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Avishag Semberg

Israel's Mikhail Yakovlev competes in a men's track cycling sprint qualifying round of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines National Velodrome, August 7, 2024. (John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
August 7, 2024, 10:55 pm
Israeli cyclist wows in opening race, taekwondo fighter ousted in 1st Paris match
Mikhail Yakovlev sets brief Olympic record before being knocked out in 1/8 finals of men’s sprint; sobbing Avishag Semberg says she had dreamed of dedicating medal to hostages
By Amy Spiro
Israeli athletes pose for a photo at the Olympic Village in Paris on July 24, 2024. (Oded Karni/Olympic Committee of Israel)
July 24, 2024, 3:32 pm
In the pool, on the mat and in the river, Israeli Olympians seek gold and national pride
Amid security threats and likely protests, Israel’s 88 athletes in Paris are setting their sights on new achievements, with medal hopes strongest in gymnastics, judo and sailing
By Amy Spiro
Israeli taekwondo fighter Dana Azran after winning the silver medal at the World Taekwondo Championships, on November 18, 2022 (Israeli Taekwondo Federation)
November 18, 2022, 9:15 am
Israeli Dana Azran wins silver at World Taekwondo Championships
Medal is country’s 2nd-ever in the contest; Azran lost the final round of the championship to Uzbekistan’s Svetlana Osipova
By ToI Staff
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
Israeli gold medalist Linoy Ashram (C) carries the national flag during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, at the Olympic Stadium, in Tokyo, on August 8, 2021. (Adek BERRY / AFP)
August 8, 2021, 8:48 pm
As Olympics come to an end, Israel celebrates its best Games ever
With just six months until the 2022 Winter Games and three years until Summer Games return in Paris, the Jewish state is ready to keep its eyes on the prize
By Amy Spiro
Olympic bronze medalist Avishag Semberg is greeted by the press, family and friends as she arrives at Ben Gurion Airport, on July 27, 2021. (Flash90)
July 27, 2021, 10:16 pm
New Olympic medalist Semberg gets hero’s welcome upon return to Israel
19-year-old who won taekwondo bronze in Tokyo sets sights on gold in Paris in 2024; at event in her hometown of Gedera, she tells children ‘anything is possible’ if they dream big
By ToI Staff
Vazha Margvelashvili of Georgia, top, and Baruch Shmailov of Israel compete during their men's -66kg quarterfinal judo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
July 25, 2021, 11:47 am
Israel misses out on judo bronze as Tokyo Olympics day 2 brings mixed results
Baruch Shmailov loses in 3rd-place repechage of men’s -66kg competition; teammate Gili Cohen knocked out in round of 16; Jewish state’s first-ever Olympic surfer competes
By ToI Staff
Israel's Abishag Semberg celebrates wining the taekwondo women's -49kg bronze medal A bout during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Tokyo, on July 24, 2021. (Javier Soriano/AFP)
July 24, 2021, 11:25 pm
Bennett, Herzog cheer taekwondo medalist Semberg: ‘You brought national pride’
PM, president congratulate Olympic bronze winner on Israel’s first medal at Tokyo Olympics, and country’s first in the sport; she says she hopes to get gold next time
By ToI Staff
Israel's Avishag Semberg walks off the ring after defeating Turkey's Rukiye Yıldırım to win a bronze medal during the women's 49kg taekwondo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe).
July 24, 2021, 2:59 pm
First Tokyo medal: Avishag Semberg wins taekwondo bronze, Israel’s 1st in field
Semberg, 19, beats Turkey’s Rukiye Yıldırım to become Israel’s youngest ever medalist; earlier also became first Israeli to ever win a taekwondo match at the Olympics
By ToI Staff
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