Iraqi cycling team withdraw due to Israel’s participation

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi cycling team, participating in the Turkish International Cycling Tournament, withdrew due to Israel‘s participation in the event.  Secretary of Cycling Federation Ahmed Sabri told IraqiNews.com that the “team decided to withdraw for administrative reasons related to Israel‘s participation.”  “The Syrian team also withdrew from the tournament,” he added.  He elaborated that the Turkish Federation understood the Iraqi decision, and decided to arrange a training site for the Iraqi team for one week, on Turkish account, to enable the Iraqi team to participate in Istanbul’s International Tournament due in few days. RM (TP)/SR 949