Kuwaiti watersports player withdraws from competition in protest against Israeli player

SANAA, March 07 (YPA) – Kuwaiti watersports player Abdul Razzaq al-Baghli has pulled out of the Emirates International Motosurf Championship in Abu Dhabi after refusing to compete against an Israeli competitor.

The championship commenced on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, with 34 competitors from around the world taking part.

Al-Baghli confirmed his withdrawal from the water sports event in a video shared to social media on Sunday, citing his “direct interaction with a player from the Zionist entity”.

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He proceeded by stating that his decision was consistent with Kuwait’s objective of “persistent support for the Palestinian cause”.

In response to his withdrawal, Tariq al-Shaya, a member of Kuwati’s Supreme Coordinating Committee for Anti-Zionism and Normalisation, declared that: “Al-Baghli’s decision is a position that will be engraved in the records of history with gold letters.”

Al-Shaya continued : The expulsion of the Zionist occupation begins with international isolation, which Kuwaiti sportsmen have done in teams and individual games”.

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