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2020 Tokyo Olympics

Head of the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation Irina Viner-Usmanova arrives for an awarding ceremony for Russia's Olympians in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, August 25, 2016. (AP/Ivan Sekretarev)
March 7, 2023, 2:56 pm
Russian coach who criticized judges after Israeli gymnast won Olympic gold suspended
Irina Viner claimed anti-Russian bias after Dina Averina was narrowly defeated in Tokyo by Linoy Ashram, ending decades-long Russian dominance in rhythmic gymnastics
By AP and ToI Staff
Israeli triathlete Shachar Sagiv (screenshot: YouTube; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 25, 2022, 2:42 pm
In first, Israeli athlete to compete in Saudi Arabia amid thawing ties
Triathlete Shachar Sagiv says his participation in Super League is ‘proof that sports connect peoples and countries’
By ToI Staff
Bronze medallists Team Israel celebrates during the medal ceremony for the mixed teams event of the 2022 World Judo Championships at the Humo Arena in Tashkent on October 13, 2022. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP)
October 13, 2022, 7:01 pm
Israel’s mixed judo team wins bronze at world championships in Uzbekistan
National team beats Netherlands 4:2 after overtaking Uzbek and South Korean teams and losing to French
By Sara Serfaty
Olympic gold medalist Linoy Ashram speaks during a press conference on April 4, 2022 in Tel Aviv announcing her retirement from competition. (Roy Alima/Flash90)
April 4, 2022, 2:45 pm
Olympic gold medalist Linoy Ashram announces retirement: ‘I achieved my dream’
Tearful gymnast, 22, tells reporters that ‘athletes need to know when to retire,’ says she will continue her career as a coach
By Amy Spiro
Israeli swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko competes during the 200-meter individual medley semi-final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, on July 26, 2021. (Amit Shisel/Israel Olympic Committee)
November 6, 2021, 7:37 pm
Israeli swimmer Gorbenko takes gold at European Short Course Championships
Young athlete continues to impress after her Israeli record-breaking performance at the Olympics
By ToI Staff
Algerian Judoka Fethi Nourine. (Screenshot)
September 14, 2021, 4:56 am
Algerian judoka banned for 10 years for refusing Olympic bout with Israeli
Fethi Nourine’s coach given same punishment by International Judo Federation after he withdrew from Tokyo Games on opening day to avoid facing Tohar Butbul
By AP and ToI Staff
A person rides a bicycle on an empty street as the sun sets on the first day of a three-week lockdown in Tel Aviv, September 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
September 6, 2021, 12:59 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 6 – On Rosh Hashanah eve, a look back at a year of COVID
Nathan Jeffay surveys how the Jewish state and its citizens coped with the virus over 5781, and Amy Spiro fills us in on Israel’s achievements at the Paralympics in Tokyo
By ToI Staff
Members of the Israeli Paralympic swimming team arrive from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Ben-Gurion International Airport on September 5, 2021. (Flash90)
September 5, 2021, 6:48 pm
Israel celebrates trove of 9 Paralympic medals as Tokyo Games wrap up
Israeli athletes head home ahead of closing ceremony to arrive before Rosh Hashanah; ‘It’s great to see all of our hard work led us to success,’ says gold medalist Mark Malyar
By Amy Spiro
Timna Nelson-Levy of Israel reacts after defeating Daria Mezhetskaia of the Russian Olympic Committee in their bronze medal match in team judo competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on July 31, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
September 1, 2021, 4:49 am
The Israeli Olympic medalist putting judo competition in a full Nelson-Levy
Timna Nelson-Levy, born in Jerusalem to American parents, says she felt she also represented the US when she won bronze along with her team at the Tokyo Games
By Amy Spiro
Israeli Paralympic contestant Pascale Bercovitch, 54, next to her kayak as she sets out for training in the coastal city of Tel Aviv, on August 4, 2021. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
August 25, 2021, 6:04 pm
Israeli Paralympic kayaker, 54, has sights set on a medal at her fourth Games
Pascale Bercovitch, competing next week at the Tokyo Paralympics, says she is ‘a better athlete at 54 than at 20’
By Michael Blum
Athletes from Israel enter the stadium during the opening ceremony for the 2020 Paralympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
August 24, 2021, 4:55 pm
Israeli athletes parade in empty Tokyo stadium as Paralympic Games kick off
Rower Moran Samuel and boccia player Nadav Levi serve as flag bearers for 33-member delegation set to compete in 11 sports as Games begin under pandemic’s shadow
By Amy Spiro and Agencies
Yoni Rosenblatt, Team Israel’s sports physical therapist, in Tokyo. (Courtesy of Yoni Rosenblatt/Baltimore Jewish Times via JTA)
August 20, 2021, 10:38 am
Israel baseball team was ‘painfully close’ to medal, physical therapist laments
Yoni Rosenblatt says other teams at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were amazed to see Israel competing at such a high level
By Jesse Berman
Israeli gold medalist Linoy Ashram competes in the individual all-around final of the Rhythmic Gymnastics event during Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, on August 7, 2021. (Lionel Bonaventure/AFP)
August 19, 2021, 3:21 pm
World gymnastics group dismisses Russian complaints over Linoy Ashram’s gold
After an investigation, the International Gymnastics Federation rules that there was ‘no bias’ in the judging at the Tokyo Olympics
By Amy Spiro
Israel's Paralympic delegation to Tokyo poses for a photo with then-president Reuven Rivlin on June 23, 2021, in Jerusalem. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
August 19, 2021, 6:29 am
Rowing, shooting, wheelchair tennis: Israel sets its sights on the Paralympics
With 33 athletes in 11 sports, the Israel Paralympic Committee is hoping to improve on its Rio medal haul at the Tokyo Games this year
By Amy Spiro
Artem Dolgopyat (L) President Isaac Herzog (C) and Linoy Ashram (R) with their Olympic gold medals at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, August 16, 2021 (Itay Beit-On/GPO)
August 16, 2021, 2:38 pm
‘You’ve inspired future generations’: Herzog, Bennett welcome Olympic delegation
Record-breaking Israeli athletes attend Jerusalem reception; PM says those who didn’t win medals also deserve praise for the years of work, pride they brought to nation
By ToI Staff and Amy Spiro
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