According to the Syrian government daily Teshreen, Syrian swimmer Bayan Jum'a dropped out of the 50-meter freestyle at Beijing because one of the other competitors was Israeli swimmer Ania Gostamelski.
Source: Teshreen, Syria, August 17, 2008
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Syrian Gov’t Paper: At Beijing, Syrian Swimmer Drops Out So As Not To Compete With Israeli Swimmer
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