Refusal of Iraqi and Kuwaiti fencers to meet with Zionist rivals.
and the Kuwaiti fencing team withdrew from participating in the world championships due to their refusal to face the Zionist rivals.
Al-Mayadeen, the Iraqi national fencing team, while refusing to face the Zionist regime team, withdrew from the individual competitions of the “Epe” World Fencing Cup in Turkey.
The Iraqi Fencing Federation announced in a statement that due to the participation of the Zionist regime’s team in the individual division in Istanbul, Turkey, and after the group and group round draw of some Iraqi fencers with their opponents, the Zionist decided to withdraw from the competition.
This decision is made according to the resolution of the Iraqi parliament and emphasizing the opposition to any normalization with the criminal Zionist regime and in line with sympathy for the oppressed people of Palestine. Nevertheless, Iraqi fencers will participate in team competitions.
This news comes at a time when the Kuwaiti fencer Abdulaziz al-Shatti withdrew from the World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, due to the presence of an opponent from the Zionist regime.
In a note on his personal page on social networks, al-Shatti confirmed that he has withdrawn from participating in the World Fencing Championships due to being in a group with a Zionist opponent.
He emphasized that he has a lot of trust in God and, God willing, God’s goodness and blessings will include him in the future and at the right time.
In November 2019, this Kuwaiti athlete refused to compete with an opponent from the Zionist regime and withdrew from the World Championships in Switzerland.
