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Israeli bobsled squad is disqualified from Olympics after trying to swap in Druze teammate

JL;DR SUMMARY The Israeli bobsled team faced disqualification from the 2026 Winter Olympics after attempting to illegally substitute member Ward Farwasy, who would have been the first Druze Olympic athlete for Israel. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ControversyDruzeWinter OlympicsDisqualificationAj EdelmanBobsledWard FarwasyOlympic ValuesTeam Integrity

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Israel
"The Israeli bobsled teams historic journey to the 2026 Winter Olympics ended in anything but storybook fashion on Sunday, as Israels own Olympic committee withdrew it from competition after learning that the team had lied about a members health."
Lombardy, Italy
"The withdrawal meant that Israel did not compete in the four-man race on Sunday, the final day of competition in Milan and Cortina."
Czechia
"The controversies came after the bobsled teams apartment was broken into while it trained in the Czech Republic."

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