The Israeli youth Ultimate Frisbee teams have been banned from competing in a major championship in Belgium.
“It is heartbreaking,” coach Daniel Ben David told The Daily Signal.
The coach arrived in Belgium on Monday with his teenage players in tow. After playing Ultimate together for three years, the coach of the under 17 open team, meaning men and women can both participate, says his youth players felt confident ahead of the multi-day European Youth Ultimate Championship. But after traveling over 2,700 miles to play in the tournament, his young Israeli team and one other were told they were not allowed to compete or attend the tournament, which is being held Aug. 6-10 in Ghent, about an hour northwest of Brussels.
Due to safety concerns…
