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Next month’s Maccabiah Games postponed by a year due to Iran conflict
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The Maccabiah Games, the international Jewish sporting event slated for next month, is pushed off by a year due to the ongoing fighting between Israel and Iran.
The Maccabiah announces that instead of kicking off on July 8 in Jerusalem as planned, the games will take place in the summer of 2026.
“We’ll see you next year — stronger and united more than ever — for the most meaningful Maccabiah yet,” the organizers say in a statement.
The event was expected to draw around 10,000 athletes from around the world to Israel for two weeks of sporting events. Like the Olympics, the games are slated to run on a four-year schedule, although the 2021 event was pushed to 2022 due to the COVID pandemic.
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