In addition, the IOC will “recommend to all international federations not to organize any international sporting events or meetings in Indonesia.”
Indonesian Sports and Youth Minister Erick Thohir said the country was aware the ban “would have consequences” but that it would not stop the country from playing an “active role” in global sport.
“We adhere to the principle of maintaining security, public order and public interest at every organized international event,” Thohir wrote on X.
“Indonesian sports can serve as an ambassador and reflection of the country’s strength in the eyes of the world.”
Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country, has no formal diplomatic ties with Israel, but the IGF said it had received assurances that its delegation would be welcome at the championships.
Among the athletes who cannot compete is defending world floor champion Artem Dolgopyat.
The 28-year-old won Olympic floor gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and silver in Paris last year. He is also a two-time European champion.
The IGF applied to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) to take urgent interim measures to guarantee Israeli participation, or to reschedule or cancel the event, but this was rejected.
After its meeting this week, the IOC said it had also asked the Indonesian Olympic Committee and the FIG “to come to the IOC headquarters in Lausanne to discuss the situation that has arisen.”
The IOC Executive Council added that at its meeting it “took the opportunity to remind all stakeholders of the Olympic Movement of the importance of free and unhindered access to the country concerned for all participants to attend international competitions without restrictions.”
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