805798 |title=ITF fines Indonesia $31, 600 for canceling match vs. Israel |publisher=[[CBS Sports]] |date=15 November 2006 |access-date=10 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812082031/http://www.cbssports.com/tennis/story/9805798 |archive-date=12 August 2011 ))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2007|7|19)) || ((KUW)) || [[Mohammed al Ghareeb]] || [[Amir Weintraub]] || [[tennis]] || 2007 Togliatti challenger || Stomach problems ||<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.one.co.il/Article/110799.html |title=טניסאי כוויתי סירב לשחק מול אמיר חדד |date=20 February 2008 |publisher=One.co.il |access-date=10 November 2011))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2008|8|15)) || ((SYR)) || [[Bayan Jumah]] || [[Anya Gostomelsky]] || [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] || [[2008 Summer Olympics]] || ||<ref>((cite web|last=Schuman |first=Benjamin |url=http://momentmagazine.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/more-politics-in-the-olympic-pool |title=More Politics in the Olympic Pool &#124; InTheMoment |publisher=Momentmagazine |date=15 August 2008 |access-date=10 November 2011))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2010|2|7)) || ((KUW)) || Kuwait men's national pool team || Israel men's national pool team || [[Pool (cue sports)|pool]] || 2010 Hanover world team A championship || Food poisoning of 4 players ||<ref>((cite news |last=Aharoni |first=Oren |date=2 July 2010 |script-title=he:פוליטיקה בפול: נבחרת כווית פרשה מאל' העולם |language=he |url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3845349,00.html |work=Ynet |location=Tel Aviv |access-date=8 August 2012))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2011|5|5)) || ((ALG)) || Zakaria Chenouf || Adam Sagir || [[taekwondo]] || [[2011 World Taekwondo Championships]] || ||<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.echoroukonline.com/eng/mobile/mobile/sport/13107-algerian-judoka-boycotts-israeli-in-world-championship.html |title=Algerian judoka boycotts Israeli in World Championship |publisher=Echorouk Online |access-date=10 November 2011 ))((Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes ))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2011|10|1)) || ((ALG)) || [[Meriem Moussa]] || Shahar Levi || [[judo]] || World Cup Women Rome 2011 || ||<ref name="ynet4129456"/>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2011|10|1)) || ((ALG)) || [[Abdelmalek Rahou|Rahou Abdelmalek]] || Artem Masliy || [[boxing]] || [[2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships]] || ||<ref name="ynet4129456">((cite news |last=Aharoni |first=Oren |date=10 January 2011 |script-title=he:אחרי איראן, ספורטאים אלג'יראים החרימו ישראלים |trans-title=After Iran, Israel boycotted by Algerian athletes |language=he |url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4129456,00.html |work=Ynet |location=Tel Aviv |access-date=8 August 2012))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2013|10|18)) || ((TUN)) || [[Malek Jaziri]] || [[Amir Weintraub]] || [[tennis]] || [[2013 Tashkent Challenger]] || ||<ref>((cite news |date= 4 February 2015|url=http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/12278848/tunisian-player-malek-jaziri-withdraws-facing-israeli |access-date=19 February 2018 |publisher=ESPN |title= ATP investigating Tunisian player's withdrawal))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2016|8|7)) || ((KSA)) || [[Joud Fahmy]] || [[Christianne Legentil]]/[[Gili Cohen]] || [[judo]] || [[2016 Summer Olympics]] || Sustained injuries to her arm and leg during training; ostensibly dropped out of match with Christianne Legentil of Mauritius to avoid match with Gili Cohen in next round ||<ref>((cite news|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-judoka-forfeits-rio-match-apparently-to-avoid-israeli/ |title=Saudi judoka forfeits Rio match, apparently to avoid Israeli |work=[[The Times of Israel]] |date=7 August 2016 |access-date=12 August 2016))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2019|1|28)) || ((KUW)) || Abdullah al-Anjari || Eitan Seri-Levi<ref>((cite web|url=http://palwatch.org/page/15244|title=Kuwaiti athlete withdraws from competition to avoid playing against Israeli athlete: "I will never carry out normalization with the [Zionist] entity"|website=Palestinian Media Watch|date=30 January 2019))</ref> || [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu|jiu-jitsu]] || 2019 Los Angeles International Jiu-jitsu Open || ||<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2019/1/28/kuwaiti-grappler-refuses-to-fight-israeli-in-us-competition-1|title=Kuwaiti grappler taps out of tournament rather than face Israeli competitor|website=alaraby.co.uk|date=28 January 2019))</ref>

