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| Bahrain athlete loses citizenship | Bahrain athlete loses citizenship |
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| A Bahraini athlete who ran and won a marathon in Israel has been stripped of his citizenship. | A Bahraini athlete who ran and won a marathon in Israel has been stripped of his citizenship. |
| Authorities said Mushir Salem Jawher, who was born in Kenya but moved to Bahrain in 2003, had violated the laws of the country. | Authorities said Mushir Salem Jawher, who was born in Kenya but moved to Bahrain in 2003, had violated the laws of the country. |
| Israeli media said Mr Jawher was the first athlete from an Arab country to compete in an Israeli marathon. | Israeli media said Mr Jawher was the first athlete from an Arab country to compete in an Israeli marathon. |
| Bahrain has no official ties with the Jewish state but Mr Jawher said he was "very proud" to have taken part. | Bahrain has no official ties with the Jewish state but Mr Jawher said he was "very proud" to have taken part. |
| 'Shock and regret' | |
| Following the race on Thursday, Israel's Jerusalem Post newspaper quoted Mr Jawher as saying Bahrain was a "free country" and "people should live together in harmony". | Following the race on Thursday, Israel's Jerusalem Post newspaper quoted Mr Jawher as saying Bahrain was a "free country" and "people should live together in harmony". |
| "When I decided to come I didn't know it was history for me to be here, but when I arrived [I was] told no other athlete had competed in Israel. | "When I decided to come I didn't know it was history for me to be here, but when I arrived [I was] told no other athlete had competed in Israel. |
| "For me, it was no problem and I hope to come back and compete next year," he said. | "For me, it was no problem and I hope to come back and compete next year," he said. |
| In a statement issued on Saturday, Bahrain's Athletic Union said it had received news that a Bahraini national had competed in Israel with "shock and regret". | In a statement issued on Saturday, Bahrain's Athletic Union said it had received news that a Bahraini national had competed in Israel with "shock and regret". |
| A committee of sport and government authorities decided to strike Mr Jawher's name off the sport union records and revoke his Bahraini nationality, the statement said. | A committee of sport and government authorities decided to strike Mr Jawher's name off the sport union records and revoke his Bahraini nationality, the statement said. |
| It said Mr Jawher entered Israel with his Kenyan passport and that the runner had "violated the laws of Bahrain". | It said Mr Jawher entered Israel with his Kenyan passport and that the runner had "violated the laws of Bahrain". |
| Mr Jawher won the Tiberias Marathon in just over 2 hours and 13 minutes. | Mr Jawher won the Tiberias Marathon in just over 2 hours and 13 minutes. |