Judo for Peace: Young Israeli judokas to visit Morocco
Delegation includes seven Arab Israeli and seven Jewish athletes who train together year-round as part of a program aimed at forging ties between Arabs and Jews.
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500 gamers from 85 countries to descend on Eilat for global gaming contest
Israeli Gaming Association: Event offers a "huge opportunity to showcase Israel's ability to host grand-scale events in a very technological sector and digital entertainment world.”
Israel's top-ranked cycling team makes long-awaited homecoming
"The team has the name Israel on its jersey. It is important that they will know what Israel looks like – the culture, the people, the history, the food. It will give them a nice taste of what it looks like and feels like to be here,” says Guy Niv, a cyclist with Team Israel Start-Up Nation.
Israel's first-ever Olympic medalist to head Israeli Olympic Committee
Yael Arad, who took silver in the judo competition at the 1992 Barcelona Games and is widely credited with bringing the martial art into the Israeli mainstream, will be the first woman to helm the committee.
Chelsea Foundation hopes to score big in battle against antisemitism
Policy and sports experts worldwide will engage in panel discussions about its prevalence among fans worldwide.
Shifting gears: Ultra-Orthodox woman turns professional cyclist
Growing up in Bnei Brak, Goldie Gelhar did not participate in any sports. Now, she is training for Ironman triathlons and dreams of revolutionizing the Haredi community through exercise.
Is sports diplomacy the way to score regional peace?
Philanthropist Sylvan Adams says talks are underway for a joint regional 2030 World Cup bid with Israel.
Israeli windsurfer makes splash at European championship
Shahar Reshef wins bronze medal, coming within a hair's breadth of finishing second.
Will Bristol Rovers manager be benched for Holocaust remark?
"Someone gets in and does well, gets injured. Someone gets in, does well for a game, then has a holocaust, a nightmare, an absolute disaster," Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton said Sunday following his team's loss.
Deni Avdija sets sights on being first Israeli in playoffs
The Israeli forward, who will begin his second NBA season on Wednesday night, says: "My first goal is for the team to succeed; I want to be the first Israeli [to play] in the playoffs and to go as far as possible, even if it means coming off the bench and not starting, that's totally fine."