|-
|((dts|format=dmy|2019|2)) || ((LIB)) || [[Nacif Elias]] || [[Li Kochman]] || [[judo]] || Paris Grand Slam 2019 || ||<ref name="LIB">((cite web|url=https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1187693/ces-sportifs-libanais-qui-ont-refuse-daffronter-des-israeliens-depuis-le-debut-de-lannee.html|title=Ces sportifs libanais qui ont refusé d'affronter des Israéliens depuis le début de l'année 2019|website=lorientlejour.com|date=23 September 2019))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2019|2)) || ((LIB)) || Ezzeddine Faraj ||  || [[taekwondo]] ||  2019 European Junior Championships || ||<ref name="LIB"/>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2019|3)) || ((LIB)) || Bassam Safadieh ||  || [[table tennis]] || 2019 Table Tennis Mediterranean Championships U-15 || ||<ref name="LIB"/>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2019|9|25)) || ((LIB)) || [[Domenic Abounader]] || Uri Kalashnikov<ref name="LIB"/>|| [[amateur wrestling]] || [[2019 World Wrestling Championships]] || ||<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1187533/un-lutteur-libanais-qui-devait-affronter-un-israelien-se-retire-des-championnats-du-monde.html|title=Un lutteur libanais qui devait affronter un Israélien se retire des championnats du monde|website=lorientlejour.com|date=21 September 2019))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2019|11)) || ((JOR)) || Mohammed Eid || Amir Assad || [[kickboxing]] || 2019 International Turkish Open Kickboxing European Cup || ||<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20191128-jordanian-kickboxer-refuses-to-compete-against-israeli-rival/|title=Jordanian kickboxer refuses to compete against Israeli rival|website=Middle East Monitor|date=28 November 2019))</ref>
|-
| ((dts|format=dmy|2021|6|3)) || ((JOR)) || Osama Abu Jame || Shmuel Ben Asor || [[table tennis]] || 2021 World Para Table Tennis Championships || ||<ref>((cite web|url=https://amman.today/2021/06/04/sports/a-jordanian-player-withdraws-from-an-israeli-match-in-the-international-table-tennis-championships-for-the-handicapped-news-agency-and-comprehensive-newspaper/|title=A Jordanian player withdraws from an Israeli match in the International Table Tennis Championships for the Handicapped – news agency and comprehensive newspaper|website=amman.today|date=4 June 2021))</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|((dts|format=dmy|2021|07)) || ((ALG)) || [[Fethi Nourine]] || rowspan=2|[[Tohar Butbul]] || rowspan=2|[[judo]] || rowspan=2|[[Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 73 kg]] || He withdrew from the previous round to avoid competing against an Israeli, as he had done before in the [[2019 World Judo Championships – Men's 73 kg|2019 World Judo Championships]] in Tokyo against Butbul as well ||<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/algerian-judoka-quits-olympics-for-having-to-compete-against-israeli-674651 |title=Algerian Judoka quits Olympics for having to compete against Israeli |work=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |date=22 July 2021 ))</ref><ref>((cite web |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-judo/algeria-athlete-judo-withdrawal-israel/ |title=Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine suspended and sent home for withdrawing to avoid Israeli |website=Japan Times |date=24 July 2021 |access-date=26 July 2021 |archive-date=26 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726181043/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-judo/algeria-athlete-judo-withdrawal-israel/ |url-status=dead ))</ref>
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| ((SUD)) || [[Mohamed Abdalarasool]] || He weighed in but didn't show up to the match ||<ref>((Cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/olympics-latest-fiji-opens-rugby-win-host-japan-79052734|title=Olympics Latest: Japan upsets China in table tennis|publisher=[[ABC News]]|date=26 July 2021))</ref>
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| ((dts|format=dmy|2022|1)) || ((KUW)) || Muhammad al-Awadi || || [[tennis]] || 2022 [[Dubai Tennis Championships]] for Juniors || ||<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.newarab.com/news/kuwaiti-withdraws-tennis-tournament-snub-israeli|title=Kuwaiti tennis player withdraws from UAE tournament, snubbing Israeli opponent|publisher=New Arab|date=24 January 2022))</ref>
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| ((dts|format=dmy|2022|3)) || ((KUW)) || Abdul Razzaq al-Baghli || || [[surfing]] || The Emirates International Motosurf Championship || ||<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/israel-uae-normalisation-kuwait-motorsurf-withdraws-competition|title=Kuwaiti motorsurf player withdraws from competition in protest over Israel-Arab normalisation|publisher=Middle East Eye|date=7 March 2022))</ref>
