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World champion gymnast Artem Dolgopyat to auction gold medal won on Oct. 7 to support southern Israel

'It's a medal dear to my heart, a medal that held all my dreams but I know that, above all, Israeli society is most important,' says Israel's top gymnast

Nadav Zenziper | 12.25.23

Palestinians call on International Olympic Committee to take action against Israel

Palestinian Olympic Committee issues a letter asking the institution to help the ongoing situation in Gaza while making no mention of Hamas' attack

Nadav Zenziper | 11.08.23

Motivational: Simone Biles will talk to Israel's national gymnastics team

The Israel Gymnastics Federation has organized a video call between the Olympic gymnast and Israeli gymnasts in order to help motivate them in the wake of the national tragedy, Gaza war

Stav Ifergan | 11.08.23

Journey of an Israeli weightlifter in Saudi Arabia before normalization

Amid normalization efforts with Saudi Arabia, an Israeli weightlifting delegation participated in the world championships in Riyadh for the first time; despite initial concern and a hefty security escort, David Litvinov describes his experience as positive and says it was emotional to interact with Arab delegations; 'we did shake hands and laugh with each other'

Stav Ifergan | 09.21.23

51 years after the Munich massacre: 20 hours that shook the nation

Israelis glued to the news throughout the ordeal, following the reports of the murders and hostage-taking until German rescue efforts fail and the terrorists blow up the chopper killing athletes

Moshe Marcus | 09.06.23

Israel pins hopes on wins in the Paris Olympics

As the Paris Olympic draws near promising Israeli athletes are feeling the weight of expectations from fans to match and exceed the successes of past years

Eliasaph Deuel | 09.01.23

Yelena Isinbayeva: From hero to traitor

Russian government is desperately searching for prominent Olympic athlete who deified Putin and the local regime before turning tail and escaping to the West

Zeev Avrahami | 08.09.23

'France is no better than Qatar': Labor exploitation ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics

Commentary: A lawsuit filed by construction workers alleges basic labor rights violations, proving the brutal phenomenon is not exclusive to non-Western countries; Whether what they're doing is legal or not doesn't change the fact that everything must be ready by the summer of 2024

Zeev Avrahami | 07.04.23

In first since 1976, Israel's national soccer team heads to 2024 Olympic games

Israel will take part in the Olympic games for the third time in history following England's victory in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship quarter-finals

Dennis Bihler | 07.02.23

Holocaust survivor Olympian Sir Ben Helfgott dies at 93

The Jewish British weightlifter survived Buchenwald and went on to become a sporting legend and one of only two Holocaust survivors to have participated in the Olympic Games

Ynet | 06.17.23

Report: One of Munich terrorists lived in Berlin after 1972 attack

German daily Suddeutsche Zeitung says local police were aware of the terrorist's whereabouts, but feared prosecuting him in Germany would lead to further attacks by Palestinian terrorists

AFP | 09.18.22

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority, answer questions from journalists at a press conference after their talks in Berlin, Germany

Abbas skirts apology for Munich attack, blames Israel for 'Holocausts'

Standing next to German Chancellor Scholz during Berlin visit, Palestinian leader lashes out and cites '50 slaughters that Israel committed' when asked to apologize for massacre of Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorist half a century ago

Associated Press | 08.16.22

Israel's Olympic medalist in judo Ori Sasson to retire

Israel Judo Association says the two-time Olympic bronze medal winner is expected to receive a role in Israel's national judo team, having failed to sustain top form following 2016 Rio Games

Asi Maman | 05.10.22

Olympic Committee must ban the Israel boycotters

Opinion: Withdrawal of Algerian Judoka Fethi Nurin from the Tokyo Games in order to avoid being paired up against Israeli judoka Tohar Butbul proves that IOC is too lenient against those who use the competition as a platform to openly boycott and denounce Israel

Yair Kattan | 07.27.21

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