(AP) The Israel Marathon Association on Thursday said the Association of International Marathons and Distances Races was injecting politics into sports by excluding an Israeli race because it passes through the West Bank. Next month's Bible Marathon stretches from central Israel to Shilo, tracing a path described in the Book of Samuel. The Israeli association said the decision was "prompted by a campaign organized by political activists" and rested on false legal premises. It also noted that the international association has long recognized the Laayoune Marathon in the disputed Western Sahara region controlled by Morocco.
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