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.
Israel Olympics icon Yael Arad awarded Chaim Herzog prize
Italian author Erri De Luca: ‘I am prepared to lose everything’ for backing Israel
Israel flag football chases Olympic dream on road to Los Angeles 2028
Hungarian-born Israeli gymnast Ágnes Keleti dies at 103
Keleti was deemed one of the greatest Jewish athletes, winning 10 Olympic medals for the national Hungarian team throughout her career.
Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn halts musical inspired by her Paris Olympics performance
The musical, originally titled "Raygun: The Musical," was set to premiere in Sydney but was canceled just hours before its debut after Gunn's lawyers issued legal threats.
Celebrating excellence: Israel’s Olympic year in review, aiming for future success
The Olympic Committee of Israel caps the historic 2024 with annual awards and the unanimous re-election of Chair Yael Arad following a record-breaking seven medals in Paris.
‘I’ll call you Santi, and you call me Bougie’: Israeli president meets Paraguayan president
Herzog told Peña that after the painful and agonizing year that Israel has gone through, Paraguay’s friendship is very meaningful.
How Harlem Globetrotters founder Abe Saperstein shaped basketball as we know it today
A new biography highlights Jewish sports pioneer Abe Saperstein, founder of the Harlem Globetrotters, and his influence on basketball's global rise, including introducing the three-point shot.
All the Jewish and Israeli medalists at the 2024 Paris Paralympics
Weeks after at least 21 Jewish athletes won a total of 18 medals at the Olympics, 15 Jewish and Israeli Paralympians racked up 13 medals of their own.
Israeli artist's sports photography on display at Paris Cultural Olympiad
The Like A Dance in the Dark exhibit is produced in collaboration with the Paris-based Miss Parisette run by Elinor Agam, a theater director and former cultural attaché to Israel's Embassy in Paris.
Israeli taekwondo fighter Asaf Yasur wins gold medal at Paralympic Games
Asaf Yasur, the world’s top-ranked taekwondo fighter in the under-58 kg category, made history by winning Israel's first medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games.
Canadian union VP rejects calls to resign over exploding Jewish athlete video
Canadian Union of Public Employees’ (CUPE) General Vice President and Ontario CUPE President Fred Hahn rejected the CUPE National Executive Board's call for him to resign.
Cibus recruits partners & grants a budget to every Olympic medalist
The companies that join Cibus are among the leaders in Israel in the employee benefits industry. In addition, the company will grant an annual budget to the Olympic medalists.