Alireza Firouzja is the 2nd Iranian sportsman in months to renounce their citizenship over the matter. FMTNews AlirezaFirouzja
DUBAI: Iran’s top rated chess champion has decided not to play for his country, Iranian news agencies reported on Tuesday, in an apparent reaction to Tehran’s informal ban on competing against Israeli players.
In October, Iran was banned indefinitely from international judo by the sport’s world body until it could guarantee that its athletes would be allowed to face Israelis. The move came after an Iranian judoka said he was pressured to drop out of bouts to avoid facing an Israeli athlete. “Firouzja is currently living in France … and may want to play under the French or US flag,” Pahlavanzadeh told the news agency ISNA.
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