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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 531

Olympic Committee of Israel

Gold medalist Tom Reuveny and other members of Team Israel arrive home from the 2024 Paris Olympics, at Ben Gurion Airport on August 12, 2024 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 12, 2024, 9:08 pm
Israeli gold medalist says win was possible because of country’s soldiers
Returning home, Tom Reuveny says those protecting Jewish state are reason ‘I’m even standing here’; Israeli Olympic chief Yael Arad: Delegation’s success is due to ‘Israeli spirit’
By Amy Spiro
Illustrative: The Israeli delegation's flag bearers Peter Paltchik (2R) and Andrea Murez (R) stand at the front of the team's boat during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on the Seine river in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Damien Meyer / AFP)
August 6, 2024, 4:17 pm
‘Armed guards with us 24/7’: Israel’s Olympians compete in Paris under tight security
Showjumper says athletes only permitted to be in village or competition site; head of Olympic Committee of Israel says team ready for ‘all kinds of provocation’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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
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
Israeli swimmer Ron Polonsky competes in the 100m breaststroke at the Paris Olympics on July 27, 2024. (Simona Castervillari/ Israeli Swimming Association)
July 28, 2024, 1:16 am
Judo, soccer, swimming and more: Results from Israel’s first full day at the Olympics
Ron Polonsky sets new Israeli record in men’s 100m breaststroke; Israel’s soccer team loses 2-4 to Paraguay; Gymnast Artem Dolgopyat has shaky start but qualifies for finals
By Amy Spiro
Israeli athletes pose for a photo at the Olympic Village in Paris on July 24, 2024. (Oded Karni/Olympic Committee of Israel)
July 24, 2024, 3:32 pm
In the pool, on the mat and in the river, Israeli Olympians seek gold and national pride
Amid security threats and likely protests, Israel’s 88 athletes in Paris are setting their sights on new achievements, with medal hopes strongest in gymnastics, judo and sailing
By Amy Spiro
Illustrative: A general view of billboard that reads 'Ban Israel from the Olympics' on the M1 North De Villiers Graaf motorway in Johannesburg, South Africa on April 22, 2024. (Phill Magakoe/AFP)
July 23, 2024, 9:21 am
With Israeli athletes in Paris, Palestinian Olympics team repeats call to ban them
Palestine Olympic Committee claims 400 athletes have been killed during war against Hamas in Gaza, references ICJ decision on illegal East Jerusalem, West Bank rule
By AFP
Members of Israel's delegation to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games pose for a group picture ahead of departure, at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv on July 22, 2024. (Jorge Novominsky / AFP)
July 22, 2024, 2:14 pm
Israeli Olympic delegation departs for Paris Games with ‘a national mission’
French FM says Israelis are welcome at Games, pushing back on comments from far-left lawmaker; Israeli committee chief Yael Arad says athletes’ first victory ‘is that we’re here’
By Amy Spiro
Israeli Olympians (from L to R) Shachar Sagiv, Lihie Raz and Tom Reuveny model the 2024 official uniform on June 3, 2024. (Oded Karni/Olympic Committee of Israel)
June 5, 2024, 10:17 pm
On complex world stage in Paris, Israel’s Olympians hope to stay focused on sport
Despite security threats and concerns over provocations, Israeli officials say goal is to bring home 4-5 medals at 2024 games, upping state grant to gold medalists to NIS 1 million
By Amy Spiro
Yael Arad, the head of the Israeli Olympic Committee, during a press converence in Jerusalem, February 23, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 9, 2023, 2:50 am
International Olympic Committee selects Israel’s 1st medalist Yael Arad as member
1992 silver medalist in judo and head of Israel’s Olympic committee will become 2nd Israeli ever on international board after confirmation next month
By ToI Staff and AP
Israel's artistic swimming team pose with their gold medals at the European Game, in Krakow, Poland on June 23, 2023 (Israel Swimming Federation)
June 24, 2023, 2:09 pm
’10 minutes from Auschwitz’: Israel’s artistic swimmers win gold at European Games
Victory, with Germany taking silver, even more poignant, occurring just a few dozen miles away from the Nazi death camp in Poland
By ToI Staff
Barnabas Szollos of Israel passes a gate during the first run of the men's slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 16, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
February 16, 2022, 1:02 pm
Israeli skier Szollos caps off successful Olympic run with 23rd place in slalom
Hungarian-born athlete had already matched Israel’s best Winter Games finish with a 6th place in the alpine combined, and is now setting his sights on 2026
By Amy Spiro
Noa Szollos speeds down the course during the women's slalom, at the alpine ski World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Marco Tacca)
February 3, 2022, 5:14 am
Israel’s small but proud Olympic delegation takes aim at the Beijing Winter Games
Four ice skaters and two skiers will represent Israel, while Jewish athletes from the US and Canada will also take to the ice at the 2022 Olympics, starting Friday
By Amy Spiro
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