Uri Zisman's Fake Medical Note Leads to Olympic Disqualification
The Israeli bobsleigh team was disqualified from the 2026 Winter Olympics after athlete Uri Zisman admitted to faking a medical condition to allow reserve Ward Fawarseh to compete.Teammates Adam Edelman, Menachem Chen, and Omer Katz supported the fraudulent substitution because they believed their final ranking was settled and wanted their teammate to participate.The Israeli Olympic Committee sanctioned the group for violating athletic integrity and international regulations, prompting an internal investigation into the breach of Olympic values.