Olympics

Maccabiah launches five-day sports festival at Expo Tel Aviv

Organized by Maccabi World Union, the festival is designed to bring Israelis closer to the Maccabiah experience while providing a family-friendly destination during the school break.

EXPO TEL AVIV will be the venue for the 'Maccabiah City' sports festival ahead of this summer's Games, which open on July 1. (Maccabiah/Courtesy)
YAEL ARAD (center) poses with the Chaim Herzog Presidential Award at a ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem.

Israel Olympics icon Yael Arad awarded Chaim Herzog prize

ERRI DE LUCA (on the screen) converses with Prof. Uri S. Cohen (seated on the right) at the International Writers Festival in Jerusalem on Monday.

Italian author Erri De Luca: ‘I am prepared to lose everything’ for backing Israel

THE ISRAEL men’s national flag football team is in heavy preparation for this summer’s Olympic qualifying campaign at the 2026 IFAF World Championship in Germany.

Israel flag football chases Olympic dream on road to Los Angeles 2028


American Jewish teen Claire Weinstein wins silver medal in 4×200-meter freestyle relay

Weinstein, 17, swam the first leg of the US team’s relay, helping the group take second place with a time of 7:40.86, more than two seconds behind first-place Australia.

L-R: Erin Gemmel, Katie Ledecky, Paige Madden and Claire Weinstein after winning silver in the women's 4x200-meter freestyle relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Aug. 1, 2024, in Nanterre, France.

US women's foil squad takes gold in Paris Olympics

Maia Weintraub and Jackie Dubrovich are among an outsized crop of Jewish fencers on the United States’ Paris team.

 Lauren Scruggs, Maia Weintraub and Jackie Dubrovich of Team United States celebrate winning against Italy during the fencing women's foil team gold medal match at the Paris Olympics, Aug. 1, 2024

Jewish rugby player Sarah Levy wins bronze medal in historic US victory

Sarah Levy, who had also competed in the JCC Maccabi Games as a teenager, earned the medal alongside the US team’s Jewish assistant coach, former Olympic athlete Zack Test.

Sarah Levy during a pre-Olympics scrimmage with Ireland, July 18, 2024, in Tours, France.

Antisemitic protestors chant 'Heil Hitler' during Israel-Paraguay soccer match at Paris Olympics

Protesters chanted “Heil Hitler” and waved Palestinian flags during Israel’s soccer match against Paraguay at the Paris Olympics. The Paris public prosecutor opened an investigation in response.

 Paris 2024 Olympics - Football - Men's Group D - Israel vs Paraguay - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - July 27, 2024. Protesters hold up the flag of Palestine in the stands before the match.

Nick Itkin wins bronze in Paris, becoming first of Jewish fencers to medal

Itkin is one of six fencers out of 20 on the US team in Paris who are Jewish or come from Jewish families.

Nick Itkin celebrates winning the men's foil individual bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, July 29, 2024, in Paris.

Jewish Australian paddler Jessica Fox wins second career Olympic gold medal

Jessica Fox’s Jewish mother and coach, Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi, was a bronze medalist in the event for France at the 1996 Olympics after not placing in 1992.

Jessica Fox on the podium during the canoe slalom medal ceremony after winning the women’s kayak single final, July 28, 2024, in Paris.

Plague-infected letter mailed to France’s interior minister amid heightened security concerns

The letter, containing black powder and racist remarks, tested positive for the bubonic plague.

Paris 2024 Olympics - Football - Men's Group D - Mali vs Israel - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - July 24, 2024. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin talks to press outside the stadium before the match.

Algeria’s judoka Olympic competitor accused of avoiding competing with Israel

Algeria’s Redouane Messaoud Dris, 22, had been scheduled to compete in the -73kg category against Israel’s Tohar Butbul on Monday, but was found to weigh above the 73kg limit.

Israeli judoka Tohar Butbul (in white).

Rabbi explains how Jews can win every Olympic soccer world cup - opinion

With a keen understanding of the following factors, we Jews will be able to win every Olympic World Cup. 

 In Jerusalem’s Teddy Stadium.

French police investigates death threats against Israeli athletes, one arrest for threat on Herzog

Also, the same day, French police opened an investigation into death threats against three Israeli athletes at the Paris Olympic Games, the Paris' prosecutors office said.

 Paris 2024 Olympics - Football - Men's Group D - Israel vs Paraguay - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - July 27, 2024