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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected two requests for provisional measures filed by the Israel Gymnastics Federation (IGF) in relation to the 53rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta, being held from 19\u201325 October 2025).<\/p>\n
On 10 October 2025, the Indonesian government stated that Israeli athletes due to participate would not be granted visas. The IGF subsequently filed two appeals to CAS, together with requests for urgent provisional measures.<\/p>\n
The first appeal lodged on 10 October 2025 was against the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) requesting the annulment of the FIG statement, issued the same day, that it was \u201ctaking note\u201d of the Indonesia\u2019s decision not to issue visas to the Israeli delegation. The IGF argued that the FIG Executive Committee was required to render a decision when visas were denied to a delegation and that, failing to do so, was a denial of justice and discriminatory. The FIG responded that visa issuance lies exclusively with the Indonesian authorities and falls outside the FIG powers or competence. This appeal was terminated for lack of jurisdiction.<\/p>\n
A second appeal, filed on 13 October 2025 was lodged jointly with six Israeli athletes against the FIG and requested that CAS orders FIG to take the necessary measurements to guarantee Israeli participation or, alternatively, to relocate or cancel the championships. CAS rejected the request for urgent provisional measures; the appeal on the merits remains pending.<\/p>\n
The IGF lamented the outcome, with its secretary general calling it a „dangerous precedent<\/em>“ for sports.<\/p>\n The gymnastics spat is the latest example of how the global backlash against Israel over the humanitarian toll of the war in Gaza has spread into the arenas of sports and culture. Israel\u2019s critics argue that it should be sidelined from international events just like Russia has been since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n