The World Beach Games have been canceled after Indonesia withdrew as host of the tournament at the last minute, leaving insufficient time to find a replacement.
Bali was to welcome countries from around the world, including Israel, for the second edition of the event from August 5-15, but the Olympic committee of the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country said that Jakarta refused to release the budget.
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