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| rowspan=2| ((dts|format=dmy|2022|5)) || ((KUW)) || Bader Al-Hajiri || || [[chess]] || Sunway Chess Tournament || ||<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.paksahafat.com/en/world/kuwaiti-chess-champion-withdraws-from-confrontation-with-opponent-from-zionist-regime/|title=Kuwaiti chess champion withdraws from confrontation with opponent|publisher=paksahafat.com|date=6 May 2022))</ref>
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| ((KUW)) || Kholoud Al-Mutairi || || [[fencing]] || 2022 [[IWAS]] World Cup || ||<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.newarab.com/news/kuwaiti-fencer-withdraws-match-over-israeli-opponent|title='Heroic' female Kuwaiti fencer withdraws from World Cup over Israeli opponent|publisher=New Arab|date=23 May 2022))</ref>
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| ((dts|format=dmy|2022|7|20)) || ((OMA)) || Oman national university futsal team || || [[futsal]] || FISU World University Championship Futsal || ||<ref>((cite web | url=https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1122498/sports/other-sports/oman-concludes-participation-in-fisu-world-university-championship | title=Oman concludes participation in FISU World University Championship | date=20 July 2022 ))</ref>
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| rowspan=2| ((dts|format=dmy|2022|8|11)) || rowspan=2| ((IRQ)) || Nasser Mahdi || Adam Berdichevsky || rowspan=2| [[wheelchair tennis]] || rowspan=2| Open Wheelchair Tennis Tournament || || rowspan=2| <ref>((Cite web|url=https://wafa.ps/Pages/Details/130402|title=The two Iraqi stars withdraw from Romanian tennis championship, refusing to face Israeli opponent|website=WAFA Agency))</ref>
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| Muhammad al-Mahdi || Sergei Lysov
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| ((dts|format=dmy|2022|8|18)) || ((LBN)) || Charbel Abou Daher || Yonatan Mak || [[mixed martial arts]] || Youth IMMAF World Championships || || <ref>((Cite web|url=https://al-akhbar.com/Sport_Arab/343336|title=اللبناني شربل أبو ضاهر ينسحب من مواجهة لاعب إسرائيلي|website=الأخبار))</ref>
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| ((dts|format=dmy|2022|9)) || ((KUW)) || Muhammad al-Otaibi || || [[karate]] || 2022 [[Karate1 Premier League]] || ||<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.newarab.com/news/kuwaiti-withdraws-karate-match-over-israeli-opponent|title='New Arab hero': Kuwaiti withdraws from international karate competition over Israeli opponent|publisher=New Arab|date=5 September 2022))</ref>
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| rowspan=2|((dts|format=dmy|2023|04)) || ((KUW)) || Mohamed al-Fadli || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|[[fencing]] || rowspan=2|Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships || He had already withdrawn twice from competing against Israelis in September 2019 and April 2022.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://qodsna.com/en/367264|title=Kuwaitis ‘proud of’ chess champion for refusing to face Israeli player|publisher=qodsna.com|date=5 May 2022))</ref> || <ref name="auto">((cite web |url=https://alkhaleejonline.net/رياضة/رفضاً-لمواجهة-إسرائيلي-كويتيان-ينسحبان-من-بطولة-العالم-للمبارزة |title=رفضاً لمواجهة إسرائيلي.. كويتيان ينسحبان من بطولة العالم للمبارزة |publisher=alkhaleejonline.net |language=ar |date=4 April 2023 ))</ref>
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| ((KUW)) || Ahmed Awad || || <ref name="auto"/>
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| ((dts|format=dmy|2023|8)) || ((SYR)) || Hammam Hashim Mualla || || [[swimming]] || 2023 [[FINA World Masters Championships]] || || <ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/08/22/syrian-swimmer-withdraws-world-championships-boycott-israels-participation/|title=Syrian Swimmer Withdraws From World Championships to Boycott Israel’s Participation|publisher=The Algemeiner Journal|date=22 August 2023))</ref>
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==See also==
*[[Academic boycott of Israel]]
*[[Antisemitism in the Olympic Games]]
*[[Jewish Olympics]]
*[[Muscular Judaism]]
*[[Sport policies of the Arab League]]
*[[Peace and Sport]]
*[[United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace]]
*[[International Day of Sport for Development and Peace]]

==References==
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