(JNS.org) The Moroccan team in the men’s wheelchair tennis World Team Cup competition boycotted a scheduled match with Israel’s team on Thursday, May 26, reportedly at the request of their country’s national Paralympic committee, according to the Jerusalem Post. “This is a sad day for sports, and an even sadder day for Paralympic sports,” said the Israeli team’s coach, Nimrod Bichler. “Politics have mixed with sports in the past, but Paralympic sports were always different.” Israel was given a default 3-0 victory as a result of Morocco’s no-show in Tokyo, and faces Poland in the fifth-place match on Friday. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) told the Jerusalem Post it is investigating the matter “and we will follow the relevant ITF Wheelchair regulations and the ITF Constitution, as necessary, to determine the appropriate action.”