Sentence examples for withdraw from competing from inspiring English sources
Iran in the past has stated that its policy is to withdraw from competing against Israel because it does not recognize the country.
Previously, Iran has stated that since its existing government does not recognize Israel as a state, its policy is to withdraw from competing against the country.
That case involved the Greek sprinter Ekaterina Thanou, who withdrew from competing in Athens after she was found to have faked a motorcycle accident to avoid taking a drug test.
The Dutch four-man bobsleigh team withdrew from competing at the 2010 Games amid safety concerns following the death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili during training at the Whistler Sliding Centre.
The Teamsters, under pressure from public opinion and other unions, withdrew from competing with the UFW.
According to Gay Star News, the Turkish Eurovision broadcaster TRT, who had earlier withdrawn from competing in the contest for 2013, initially indicated that they would still broadcast the contest, but made a late decision not to do so.
The judo champion Javad Mahjoub was said by the Iranian authorities to be too sick to attend the Games, reportedly suffering from a "critical digestive system infection", but many speculated that his illness could have been an excuse to withdraw him from competing against an Israeli.
Over time, those airlines outside the consortiums will withdraw from routes on which they cannot compete, as has already happened in some trans-Atlantic markets.
Athletes who withdraw from events in which they would compete against Israelis — as an Iranian judoka did at the 2004 Athens Games and an Iranian swimmer did, citing illness, at the 2008 Beijing Games — undermine the Olympic ideal.
Norway was also an important producer of magnesium until the early 21st century, when the country's inability to compete effectively caused it to withdraw from the world market.
Ennis-Hill was scheduled to compete in the heptathlon in Estonia at the end of last month but had to withdraw from the competition because of her injury.
