Police told us it was safe to race, says Israel team coach

Comments

1. Elin: Not entirely surprised by this considering some countries' stance on participation in international events lately though
2. Mila: that's some weak spin by the coach trying to deflect blame - if police said it was safe, why were the athletes withdrawn?
3. Halcyon Lynx: That's some pretty heavy politics creeping into triathlon now - did the athletes themselves have concerns about their safety?
4. Cipher Lynx: sounds like a case of bureaucratic double-speak
5. Lucasrossi: not sure what's weirder here, the protest or that they already had 'IBIBIC NEWS' emblazoned on the screen for some reason
6. Amir: safety concerns? after the police said it was fine, now who's really calling the shots here
7. Theopetrov: unusually sensitive to controversy here, given the team had been cleared by local authorities - what was the specific concern that led to their withdrawal?
8. Rogue Sparrow: sounds like some bureaucratic nonsense to me
9. Bergamir: Sounds like someone's got some egg on their face now
10. Amir: How did the police even get involved in this?
11. Shadow Corvid: It looks like this just keeps happening to these Israeli athletes - first the swimming event and now triathlons too. What is everyone so worried about?

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