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April 25, 2013
8:55 pm

Tommy Arshansky (blue) at the World Championships, 2011 (photo credit: screen capture BentzWatchJudo/Youtube)

Israeli wins bronze at European judo championships

Tommy Arshansky secures team’s first medal on first day of the competition

By Aaron Kalman

February 3, 2013
11:46 pm

Assaf Chen (blue) fights a Dutch opponent, 2011 (photo credit: screen capture BentzWatchJudo/Youtube)

Iranian judoka boycotts Israeli

Forfeit gives Assaf Chen the bronze medal; another Iranian refuses to mount podium after Ori Sasson wins gold in his category

By Aaron Kalman

July 11, 2012
6:40 am

Alice Schlesinger wearing the official Olympic uniform, July 8 (photo credit: Noam Moskowitz/Flash90)

Israel’s Olympic judokas power the country’s hopes for a medal

Alice Schlesinger and Arik Ze’evi are candidates for the podium in London 2012

By Ben Sales

July 8, 2012
9:34 pm

Israel's entire Olympic delegation (photo credit: Aaron Kalman/Times of Israel)

Ahead of London Games, some already looking to maintain success in 2016

Full Israeli team gathers for first time, energized by dreams of medal podiums and repeat trips to the Olympics

By Aaron Kalman

July 6, 2012
10:56 am

Shimon Peres and Israel's Rhythmic Gymnastics team, January 2012 (photo credit: Mark Nayman/Flash90)

Israel’s must-see athletes at the 2012 Games

Three weeks before the Olympics get underway, a guide to the top blue-and-white medal hopefuls

By Aaron Kalman