Olympics 2020

Israeli athletes need more support - editorial

We can only wonder what Israelis athletes could have achieved if they had received even more support during their long, arduous years of training.

The Israeli Olympic delegation medalists upon their arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, August 1, 2022.
ORI SASSON was the last Israeli to win a medal at Olympics, capturing the bronze in the judo men's heavyweight competition at the 2016 Games in Rio

Israeli Olympic medalist Ori Sasson to retire from judo

 LINOY ASHRAM brought home the gold in rhythmic gymnastics.

Israel's Rhythmic gymnastics Olympic champ Linoy Ashram retires at 22

 Minister of Religious Affairs Matan Kahana attends a plenary session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, July 26, 2021.

Fundamental issues to Jewish nation to be tackled in Knesset winter session - analysis


Israel’s Shanny stuns in archery competition

Twenty-two-year-old Sabra upsets medal favorite to advance in archery and upcoming game between Blue-and-white baseball and S. Korea.

Israeli Archer Itay Shanny competes yesterday at the Tokyo Olympics, where he shot his way to two big victories to qualify for the Saturday’s round-of-16.

14 Days: UAE Embassy

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

UAE Ambassador to Israel, Mohamed Al Khaja, and Israeli President Isaac Herzog cut a ribbon during the opening ceremony of the Emirati embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel July 14, 2021.

Tokyo 2020: Team Israel Judoka Sagi Muki loses quarterfinal match

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke to the 25-year-old athlete after his elimination and called him "a great pride" for Israel.

Israel's Sagi Muki poses with his gold medal on the podium at the World Judo Championships, 2019.

Team Israel brothers finish 20th and 35th in Tokyo 2020 triathlon

A triathlon consists of three parts, swimming, cycling, and running, and competitors are ranked based on their overall time. It has been featured in the Olympic Games since the year 2000.

okyo 2020 Olympics - Triathlon - Men's Olympic Distance - Final - Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo, Japan – July 26, 2021. Athletes start.

For Israel, Olympics always carry extra emotional baggage - editorial

The Munich massacre was a ghastly reminder of the worst side of mixing sports and politics. The Black September movement hijacked the games to put the Palestinian cause on the world map.

THE ISRAEL NATIONAL TEAM is one of just six that will compete in the baseball competition at the Tokyo Olympics this month.

A perfect podium surprise for Israel’s Avishag Semberg - comment

With the COVID-19 pandemic postponing the Olympics for a year, Semberg’s chances of punching her ticket to Tokyo were helped as she was able to put another year of experience under her belt.

AVISHAG SEMBERG, who won a Taekwondo bronze medal in Tokyo on Saturday, speaks to the Israeli media on a Zoom conference Sunday morning.

Olympics: US basketball team falls to France in first loss since 2004

Team USA clawed back to briefly regain the lead in the fourth quarter, but the French wouldn't go away and took their first ever Olympic win versus the United States.

Derrick Rose and Team USA

Olympics: Gymnastics - Simone Biles on track for six golds

The 24-year-old was expected to launch an all-out assault on the podium and record books in Tokyo but might not even match her five-medal effort at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Simone Biles of the United States during training ahead of the Olympic Games, July 22, 2021.

Israeli cyclist Omer Shapira loses out on bronze during final stretch

"I felt like I was touching the medal, that's why I came out of it feeling like I missed an opportunity and a little disappointed overall," Shapira said at the press conference following the race.

Israeli cyclist Omer Shapira.

Israeli Paralympic team gears up for Summer Olympics in Tokyo

At the last Games in Rio de Janeiro Israel captured three bronze medals with two of those athletes returning to action in the 2020 version of the Games.

Israeli Paralympic shooter Doron Shaziri.