Israel Premier Tech have been excluded from the Giro dell’Emilia cycling race on October 4 in Italy for safety reasons, the organisers told AFP on Saturday.
Adriano Amici, president of GS Emilia which organises the one-day race, said the team “will unfortunately not be present at our race. We had to make this decision for reasons of public security”.
The move comes amid widespread calls to exclude Israel from sports following an outcry over the humanitarian toll of its military campaign in Gaza.
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Last week, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Israel should be banned from international sports events just like Russia, which was sidelined after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Last week, Israel was accused of committing genocide in Gaza by an inquiry commission commissioned by the United Nations Human Rights Council.
(with inputs from AFP)
Published on Sep 27, 2025
