![]() ![]() (Photo by Eko Siswono Toyudho/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Eko Siswono Toyudho/Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesįIFA strips Indonesia of U-20 World Cup after calls for Israel banĪnti-Israeli sentiment runs high among conservative Muslims in Indonesia. ![]() The protesters demanded the Indonesian government reject Israeli soccer team participation in the upcoming FIFA U-20 World Cup which will be hosted in Indonesia. JAKARTA, INDONESIA - MARCH 20: Hundred of protesters hold a protest near the State Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 20, 2023. Indonesia, a Muslim majority nation of more than 270 million people, does not have formal diplomatic relations with Israel and supports the cause of the Palestinians. CNN has reached out to the Bali governor for comment but has not received a response. “The KOI stated the decision was taken after the budget was not released by the government of the country and there is now not time to deliver the games.”ĪNOC cited no political reason for Indonesia’s withdrawal in its statement but it follows reported comments from Bali Governor Wayan Koster rejecting Israel’s presence in Bali ahead of the games, according to CNN affiliate CNN Indonesia. ![]() “It is with great surprise and extreme disappointment that ANOC has learnt that the Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI) has withdrawn from its commitment to host the ANOC World Beach Games and the ANOC General Assembly in August 2023,” ANOC said in a statement Tuesday. ![]() The organizer, the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), said Indonesia had pulled out of hosting duties due to budget constraints and there was not enough time to find a replacement host nation. It comes three months after football’s world governing body FIFA stripped Indonesia of its right to host the Under-20 Men’s World Cup on the tourist island after it objected to the participation of Israel.Ībout 1,500 athletes from 100 countries were set to compete in Bali from August 5 to 15 in the youth-focused tournament featuring sports including beach soccer, surfing, sailing and beach volleyball. The 2023 World Beach Games, scheduled to take place in Bali next month, have been canceled after hosts Indonesia suddenly withdrew from the tournament. ![]()
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