Israeli sports

Linoy Ashram of Israel performs her clubs routine during in 2017 (Tamas Kovacs/MTI via AP)

August 19, 2018, 4:59 pm

After breaking world record, Israeli gymnast Ashram bags 2nd gold medal

In World Challenge Cup in Minsk, 19-year-old talent wins clubs competition, clinches bronze in balls phase after winning all-round phase on Saturday

By TOI staff

August 18, 2018, 6:18 pm

Israeli gymnast Linoy Ashram sets world record at World Cup, wins gold

Ashram receives score of 20.65 for her clubs demonstration, surpassing previous record holder, goes on to clinch first place in all-round phase

By TOI staff

Screen capture from video of Israeli runner Marhu Teferi moments after breaking the national marathon record during the European Championships in Berlin, Germany. (Sport 5)

August 12, 2018, 4:02 pm

Marhu Teferi breaks Israeli marathon record set in 2003

Taking part in European Athletic Championship, runner beats his own best time by more than 1 minute to come in 7th

By TOI staff

Israel's Lonah Chemtai Salpeter celebrates winning the women's 10.000 meter final race at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

August 9, 2018, 2:41 am

Israeli runner Lonah Chemtai Salpeter wins gold at European Championships

Salpeter comes in first at 10,000-meter race in Berlin, beating Susan Krumins of the Netherlands by 9 full seconds

By TOI staff

Sprinter Diana Vaisman after she broke the Israeli women's 100 meter record on July 4, 2018. (Screen capture: YouTube)

July 5, 2018, 10:48 pm

After 46 years, sprinter breaks Israeli women’s 100 meter record

Diana Vaisman’s time of 11.38 shaves 7 hundredths of a second off record set at Munich Olympics by Esther Roth, who was on hand to offer congratulations

By TOI staff

Israel's national lacrosse team. (Photo credit: Israel Lacrosse Facebook page)

From the WebJune 30, 2018, 6:52 pm

In Israel, building a Lacrosse league from scratch

Long Island native Scott Neiss developed the Israel Lacrosse Association in just 8 years, with Jewish state now set to host largest tournament, NY Times reports

Illustrative: Ron Atias of Israel, and Venilton Teixeira of Brazil compete in the men's Taekwondo event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

April 6, 2018, 10:46 am

Israeli athletes banned from taekwondo championship in Tunisia

Tunis court rules 4 Israelis will not be allowed to participate in world junior championships starting Friday, following petition from group opposed to ties with Israel

By AP and TOI staff

Jordi Cruyff, the Dutch boss of Maccabi Tel Aviv, who is to step down at the end of the current season, March 2018. (YouTube screenshot)

March 28, 2018, 1:05 pm

Jordi Cruyff to step down as Maccabi Tel Aviv boss

Club gives no reason for Dutchman’s departure after six years of steering soccer team to three Israeli championships

By AFP

Children from Bet Elazraki Children´s Home and Neve Michael Children's Village at a Hapoel Ra'anana AFC soccer game against Hapoel Tel Aviv FC. (Courtesy, Sharing Seats Israel)

December 28, 2017, 6:00 am

Got spare tickets? Give a seat to someone less fortunate

The non-profit ‘Sharing Seats Israel’ matches sports and performance tickets with organizations that help kids and their families

By Jessica Steinberg

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offers sympathy to Iranian wrestler Alireza Karimi-Mashiani who was forced to lose a bout to avoid competing against an Israeli opponent, in a video released December 4, 2017. (Screen capture: YouTube)

December 4, 2017, 5:10 pm

Netanyahu says Iran forcing its wrestlers to lose sums up Tehran’s hostility

PM sympathizes with wrestler Alireza Karimi-Mashiani, who was compelled to throw bout, give up his sporting dream, to avoid Israeli opponent

By TOI staff

Iranian wrestler Alireza Karimi leading his match against Russia’s Alikhan Zhabrailov 3-2, when his coach can be heard from the sidelines instructing him to lose, at the World Championships in Poland, November 25, 2017. (screen capture: YouTube)

December 1, 2017, 10:30 pm

Wrestling body investigating if Iranian threw match to avoid Israeli

Ali Reza Karimi won widespread praise in Iran for his ‘sacrifice’ in losing, rather than face Israel’s Uri Kalashnikov

By Agencies

November 27, 2017, 11:19 pm

Iran regime hails ‘hero’ wrestler who lost match to avoid Israeli

Government praises Alireza Karimi-Mashiani for ‘noble and heroic action’ though Iranians on social media are not all supportive

By AFP

November 27, 2017, 6:39 pm

Iranian wrestler told to throw match to avoid facing Israeli

With Uri Kalashnikov waiting in next round, Alireza Karimi-Machiani appears to give up against Russian opponent after voice heard yelling ‘lose Alireza’

By TOI staff

Jose Rodrigues training in his studio in Tel Aviv, October 15, 2017. (Andrew Tobin)

October 26, 2017, 6:50 am

Israel’s latest sports craze is poles apart from its erotic dancing roots

Bringing it out of the strip clubs and into dance studios, enthusiasts hope to one day represent Israel as Olympic pole dancers

By Andrew Tobin

After a difficult five-year process, Cory Carr finally earned his Israeli citizenship in 2009. Here he represents Israel in the FIBA 3-on-3 World Championships in 2012. (Courtesy)

October 8, 2017, 11:02 pm

Alley-oop to the Holy Land: 40 years of African American hoopsters in Israel

A new book by author David Goldstein explores some of the 800 black Americans who have come to play professional basketball in the Jewish state since the 1970s

By Robert Sarner