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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 428

Israeli Olympic team

Gymnast Artem Dolgopyat (left) and sailors Tom Reuveny (center) and Sharon Kantor pose with their silver, gold and silver Olympic medals in Paris on August 4, 2024. (Olympic Committee of Israel)
August 11, 2024, 4:53 pm
Brushing off threats and boos, Israel’s 7 medals mark its best-ever Olympic showing
With only muted anti-Israel sentiment despite heightened tensions, athletes bring home 1 gold, 5 silver and 1 bronze medal from Paris Games and notch a number of other achievements
By Amy Spiro
Israel's Daria Atamanov performs with the ribbon in the rhythmic gymnastics' individual all-around final at the Paris 2024 Olympics at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris, August 9, 2024. (Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)
August 9, 2024, 7:57 pm
Israeli rhythmic gymnast Atamanov finishes 5th in individual run; team heads to finals
Daria Atamanov, in her first Olympics, says she gave it her all throughout four routines; Matan Roditi comes 16th in marathon swim
By Amy Spiro
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
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 windsurfer Sharon Kantor poses for a photo with her silver Olympic medal in Paris on August 4, 2024. (Olympic Committee of Israel)
August 7, 2024, 7:49 am
Olympic silver medalist Sharon Kantor says gold is still ‘something to aspire to’
Returning home to Israel, windsurfer says she will think about 2028 Games after a period of rest; Israeli sailors in mixed dinghy event qualify for medal race
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
Members of Israel's team celebrate their victory during the mixed team elimination round against Mongolia in the team judo competition, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP/Eugene Hoshiko)
August 5, 2024, 1:56 am
Judo Olympic medalists return home: ‘Our goal was to raise the flag of Israel high’
Raz Hershko, Peter Paltchik and Inbar Lanir greeted as heroes at Ben Gurion Airport, say they were honored to represent Israel in such challenging times
By Amy Spiro
Israeli judoka Raz Hershko smiles after winning a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics on August 2, 2024. (Olympic Committee of Israel)
August 2, 2024, 7:46 pm
Israeli judoka Raz Hershko takes home silver at Paris Olympics
Third medal for Israel at 2024 Games, after two others in judo this week; windsurfing medal races pushed off by a day; equestrian jumping team pulls out of last round of final
By Amy Spiro
Israeli judokas Inbar Lanir (left) and Peter Paltchik celebrate after winning silver and bronze medals, respectively, at the 2024 Paris Olympics on August 1, 2024. (Composite image: Olympic Commitee of Israel; AFP)
August 1, 2024, 8:56 pm
Israeli judokas Inbar Lanir, Peter Paltchik win silver, bronze medals at Paris Games
Athletes dedicate wins to nation in difficult times: Lanir wears yellow scrunchie, Paltchik says ‘I fought for our flag’; equestrian jumping team qualifies for final
By Amy Spiro
Israel's Sharon Kantor competes in the marathon race of the women's IQFoil windsurfing event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Roucas-Blanc Marina in Marseille, July 31, 2024. (Nicolas Tucat/AFP)
July 31, 2024, 10:13 pm
Israeli windsurfers steer toward Olympic medals; triathlete powers through delayed race
Sharon Kantor ranks 2nd overall, Tom Reuveny 3rd after day of sailing; judoka Maya Goshen beats Turkish opponent before loss to French foe; archer Mikaella Moshe fails to advance
By Amy Spiro
Israel's players react after being defeated by Japan at the end of their men's group D soccer match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the La Beaujoire Stadium in Nantes on July 30, 2024. (ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP)
July 31, 2024, 1:48 am
Israel knocked out of soccer tourney, solidifies spots in windsurfing at Paris Games
Swimmers set new Israeli record in men’s 4×200m, qualify for final; Sharon Kantor in 2nd place after 7 iQFoil races; judoka Sagi Muki says he’s ‘proud of myself’ at his 3rd Olympics
By Amy Spiro
Slovenia's Lina Erzen, Estonia's Ingrid Puusta and Israel's Sharon Kantor (right) compete in Race 1 of the women's IQFoil windsurfing event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Marseille, July 29, 2024. (Clement MAHOUDEAU / AFP)
July 29, 2024, 7:44 pm
Sailing frustrations, surfing triumphs and tough judo battles for Israel in Paris
Low winds again delay iQFoil contest, where Sharon Kantor is heavy favorite; in Tahiti, Anat Lelior advances to round 3; judokas Timna Nelson-Levy, Tohar Butbul knocked out early
By Amy Spiro
Israeli swimmer Aviv Barzelay competes during a heat in the women's 100m backstroke at the 2024 Summer Olympics, July 29, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (Simona Castervillari/Israeli Swimming Association)
July 29, 2024, 3:54 pm
Israeli swimmers say high security lets them focus on competing at Paris Olympics
Anastasia Gorbenko says she would ‘love the sport to be only about swimming and nothing about political stuff’; Aviv Barzelay: I try ‘to put all of the bad things behind me’
By Reuters and Amy Spiro
Kosovo's Distria Krasniqi and Israel's Gefen Primo (blue) compete in the judo women's -52kg quarterfinal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Champ-de-Mars Arena, in Paris, July 28, 2024. (Luis ROBAYO / AFP)
July 28, 2024, 8:15 pm
Israeli Olympians give it their all in judo, fencing, surfing and more
Judoka Gefen Primo advances to repechage round before knockout; swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko qualifies for 100m breaststroke semifinal but opts to sit it out to focus on 400m medley
By Amy Spiro
Athletes of Team Palestine wave flags on the athletes' parade team boat along the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Michael Reaves / POOL / AFP)
July 28, 2024, 8:04 am
Palestinian Olympian wears shirt showing planes bombing children at opening ceremony
Shirt cleared with IOC despite political messages being banned from game events; meanwhile, Israeli athletes forbidden from wearing yellow ribbon for hostages
By AFP and ToI Staff
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