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(June 10, 2021 / JNS) Jordan’s national table tennis player recently withdrew from the Para Table Tennis World Championships to avoid playing with an Israeli athlete, confirmedJordan Paralympic Committee.
Osama Abu Jame withdrew from the championship after reaching the semi-finals where he was scheduled to compete with the Israeli, according to the release New Arabic.
The international competition, held from 3 to 3 June, was attended by 153 men and 75 women representing 52 National Olympic Committees. It serves the competence of the players Paralympics in Tokyo in August.
Jordan and Israel signed a peace agreement in 1994, 15 years after Egypt; However, Israel’s relations with both countries have fluctuated over the years between warm and cold.
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