GENEVA (AP) Swimming's governing body has formally warned officials in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates for disrespecting Israeli swimmers at World Cup events.
FINA executive director Cornel Marculescu told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the two organizing committees apologized for the "stupid" incidents in the past week.
Israel's team protested when the country's name and flag appeared to be censored in pre-race introductions and television broadcasts, Marculescu said.
The incidents raised questions about Qatar's hosting the 2014 World Short-Course Championships in Doha. The governing body has rules prohibiting discrimination, including on grounds of religion or politics.
"Next year we have the world championships and these things will not happen anymore," Marculescu said in a telephone interview. "Every year we have events there and we never had things like this."