Tag: Sports

Windsurfer Lee Korzits is likely to climb the podium.

Israel en route to the Olympics

Israel is sending a strong team of athletes to the London Olympics. This year’s goals: To win a medal in a new discipline, and to see a woman step on to the podium.

Globetrotters bounce into Israel

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAQ8qy_878A[/youtube] If there are two things that are universal, it’s humor and basketball. So the Harlem Globetrotters have all angles covered. The venerable touring jugglers/ball

IDF soldiers practice Krav Maga. Photo by Chen Leopold/Flash90.

Defend yourself, Israeli style

The unique Israeli self-defense martial art of Krav Maga is taught internationally, but many students prefer to learn it in Israel, at its source.

Israel gets extreme

Israel’s extreme sports run the gamut from kitesurfing and paragliding to bouldering — rock climbing without a harness. Diverse topography. beautiful scenery. good weather year

Training champions on the Yarkon river

Rowing isn’t likely to overtake soccer or basketball as Israel’s top sport, but a Tel Aviv rowing center aims to groom Olympic champions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocEFxt_ZK1k The