CAMPAIGN group This is Rigged disrupted the World Athletics Championships in Glasgow by running onto the track with Palestinian flags.

On Saturday evening, two protesters jumped a barrier from the stands in the Emirates Arena and ran on to the track, unfurling Palestinian flags and chanting “Free Palestine” and “Boycott Israel, Boycott Genocide, Boycott Apartheid.”

Both wore T-shirts reading “Boycott Genocide” and “This is Rigged.”

The disruption took place between the women’s 3000m and men’s 3000m, delaying the start of the men’s race. The BBC did not cover the demonstration on its livestream, cutting to the crowd.

READ MORE: UK Government 'evading scrutiny' on Israel arms sales

This is Rigged claim that the refusal to air the protest is a result of the BBC’s “scandalous” bias against Palestine and are calling on the public to “Boycott Genocide” by engaging in civil disobedience against the "Israeli Apartheid".

They have also called on the public to boycott companies and events that support or directly fund the Israeli state.

Protesters marched at the Emirates arena in Glasgow on Saturday calling for Israel’s removal from all World Athletic events, although no athletes are competing for Israel in Glasgow.

The group have also vowed to continue to escalate actions amid rising living costs and stagnating wages with members last week arrested for hosting a picnic in Sainsbury’s and stealing food in what they describe as “Robin Hood acts”.

Speaking about why they took action, 22-year-old software developer Lewis Conroy from Glasgow, said: “I should not have to explain why I did what I did today. I watch on in horror as Palestine is razed and starved, and our leaders in the UK Government let it happen.

“I can’t get out of bed and go to work anymore. I am not able to carry on with business as usual. There are too many dead already. We are running out of time - if there was ever a time for civil disobedience, it’s now.”

READ MORE: Israel ‘signed on’ to Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal

Shona Powell McKay, 24, a personal support worker from Yorkshire, said, “In Britain, we have a responsibility to call for an end to the oppression of the Palestinian people. We must acknowledge the British influence on the crimes and horrors that have been committed against the Palestinian people now and historically. I refuse to passively witness a genocide.”

This is Rigged released a statement explaining the reasons behind the evening’s action: “There can be no business as usual as Palestinian people are brutally tortured, murdered, starved and ethnically cleansed. We must utilise this global stage - as all eyes turn to Glasgow this evening, Scotland will not let the voices of the Palestinian people be ignored.

“We will not be passive. We will not be desensitised. We will take no pride in a country in large part responsible for this killing, and we will not sit by and do nothing. F*** Britain’s elected representatives - history will not forgive you. People will not forget. Viva Palestina.”