World Para Swimming Championships: Malaysia stripped of hosting 2019 event

Source: BBC

Malaysia has been stripped of hosting the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships for refusing to let Israelis compete, says the International Paralympic Committee.
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"When a host country excludes athletes from a particular nation, for political reasons, then we have absolutely no alternative but to look for a new championships host," said International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Andrew Parsons.
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The IPC said it had been given assurances by the Paralympic Council of Malaysia in 2017 that all eligible athletes would be allowed to compete safely in Kuching.

Parsons added: "Since then, there has been a change of political leadership and the new Malaysian government has different ideas.



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