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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 588

Doron Shaziri

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
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
Israeli Paralympic swimmer Inbal Pezaro (Razi Livnat/Wikipedia)
September 16, 2016, 4:54 am
Swimmer Inbal Pezaro wins Israel’s 3rd Paralympics bronze
29-year-old from Kibbutz Yizrael, paralyzed in her lower torso in childhood, began swimming at age 5
By ToI Staff
Doron Shaziri, who won a bronze medal at the Rio Paralympics, September 12, 2016. (Facebook, Israel Paralympic Committee)
September 13, 2016, 12:03 am
Israeli shooter Doron Shaziri claims bronze at Rio Paralympics
Former IDF sniper’s eighth medal comes day after Moran Samuel wins bronze in 1000-meter single sculls
By Sue Surkes
Kobi Leon on his way to a silver medal (photo credit: Razi Livnat/courtesy of ISAP)
September 6, 2012, 3:20 pm
Three more medals for Israel’s Paralympic team
Sharpshooter and hand cyclist win silvers
By Aaron Kalman
The Israeli Paralympic delegation to London 2012 (photo credit: Raz Livnat/ISAD)
August 29, 2012, 6:18 am
Tales of tragedy, trauma and inspiration behind Israel’s Paralympic medal hopes
As the Paralympics open in London, meet the basketball pro who fought back from a rare spinal stroke, the swimmer with a deadly past, and the sharpshooter who lost his leg to a landmine
By Aaron Kalman
August 15, 2012, 11:13 am
Israel’s Paralympians harbor high hopes for London gold
Sailor Dror Cohen aims to repeat his team’s ’08 gold medal performance
By Aaron Kalman
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