{"id":3880,"date":"2026-02-22T15:12:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T15:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/?p=3880"},"modified":"2026-02-22T15:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T15:12:17","slug":"olympic-team-disqualified-by-their-own-nation-ahead-of-competition-in-winter-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/?p=3880","title":{"rendered":"Olympic team disqualified by their own nation ahead of competition in Winter Games"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A team taking part in the 2026 Winter Olympic Games has reportedly been disqualified by their own country. <\/strong><\/p>\n

On Sunday, the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic<\/a> Games will come to a close.<\/p>\n

Gold medals are still on offer, with events such as curling, skiing, ice hockey, and bobsleigh all taking place on the final day of the Games.<\/p>\n

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Ahead of the four-man bobsleigh event, it was reported that one team had been pulled out of the competition by their own country.<\/p>\n

As reported by The Times of Israel<\/a>, the Israeli four-man bobsleigh team had been disqualified from taking part in the event.<\/p>\n

It has been claimed that the Olympic Committee of Israel stated that one athlete ‘lied to Olympic officials in order to allow their teammate, Ward Fawarseh, to compete’.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, the Israeli team was made up of AJ Edelman, Menachem Chen, Uri Zisman and Omer Katz. On Sunday, Zisman was replaced by Fawarseh on the line-up.<\/p>\n

Fawarseh is believed to be listed as an alternate and is only allowed to take part if a member of the team was unwell.<\/p>\n

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The Winter Olympic Games will end on Sunday. Image: Getty<\/cite><\/div>\n

A statement read: “The bobsleigh team asked to include Ward, the substitute, in the competition. According to the rules, this is only permitted if one of the athletes is injured or ill.<\/p>\n

“In order to make this possible, one of the team members \u2014 encouraged by his teammates \u2014 declared that he was unwell. He even went for a medical examination and signed an affidavit so that the Olympic Committee could request approval for a substitution.”<\/p>\n

It continued: “He admitted to the head of the delegation that he had acted improperly. This forced the Olympic Committee of Israel to withdraw the request and disqualify the move.”<\/p>\n

SPORTbible has contacted the International Olympic Committee and The Olympic Committee of Israel for comment. <\/em><\/p>\n

In the end, Germany dominated the final as they secured gold and silver, with Switzerland taking home the bronze.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Team GB’s four-man line-up finished in seventh place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Featured Image Credit: Getty<\/cite><\/p>\n

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