Israel disqualifies own bobsleigh team from Winter Olympics for faking illness

The disqualification follows a series of tense moments for the Israeli delegation at the Milan-Cortina games. Israel’s bobsleigh team was disqualified Saturday from the final day of competition at the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy, following a scandal involving one of the athletes falsely claiming illness in an attempt to allow a substitute to compete in his place, Israeli media reported Sunday.