Israeli triathlete competes in Saudi Arabia
LAST Sunday, triathlete Shachar Sagiv became the first Israeli athlete to compete in Saudi Arabia, according to the Israeli Olympic Committee, in the latest sign of growing informal ties between the former enemy states.
Sagiv competed in the Saudi city of Neom on the same day that Israeli junior women’s tennis player Isabell Bilaus played Saudi opponent Yara Al-Hogbani in a tournament in Bahrain.
Israeli Olympic Committee head Yael Arad called Sagiv’s presence at the Saudi Neom leg of the Super League Triathlon “a very significant breakthrough”.
“In the past year, we’ve seen many Arab states come to terms with the fact that hosting an international tournament means hosting Israelis,” Arad said in a statement.
“This is a growing trend, and the true force in normalisation between nations, and especially people.”
A Saudi official did not respond to a request for comment.
Sagiv, 28, was eliminated from the race after falling in the bike ride.
Credit: AJN
Recent Posts
Montag sets new mark
Race walker Jemima Montag (pictured) has already qualified for the 2024 Olympics, and in last Sunday’s Oceania and Australian championships in Adelaide, she showed she is on track to go
Fun Run raises funds and spirits
MORE than 100 runners and walkers, of all ages, joined the Maccabi Life NSW February Fun Run last Sunday at picturesque Centennial Park. The event, which combined exercise with an
JUNIOR FOOTBALL – Hakoah boys head into finals
CONGRATULATIONS to Hakoah FC’s U13 and U16 boys’ teams, for both advancing to this Sunday’s Football NSW Youth League 2 major semi-finals, by placing first and third, respectively, in their
Junior Athletics- Super results at school rep meets
THERE were excellent results by many young Sydney Jewish athletes at recent school representative level meets. Zac Urbach represented Emanuel School at the CDSSA high school athletics championships, coming first