Swiss broadcaster pulls Olympic commentary questioning presence of Israeli bobsledder

Guardian Sport

by Reuters

February 17, 2026

RTS commentator critical of Adam Edelman Edelman dismisses ‘diatribe’ during bobsleigh run The Swiss broadcaster Radio Television Suisse said it had pulled from its website the commentary of an Olympic bobsleigh run in which one reporter questioned at length the presence of an Israeli athlete at the Games because of his alleged support for Israel’s actions in the Gaza war. The commentary on RTS was aired throughout one of the runs of the Israelis Adam Edelman and Chen Menachem in the two-man bobsleigh event on Monday. Continue reading...

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Originally published on Guardian Sport on 2/17/2026