We can organise other events, says Dr M after Malaysia dropped as games host

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad is not perturbed about the country losing the right to host the 2019 World Para-Swimming Championships.

Malaysia was dropped by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) after it announced that it would ban athletes from Israel from competing.

“If they want to cancel, then cancel lah.

“I find that the world has to follow Israel, I don’t understand it,” Mahathir said today.

He was asked to comment on the matter after attending an event with Putrajaya Corporation top executives in the administrative capital.

The prime minister said Malaysia would stand by its principle that Israel was a “criminal nation” which broke international laws without reproach from other nations.

Asked if being dropped would jeopardise Malaysia’s chances to host other international sporting events in the future, Mahathir brushed off such concerns.

“If we can’t organise the Olympics, we can organise other events,” he remarked.

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