Iranian to forfeit snooker match against Israeli

From Iran's Tasnim News Agency:

Iran’s Amir Sarkhosh will not compete against Zionist regime athlete Shachar Ruberg in the 2014 6-Red World Championship.

He is scheduled to face Shachar Ruberg on Wednesday but will not compete against the Israeli athlete.

The 2014 Six-Red World Championship is underway in Bangkok, Thailand.

It seems past time for international competitions to require competitors to sign a form saying that they will not forfeit any matches for political reasons - and to exclude countries whose members cannot sign it.