The International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) committee has voted to ban Israel from competing under the Israeli flag in response to the country's war in Gaza.
Sun Teck Tan, the president of the Olympiad, wrote in a statement at the end of this year's competition, "Members of the community requested that the IOI respond to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza caused by the ongoing conflict. During IOI 2024, the General Assembly debated many options at length. The question about what action to take, if any, was not taken lightly."
