TIMES OF ISRAEL
No Israeli athletes allowed, but Moovit app chosen for Asian Games in Indonesia
by Shoshanna Solomon
August 13, 2018

Even though Israel has been banned from the Asian Games since 1981, an Israeli transit app will help teams and fans get to their sports destinations on time, using public transportation. The crowdsourced public transportation app Moovit, created by an Israeli startup of the same name, has been chosen as the official mobility app for the Asian Games, also known as Asiad, to be held August 18-September 2 in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia…Israelis competed in the Asian Games  from 1954 to 1974, but were banned by the Olympic Council of Asia in 1981. Palestine, however, is on the roster. READ MORE