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The International Olympic Committee was poised to take sanctions against Iran for withdrawing from the 100-meter breaststroke because of an Israeli competitor six lanes away.
But instead of Iran admitting that the shun was rooted in antisemitism, they give another reason for the swimmer bailing:
“The athlete has withdrawn because of sickness,” [IOC spokeswoman Giselle Davies] said. “He confirmed this in writing to the swimming federation. We’ve also spoken with the national Olympic committee and they have underlined to us that all their athletes compete here in the right spirit against athletes from any nationality.
“We take both the athlete and the national Olympic committee at their word on this,” she said
Because taking Iran’s word for it is exactly what the world needs right now… cough… nukes… cough.
Lets look at Iran’s history of “illness”:
2004 Olympics, Athens: Iranian Judo athlete refuses to face Israeli.
July 2008, Croatia: Iranian Swimmer refuses to compete against Israeli for Olympic qualification.
I hope it isn’t contagious.
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