US EditionIsrael Disqualifies Own Bobsleigh Team From Winter Olympics
- The OCI disqualified the Israel four-man bobsleigh team and withdrew them from Sunday’s final run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, updated February 22, 2026.
- Because substitutions require verified medical grounds, officials flagged the replacement attempt after Uri Zisman falsely claimed illness to enable Ward Fawarseh , signing a medical certificate.
- On Saturday Israel competed with AJ Edelman, Menachem Chen, Zisman and Katz and after two heats the sled ranked 24th out of 27.
- The Olympic Committee of Israel referred the case to the International Olympic Committee and said a thorough post-Games review will be conducted, with athletes agreeing to immediate suspension amid OCI condemnation.
- The Israel four-man sled was the first to represent Israel at the Winter Olympics, and AJ Edelman stated they withdrew because the substitution did not meet the high bar despite wanting Fawarseh to compete.
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Israel withdraws own bobsleigh team from Milan-Cortina Winter Games over false illness claim
Israel has withdrawn its historic first four-man bobsleigh team from the Milan-Cortina Winter Games after a player falsely claimed illness to allow a Druze teammate to make history.
The Morning Call
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Israel’s four-man bobsled team did not make it to the final day of the Milan-Cortina Olympics. Officials in the country said they decided to withdraw the team from the competition after disagreements over how the team wanted to change its lineup and allow a substitute to participate. The Israeli Olympic Committee said it did not allow driver AJ Edelman’s team to compete in the final run, stating that the way it at…
One of the crew members produced a false medical certificate to declare themselves ill so that the replacement could participate in the two final rounds.
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