Olympic runner Moh Ahmed joins Call to cancel the Davis Cup -similar game from Canada with Israel

Four-time Olympian Moh Ahmed is one of the 413 Canadian signatories who evokes Tennis Canada to cancel the Davis Cup similar game of Canada with Israel in Halifax in September.

Ahmed, a runner from St. Catharines, Ont., Who won a silver medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, signed a letter that frames the Davis Cup-equal game of 12-13 September against the background of what the rising condemnation of the Israeli behavior of Israel in Gaza and deegroeente, that Jord and degrijge, and deegroeentegroendoer, and deegroendoer, and degrijgevoard, and degrijdogevoer, and de-Gaza and degrijge has described it described as genocide against the Palestinian people.

The signatories note that Canada senior Israeli cabinet ministers Benalel Smotrich and ITAMAR BEN-GVIR has already punished-a movement that reflected the VK, Australia, New Zealand and Norway that it would be ‘unconscious’ to continue with the competition.

Among the signatories are three special UN rapporteurs, two Palestinian national football players for women now at York University, and Hernan Humana, a former Olympic beach volleyball coach and current professor in York.

The letter quotes athletes elsewhere who have refused to face Israeli opponents and urges national sports organizations to ban Canadians against Israelis in an international event.

It said that Sport was historically used to promote national sentiment that is connected to both “genocide” and the dismantling of “Apartheid States”, adding “, this is an important moment for Sport Canada and Tennis Canada to promote social justice and to be on the right side of history.”

Tennis Canada responds

Tennis Canada said that the Davis Cup will continue in Halifax under the competition structure of the International Tennis Federation. The organization said it will collaborate with authorities to guarantee safety and honesty.

“Tennis Canada acknowledges the current and deeply complex situation in the middle,” the organization said in a statement, adding that its role is to promote the sport and offer opportunities for players and fans, while the Halifax is disputed in a safe and professional environment.

“Our focus remains on guaranteeing a safe, honest and professional competition for all athletes, employees, volunteers and spectators.”

The draw at Scotiabank Center will determine which country passes the qualifications of Davis Cup 2026. Canada was exiled to World Group I after a 3-2 loss for Hungary in the first round qualifying match of February in Montreal.

The last time Canada organized a Davis Cup-equal game in Halifax was in 2016 when it wiped Chile 5-0.

The Canadians defeated Israel 3-2 in their most recent meeting, a draw from 2011 played in Ramat Hasharon.