The Israeli bobsled team was disqualified from the Olympic final by its own committee for lying and falsifying documents.

The Israeli four-man bobsleigh team was disqualified by the Olympic Committee due to the forgery of a medical certificate, according to Le Figaro. The final on Sunday took place without Israeli representatives, despite the team having qualified. The disqualification was the result of an attempt to allow reserve Ward Fawarseh to participate, for which the team claimed that a member fell ill and presented a false certificate.

The Olympic Committee of Israel discovered the lie and immediately excluded the team, emphasizing that such actions contradict Olympic values. The team acknowledged the mistake, explaining that they wanted to give the reserve an opportunity, but realized that the chosen method was not correct. The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics concluded on Sunday without the participation of the Israeli team.