So much for sports transforming politics at Youth Games
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The International Olympic Committee’s Youth Games are going on in Singapore, and it’s sad to report that even young athletes can’t avoid the politics involving their countries.
An Israeli athlete was scheduled to faced an Iranian athlete for the gold medal in the under-106-pounds tae kwondo competition.
Alan Abrahamson reports for 3 Wire Sports what happened.
-- Eric Sondheimer