Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 15, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Spain's PM Pedro Sanchez urges a sports ban on Israel and Russia due to conflicts, affecting events like La Vuelta in Madrid.
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday said Israel and Russia should be banned from international sports competitions until "barbaric acts" end, referring to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
Sanchez said he condemned the violent protests by pro-Palestinian on Sunday in Madrid which disrupted the La Vuelta cycling race and ultimately led to the cancellation of the final leg and the podium ceremony.
(Reporting by Joan Faus, editing by Inti Landauro)
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