The 21st Maccabiah Games, the third-largest sporting event in the world after the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup, brought in over 10,000 athletes from 65 countries to compete in 3,000 events in 42 sports. The games have been held every four years in Israel since 1932, with the participation of many Jewish athletes from all over…
In addition to the nine medals won so far, two records were broken by Israeli athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. The first “huge achievement” is from Iyad Shalabi, who won his first gold medal, and is the first Arab-Israeli swimmer to do so. Shalabi, 34, from Shfaram, was born deaf and was paralyzed…
Israel is reverberating in celebration of its first gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, won by artistic gymnast Dolgopyat. The 24-year-old Ukrainian-born moved to Israel when he was 12 years old and only learned of his Jewish side then too. The victory has created an opportunity to showcase the many challenges of being an…
Launched last Friday, the Tokyo Olympics has so far seen just one medal taken home from Israel. The first medal was a bronze win by Avishag Semberg, 19, who competed in Taekwondo, and defeated the former champion, Turkey’s Rukiye Yldrm. Chili Tropper, Sports Minister, applauded the athlete, sharing that she “made the dream a reality…
Kicking off next Friday in Tokyo despite a recent COVID outbreak is the 2020 Summer Olympics, and Israel is going for the gold. With the largest team ever of 89 Israelis making it to the prestigious competition, the prospects have never been higher. Israel’s only gold medal to date was won in Athens 2004 in…
