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How Aliyah helped shape Israel's sports legacy

Immigration has significantly transformed Israeli athletics, with numerous immigrant athletes elevating the nation's sports scene, leading to Olympic finalists and record-breaking performances

Avinoam Porat | 07.26.24

הרב משה לוין (משמאל, בשחור) לצד הרב לורן שלום ברוס מהקהילה היהודית, בבית הכנסת שהוקם בכפר האולימפי

Olympic rabbi: 'We don't get into politics; we’re here to serve the athletes'

Rabbi Moshe Lewin, who will be in charge of Jewish religious affairs at Olympic Village, talks to Ynet about his hopes for the event and possible bumps on the way to the medal

Nir (Shoko) Cohen | 07.22.24

Oren Smadga to attend Olympic Games: 'We will raise the flag with pride'

Month after losing his son Omer in Gaza, former Olympic medalist will join national judo team in Paris: 'We will go to the competition with our heads held high'

Nadav Zenziper | 07.19.24

Israeli judoka seeks second chance in 2024 Paris Olympics

Olympic hopeful Gefen Primo, who missed out on Tokyo 2020 due to COVID-19, says she feels the upcoming event in Paris is her chance to fill a hole in her heart

Stav Ifergan | 07.17.24

Live Pyramid Sport "Hashomeria" – Haifa, July 1949

Zionist sports: newly unveiled photos showcase Israel’s athletic legacy

New collection of historical photographs, unveiled ahead of Paris Olympics, captures pivotal role of sports in Israel’s early years, showcasing everything from school gymnastics to competitive events

Ynetnews | 07.17.24

'I'm wrestling for the US but in my heart, I'm also wrestling for Israel'

While the Israeli delegation has high hopes for the 2024 Paris Olympics, Diaspora Jews will also participate in events including wrestling, fencing, swimming and more

Yaniv Pohoryles | 07.12.24

Olympic Village, הכפר האולימפי באולימיפאדת פריז 2024

Despite cleaning efforts, Seine Olympic plans in doubt due to pollution

Several test events and dress rehearsals for Olympic events on the Seine canceled due to river's poor conditions, raising concerns about athlete safety

Ynetnews | 06.24.24

Israeli swimmers dominate European championships

Athlete Anastasia Gorbenko wins fourth gold medal at the event followed by Lea Polonsky who came in second and awarded with the silver

Nadab Zenziper | 06.22.24

Kenyan-born Israeli runner Lonah Chemtai Salpeter to be flag-bearer at Paris Olympics opening

High hopes for promising results in international contest for 2024 Israeli Olympic team, considered to be the highest-quality Olympic delegation in Israel's history

Nadav Zenziper | 06.18.24

First Arab-Israeli to represent Israel at Olympics since 1976

Swimmer Adam Maraana clocked a time of 53.60 seconds in the 100-meter backstroke, surpassing the qualifying standard, and also matching the Israeli record set by Yakov Toumarkin in 2017; third Arab-Israeli athlete ever to compete in the Olympics

Stav Ifergan | 06.06.24

French police officers stand guard near the Olympic rings which are displayed for the Paris 2024 Summer Games in Paris

Russian disinformation campaign takes aim at Paris Olympics, Microsoft says

Kremlin linked groups use falsified news sites, AI generated feature-length documentary film featuring known actors; campaign fabricate security threats amid Gaza war

Ynet, Reuters | 06.04.24

Israeli female athletes are real heroes

Opinion: I dislike referring to athletes as heroes, to me, very few athletes are true heroes—those who have shattered social barriers of color, race, ethnicity, and religion; but every time I read about Israeli female athletes, I understand what they had to overcome

Zeev Avrahami | 06.03.24

Paris residents threaten to soil Seine waters as Macron takes pre-Olympic swim

French citizens plan a controversial 'defecation flashmob' in the Seine to protest the costly river cleanup for the 2024 Olympics

Ynetnews | 05.30.24

Refugee who fled Sudan civil war fulfills Olympic dream in Israel

For Jamal Abdoul-Magid, life's an endless obstacle course: from a refugee cleaner on Herzliya beach to top athlete discovered by chance, he's now competing in the Olympics for the second time; 'I also represent Israel,' he says proudly

Avinoam Porat | 05.23.24

Israeli Olympic sailor, coach rescue elderly woman from fire in Marseille

Shai Kakon and her coach Fabrizio Lazzarini were staying at an apartment complex in Marseille when an elderly woman knocked on their door telling them her apartment was on fire

Ynet | 05.19.24

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