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Gold medalist Artem Dolgopyat of Israel poses during the medal ceremony for the floor exercise at the Men’s Individual Apparatus Finals, Part 1 on Day 3 of the 2026 Artistic Gymnastics European Championships at Arena Zagreb on August 21, 2026 in Zagreb, Croatia. (Marko Lukunic/PIXSELL/Sipa USA)
August 22, 2026, 3:29 am
Israel’s Dolgopyat wins his third European gymnastics championship title
Olympic champion scores 14.466 points, to win the gold medal for the floor routine at championships in Croatia
By Michael Horovitz
Israel's Artem Dolgopyat at the floor gymnastics final at the Osijek World Cup in Croatia, on April 11, 2026. (Screenshot/YouTube)
April 12, 2026, 1:49 pm
Israeli floor gymnasts share podium with gold and bronze at Croatia World Cup
Artem Dolgopyat takes top spot, Noam Berkovich comes in third, in Osijek
By ToI Staff
Zhou Yaqin of China competes on the balance beam during the 53rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 21, 2025. (Dita Alangkara/AP)
October 23, 2025, 10:57 am
Indonesia defends decision to ban Israeli gymnasts after Olympic Committee pushback
Sports minister says Jakarta understands consequences of move, says it’s necessary to maintain public and world order
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Israel's Pavel Gulidov competes on the pommel horse during the men's all-round final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, October 5, 2023. (AP Photo/ Geert vanden Wijngaert/ File)
October 18, 2025, 1:11 am
IOC expresses ‘great concern’ over Indonesian ban on Israeli gymnasts
International Olympic Committee says Indonesia must let in athletes without ‘any form of discrimination,’ as Jakarta refuses to grant visas to Israelis for gymnastics world championship
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Israel's Artem Dolgopyat competes in the artistic gymnastics men's floor exercise final during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, on August 3, 2024. (Loic VENANCE / AFP)
October 14, 2025, 3:28 pm
Israeli gymnasts remain excluded from world championship after court rejects request
Top sports court turns down Israeli appeal to ‘guarantee its participation’ in Indonesia on Oct. 19; world federation says it has no jurisdiction to force Jakarta to issue visas
By AFP and ToI Staff
Israel's Artem Dolgopyat competes on the Floor during the Men's Team Finals event at the Artistic Gymnastics European Championships, in Rimini, on the Adriatic coast, northeastern Italy, on April 28, 2024. (Gabriel Bouys/AFP)
October 12, 2025, 12:09 pm
Israel Gymnastics Federation appeals Indonesia’s decision to bar its athletes
Group slams ‘outrageous’ move by largest Muslim nation to deny visas to athletes, including Olympic gold medalist Artem Dolgopyat, for this month’s world championship in Jakarta
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Israel's Artem Dolgopyat reacts after competing in the artistic gymnastics men's floor exercise final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 3, 2024. (Paul Ellis / AFP)
October 10, 2025, 10:10 am
Indonesia to block Israeli team from gymnastics world championships
Amid pressure from politicians and Muslim groups, Jakarta says Israeli team denied visas, claim international gymnastics governing body supports the decision
By Agencies
Children jump at trampoline practice in Shlomi on July 31, 2025. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
August 11, 2025, 8:17 am
Treating ‘collective traumas,’ northern town of Shlomi looks to bounce back after war
Mayor Gabi Naaman says he expects 95% of residents evacuated due to Hezbollah attacks to return, promising ‘hope and security’ with troops protecting border from inside Lebanon
By Diana Bletter
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
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