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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 478

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Israel's Daria Atamanov performs with the clubs in the rhythmic gymnastics' individual all-around qualification at the Paris 2024 Olympics, August 8, 2024. (Loic Venance/AFP)
August 8, 2024, 9:12 pm
Israel’s Daria Atamanov secures spot in Olympic rhythmic gymnastics final
Gymnast finishes 7th overall after routines in ball, hoop, ribbon and clubs: ‘I hope to do much better tomorrow’; Israel’s sailing delegation wraps up its Olympic events
By Amy Spiro
Israeli gymnast Artem Dolgopyat poses for a photo with his silver medal in Paris on August 4, 2024, ahead of his return to Israel. (Olympic Committee of Israel)
August 5, 2024, 11:20 pm
Double medalist Dolgopyat wants to inspire young athletes to ‘believe in themselves’
Returning to Israel, decorated gymnast says short-term plans are surgery on leg and marrying his longtime fiancée; Israeli equestrians, individual dinghy sailors end Olympic runs
By Amy Spiro
Israel's Artem Dolgopyat celebrates with a gold medal on the podium after the Men's Floor Final during the 52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, in Antwerp, Belgium, October 7, 2023. (Lionel BONAVENTURE/AFP)
October 9, 2023, 5:29 pm
Gymnast Dolgopyat wins Israel’s first-ever World Championships gold
Winning floor final on Saturday, Olympic gold medalist sends best wishes to Jewish state as success is overshadowed by massive Hamas onslaught
By AFP and ToI Staff
Simone Biles warms up at the U.S. Classic gymnastics competition Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in Hoffman Estates, Ill. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
August 6, 2023, 11:10 am
Simone Biles begins comeback to the beat of Noa Kirel’s ‘Unicorn’
‘I feel really good about where I am right now, mentally and physically, ‘ US gymnast says after coming in first place overall in first meet since Tokyo Olympics
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Screen capture from video of the Israeli team during the silver medal-winning routine at the 2023 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series, July 22, 2023. (YouTube. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 23, 2023, 1:33 pm
Israel wins silver at rhythmic gymnastics world cup circuit meet
Daria Atamanov qualifies for finals in hoop and baton; Israelis fourth on medal table so far for 2023 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series
By Stuart Winer
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
Israel's Artem Dolgopyat celebrates gold in the men's floor exercise final event at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Munich, Germany, on August 21, 2022. (Ina Fassbender/ AFP)
August 21, 2022, 7:30 pm
Israeli artistic gymnast Dolgopyat wins gold at European Championship
Ukraine-born athlete beats Hungarian and British competitors, despite injuring foot a month ago and only having two weeks to train for event
By ToI Staff
Israel's Linoy Ashram poses with her gold medal during the podium ceremony of the individual all-around final of the rhythmic gymnastics event, during Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics center in Tokyo, on August 7, 2021. (Lionel Bonaventure/AFP)
March 24, 2022, 2:15 pm
Olympic gold medal winner Linoy Ashram expected to announce retirement
Gymnastics star, one of the most decorated athletes in Israel’s history, will reportedly make announcement at press conference next month
By ToI Staff
Artem Dolgopyat of Israel, poses after winning the gold medal after the floor exercise artistic gymnastics men's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on August 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
March 19, 2022, 6:48 pm
Israeli gymnast Artem Dolgopyat takes gold at World Cup in Cairo
Dolgopyat continues his winning streak after Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020 and another gold in Doha earlier this month
By ToI Staff
Israel's Andrey Medvedev competes in the vault event at the men's apparatus finals during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at the Kitakyushu City Gymnasium in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture, on October 24, 2021. (Philip Fong/AFP)
October 24, 2021, 2:43 pm
Israeli artistic gymnast Andrey Medvedev wins bronze at World Championships
At 31, he is the oldest contestant in his category at Japan competition: ‘For so many years I have been waiting to achieve this prestigious medal’
By ToI Staff
United States gymnasts from left, Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman and Maggie Nichols, arrive to testify during a Senate Judiciary hearing about the Inspector General's report on the FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar investigation on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
September 17, 2021, 9:01 am
US Olympic gymnasts accuse FBI of turning a ‘blind eye’ to sex abuse reports
‘Being here today is taking everything I have,’ said gymnast Aly Raisman in testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, will graves and MICHAEL BALSAMO
Olympic Gold medalist Linoy Ashram (L) and teammate Nicol Zelikman at Ben Gurion Airport, August 11, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 11, 2021, 1:24 pm
‘Delighted to be back in Israel’: Olympic champion Linoy Ashram welcomed as hero
‘I will not forget this reception my whole life,’ says gold medal gymnast to hundreds of supporters gathered at airport to greet her after Tokyo victory
By ToI Staff
Simone Biles, of the United States, performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
August 3, 2021, 1:52 pm
Simone Biles takes home a bronze in balance beam in Olympic return
US gymnast, who made headlines after withdrawing from most events at the Tokyo Games to focus on her mental health, earns a seventh career Olympic medal
By will graves
Artem Dolgopyat, who won a gold medal at the Olympic games in Tokyo, is greeted by family and friends during a welcome ceremony, at Ben-Gurion International Airport on August 3, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
August 3, 2021, 12:02 pm
‘Warmest welcome ever’: Olympic gold medalist Artem Dolgopyat returns to Israel
‘I feel like crying from all the excitement, even more than when I won the medal — just kidding,’ says the gymnast after being doused with champagne outside Ben Gurion Airport
By Amy Spiro
Coach Laurent Landi embraces Simone Biles, after she exited the team final, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP/Gregory Bull)
August 2, 2021, 4:11 pm
US gymnastics star Simone Biles to return for balance beam finals
Having removed herself from team final after a shaky performance last week, the six-time Olympic medalist will compete Tuesday for another medal
By will graves
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