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Daily Briefing July 27: Day 295 – Focus on 9 Israeli athletes who were slain by Hamas

On this Olympics weekend, we share stories of sportspeople – runners, bikers, a swimmer, a judoka, soccer players and a lacrosse player – who were killed on or in the wake of Oct. 7

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.

Head of ToI’s Those We Have Lost project Amy Spiro joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today’s episode.

The XXXIII Olympics opened officially in Paris last night and Team Israel is well represented with 88 athletes this year.

Since the October 7 massacre, The Times of Israel has published hundreds of memorial posts about the Hamas victims and fallen soldiers. In the course of the project, we noted a trend of serious athletes among those killed.

On this Olympics weekend, we share nine of their stories.

Discussed articles include:

Lt. Yonatan Goutin, 20: Star judoka who chose combat in IDF

Cpt. Eden Nimri, 22: Professional swimmer, led all-female IDF team

Roni Petrovski, 24: Youth soccer coach with a ‘heart of gold’

Lior Asulin, 43: Ex-soccer player killed celebrating his birthday

Kobi Paryante, 43: Dedicated family man and accomplished athlete

Naomi Shitrit Azulay, 52: Personal trainer and one of 10 siblings

Lior Waitzman, 32: Netflix soundman was training for Ironman

Mor Cohen, 24: Talented athlete was a pioneer in Israel’s lacrosse scene

Haim Bennaim, 55: Landscape architect and avid cyclist

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