An Israeli swimmer who was booed by the crowd after winning silver at the Doha World Championships on Sunday was left unperturbed by the hostile reception.
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"I'm so happy to be here and represent my country in this hard time, being here with the Israeli flag means a lot to me and to my country," Anastasia Gorbenko told the floor presenter as a chorus of boos rained down from the terraces, drowning out her post-race interview.
Gorbenko took silver in the women's 400 meters individual medley.
The jeers continued as Gorbenko left the pool, and she was booed again at the medals ceremony.
The presence of Israeli swimmers at the championships has drawn criticism from some Doha media outlets and pro-Palestine groups amid Israel's anti-terrorism campaign in Gaza in response to Hamas's Oct. 7 brutal onslaught, in which terrorists killed 1,2000 Israelis, mostly civilians.
This article was first published by i24NEWS.
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