Avishag Semberg

This is why Israel’s female athletes are so fierce

The woman who supervises the promotion of women in sports at the Culture and Sport Ministry, Nurit Sharvit, explains what might be behind the success of Israel's female Olympic athletes.

|ByILANA SHTOTLAND
UP AND coming: Israeli Rhythmic gymnast Nicol Zelikman was a two-time medalist at the 2016 European Junior Championships.
Bronze Medalist Avishag Semberg speaks at the memorial service this week for the 11 Israeli athletes who were killed at the Munich Olympics in 1972.

Olympic Committee of Israel celebrates Tokyo success, memorializes Munich 11

The Olympic Committee of Israel gathered the local media in its offices for a press conference on Tuesday to review the recently completed Tokyo Games.

|ByDANNY GROSSMAN
Team Israel celebrates its bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Israel rejoices after its best Olympic performance ever

Since the Jewish state began competing in the Olympics in 1952, it had won only seven medals, never more than two at one venue. Now that seven is 11! 

|BySTEVE LINDE