Israel’s Avishag Semberg wins bronze in taekwondo
This is the country’s 10th medal overall in the history of its Olympic participation, and its first in taekwondo.
This is the country’s 10th medal overall in the history of its Olympic participation, and its first in taekwondo.
Israel’s largest-ever Olympic squad is scheduled to compete in 18 sport categories, with questions still remaining about whether the competition will go ahead.
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Delayed a year by Covid, the Summer Games will see Israel’s largest-ever Olympic squad – 89 athletes competing in 18 sport categories.
Video of winning Israeli group doing flips, human pyramids and mid-air splits goes viral on social media.
From martial arts and rhythmic gymnastics to windsurfing, chess and even synthetic biology, Israelis had a golden November.
It’s Israel’s unlikeliest sport, but the athletes involved aren’t going to let anything stand in the way of the 2022 Winter Olympics.
No. 1 ranked Daniel Cukierman, 24, rises to national fame at University of Southern California and still plays for Israel at the Davis Cup.
Lonah Chemtai Salpeter beats her own previous best by two minutes in marathon that was scaled down amid fears of coronavirus.
In contest of 545 judokas from 83 countries, Ori Sasson and Peter Paltchik win the +100 kg and -100 kg categories ahead of Tokyo Olympics.
Noa Szollos, 16, wins silver and bronze medals for Alpine skiing at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland.
17-year-old Ran Yochay missed half the superbike season due to fractured elbows suffered during a crash but now she’s happily back on the track.
Skeleton athlete Georgina Cohen is aiming to represent Israel at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Ruthy Weiner competed in the EMG, held every four years for athletes over age 25 in 27 different summer sports.
Gefen Primo, 19, won a gold medal in the under-52kg (115 pound) category while teammates Shira Rishony and Timna Nelson-Levy took home bronze medals.