Israeli swimmers were booed as they received their medals at the World Championships
The 2024 World Championships in Doha have come to an end, with Israeli athlete Anastasia finishing second in the women's 400m medley final, earning Israel its first gold medal of the tournament.
But just as Anastasia came out of the pool to win the prize, there was a gasp from the crowd. The World Championships will be held in Doha, the capital of Qatar, because of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the growing ties between Qatar and Palestine, so before the start of the competition, Israel once planned to give up the World Championships, but in order to qualify for the Olympic Games, they still sent their own athletes.
Anastasia said in an interview that fans have been booing her throughout the week she has been competing. She just put on earplugs and stopped paying attention to the cacophony of voices, isolating the movement from politics.
Russian and Belarusian players, unlike Israel, can be banned from the World Championships in many tournaments, as usual. In December, the IOC made a decision that at the Paris Olympics, neutral players would be allowed to compete, but they would not be able to fly their respective team flags, but would have to fly their respective team flags.
The famous Belarusian breaststroker and former world record holder Shenomarovich, this Olympics, he will compete under the name of the World Freestyle Federation.