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From left to right, Dr. Joseph Goebbels, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler, Reichs Sports Leader Hans von Tschammer und Osten and General Field Marschall Werner von Blomberg observe the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany in August 1936. (AP Photo, File)
May 21, 2026, 7:08 pm
Berlin okays bid to host Olympics on or after 100th anniversary of Nazis’ 1936 Games
Mayor’s plan for ‘summer fairy tale’ provokes ire of residents and opposition lawmakers, who point to high costs; German president has called centennial ‘historically problematic’
By Ciaran Fahey
Israel's Artem Dolgopyat at the floor gymnastics final at the Osijek World Cup in Croatia, on April 11, 2026. (Screenshot/YouTube)
April 12, 2026, 1:49 pm
Israeli floor gymnasts share podium with gold and bronze at Croatia World Cup
Artem Dolgopyat takes top spot, Noam Berkovich comes in third, in Osijek
By ToI Staff
L-R: Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler, sports minister Hans von Tschammer und Osten and field marshal Werner von Blomberg observe the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany in August 1936. (AP Photo)
February 21, 2026, 7:14 pm
Germany still in running to host 2036 Olympics despite centennial of Nazi-era Games
German Olympic committee chief says bid to host 2036, 2040 or 2044 Games is to ‘show a positive Germany,’ after president calls first date ‘historically problematic’
By Alan Baldwin
Men's Natural 1936 Berlin Games Olympic Heritage T-Shirt, as sold by the International Olympic Committee (Website screenshot)
February 14, 2026, 4:21 pm
Olympics defends selling shirts commemorating Hitler’s 1936 Berlin Games
Shirts have sold out; Olympic committee acknowledges ‘Nazi propaganda’ at the games but says the ‘historical context is further explained’ at Switzerland museum
By Jackie Hajdenberg
A man holds a placard reading "Israel out of the Olympics" during a protest against the environmental, economic, and social impact of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, on February 7, 2026. (REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane)
February 8, 2026, 10:57 pm
Pro-Palestinian groups join anti-Olympics protests in Milan, demand Israel be ousted
Participants at the Saturday rally, whose fringes turn violent, call for release of activist arrested on suspicion of fundraising for Hamas
By Rossella Tercatin and Reuters
Fireworks and the Olympic flame are during the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games next to the Arco della Pace monument in Milan, northern Italy, on February 6, 2026. (Daniel MUNOZ / AFP)
February 7, 2026, 4:10 am
In Olympic first, twin flames kick off Italy’s winter games after glitzy ceremony
Cauldrons lit in two host cities Milan and Cortina, after singer Mariah Carey gets party started, performers pay tribute to Italian history, art, and fashion
By Keith Weir, Elvira Pollina and Juliet Pretot
Ghali performs for Dystinct at Fabrique, Milan, Italy, November 3, 2025. (Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Images/JTA)
January 30, 2026, 8:04 am
Italian leaders react coldly to anti-Israel rapper’s planned Winter Olympics set
Ghali Amdouni, set to perform at opening ceremony, apparently said Gaza war a ‘new Holocaust’; right-wing party source says ‘Italy and the games deserve an artist, not a pro-Pal fanatic’
By Grace Gilson
Israeli skier Attila Mihaly Kertesz competes in the men's 10km interval start free at the FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Trondheim, Norway, December 7, 2025. (Marius Gulliksrud/ action press via Reuters)
December 24, 2025, 1:39 am
Israeli skier’s journey to Winter Olympic slopes was an up- and downhill battle
Attila Mihaly Kertesz, a Hungarian native who took up cross-country skiing in 2018, says representing Israel on sport’s biggest global stage is ‘something I can give back to my nation’
By Amy Spiro
Team Israel women’s flag football team charges at the IFAF European Championship in 2019. (Courtesy of AFI)
August 5, 2025, 3:09 am
Playing from behind, Israeli flag football draws up a Hail Mary for Olympic kick-off
With limited resources and growing anti-Israel hostility in sports amid ongoing war, the men’s and women’s squads are training hard for a coveted spot at the 2028 Games in LA
By Chani Kaplan
Kinori Rosnow (Courtesy of Rosnow/via JTA)
October 1, 2024, 3:45 am
Meet Kinori Sugihara Rosnow: The Jewish player on Japan’s national lacrosse team
Software engineer converted to Judaism as an infant, ‘feels fully both’ Japanese and Jewish; is saddened by the antisemitism spike post-Oct. 7, set to play in the 2028 Olympics
By jacob gurvis
The United States' Jesse Owens, center, salutes during the presentation of his gold medal for the long jump, alongside German silver medalist Luz Long, who performs a Nazi salute, right, and bronze medalist Naoto Tajima, of Japan, during the eleventh Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, August 11, 1936. (AP Photo)
August 17, 2024, 8:31 pm
Malcolm Gladwell’s ‘Revisionist History’ podcast examines influence of 1936 Olympics
Together with co-host Ben Naddaff-Hafrey, the writer delves into the complex developments behind Nazi Germany hosting the Berlin Games, and what led countries to participate
By jacob gurvis
Sarah Levy of the US national women's rugby team carries the ball at the Paris Olympics, August 2024. (Evan Denworth)
August 17, 2024, 1:01 am
US rugby player Sarah Levy kvells over Paris bronze, seeks gold at home in LA in 2028
The 28-year-old physical therapy PhD candidate and professional athlete says she’s glad to put her sport on the map for Americans – and connect with fellow Jews while she’s at it
By Ed Klajman
Actor Tom Cruise jumps off the roof of the Stade de France, during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, at the Stade de France, August 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (Fabrizio Bensch/Pool Photo via AP)
August 12, 2024, 6:12 am
Closing Paris Games, Tom Cruise rappels down stadium, receives Olympic flag for LA
Capping a successful Olympics despite initial security and other concerns, French capital passes the flame to 2028 hosts, who receive it with a cadre of Hollywood stars
By John Irish and Richard Lough
Israel's delegation with flag bearers Peter Paltchik (2R) and Andrea Murez (R) sails on a boat during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. (Damien Meyer/AFP)
July 27, 2024, 4:09 am
Paris Olympics open with star-studded ceremony on Seine amid rain and tight security
Israeli delegation, which is being guarded by elite French tactical units, receives a few boos but a lot of cheers as athletes sail down river in armada to kick off 2024 Games
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A fake video of a Palestinian terrorist, possibly of Russian origin, threatening Israeli athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics. (X video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 25, 2024, 7:12 pm
Clip of Palestinian threat to Olympics is fake, possibly Russian made — experts
Many doubt origin of video of supposed terrorist threatening ‘rivers of blood’ at games, noting it is not Hamas’s style to release such videos, questioning speaker’s Arabic
By AFP and ToI Staff
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