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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 364

Or Sasson

Bronze medalist Or Sasson celebrates on the podium of the men's-over 100kg judo contest at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 12, 2016. (AFP/Jack Guez)
May 12, 2022, 12:50 pm
Double Olympic medal-winning Israeli judoka Or Sasson announces retirement
Sportsman, 31, who took bronze at 2016 and 2020 Games, says he feels his career has gone as far as it will, has no regrets
By ToI Staff
Israel’s Olympic long jumper Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko (L) and runner Selamawit Teferi (R) at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, on July 30, 2021. (Israel Olympic Committee)
July 30, 2021, 2:58 pm
2 Israeli athletes advance to final rounds in Tokyo Olympics
Runner Selamawit Teferi sets a new Israeli record in the 5,000m race, while long jumper Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko places 5th
By Emanuel Fabian
Saudi Arabia’s judoka Tahani Al-Qahtani faces off against Israel’s Raz Hershko, at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, on July 30, 2021. (Israel Olympic Committee)
July 30, 2021, 8:55 am
Israeli bests Saudi in historic judo match at Olympics; medal count remains at 1
Raz Hershko, Tahani Alqahtani shake hands following fight; 2016 bronze medalist Or Sasson defeated in early stages
By Emanuel Fabian
Screen capture from video of Israeli judoka Peter Paltchik, right, who taking a gold medal in the under 100 kilogram category at the International Judo Federation Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, October 29, 2018. (International Judo Federation)
October 29, 2018, 6:04 pm
Israel wins second judo gold in Abu Dhabi, ‘Hatikva’ plays again
Judoka Peter Paltchik takes first place in under-100 kg category, bringing country’s medal haul in Gulf state contest to five
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Tal Flicker of Israel during the fight in the 66kg category at the Judo World Championship Budapest 2017, on August 28, 2017, in Budapest, Hungary. (Rok Rakun/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images/JTA)
October 30, 2017, 11:34 pm
Israel’s judo warriors take the ‘gentle way’ in pursuit of athletic glory
Despite winning five medals in the UAE, Israelis debate the merits of participation in an event where the country’s flag and anthem are banned
By Andrew Tobin
Israeli judo chief Moshe Ponte, left, with IJC head Marius Vizer, second left, and two Emirates sports officials meeting in Abu Dhabi on October 28, 2017, (IJF)
October 29, 2017, 1:06 am
UAE apologizes to Israel for judo handshake snub
International Judo official expresses hopes Israeli symbols will be allowed next time, after row over Abu Dhabi refusing anthem, flag
By ToI Staff
Israeli judoka Peter Paltchik celebrates after winning a bronze medal at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam judo tournament in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on October 28, 2017. (Screen capture: YouTube)
October 28, 2017, 6:04 pm
Two more bronze medals for Israeli judokas in UAE, Israeli symbols still banned
Or Sasson and Peter Paltchik’s third place finishes bring Jewish state’s total to 5 at competition beset by anti-Israel snubs
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israel's Or Sasson (white) competes with Egypt's Islam el-Shahabi during their men's +100kg judo contest at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 12, 2016. (AFP Photo/Toshifumi Kitamura)
October 8, 2017, 7:20 pm
3 Israeli judokas take gold at Tashkent Grand Prix
Or Sasson wins in over-100 kilogram category, while Sagi Muki tops under-81 kg group; Betina Temelkova snags title in under-52 kg on women’s side
By ToI Staff
The new Shalva National Center building in Jerusalem, dedicated to assisting children with disabilities. (Courtesy)
April 27, 2017, 9:47 pm
‘World’s largest’ facility for people with disabilities opens in Jerusalem
Shalva organization inaugurates new building with services including accessible preschools, auditorium, hydrotherapy pool, fitness room
By ToI Staff
Israel's goalball team competes against the US in 2015 (Screen capture: YouTube)
September 11, 2016, 9:50 pm
Paralympic officials probe Algeria no-show against Israel
Muslim country insists there was nothing political about absence from goalball matches, but claims of missed flight are met with skepticism
By AFP and AP
Judoka Yarden Gerbi celebrates after winning a bronze medal on August 9, 2016, left, and Or Sasson celebrates after securing his bronze medal in judo on August 12. (Jack Guez, Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP)
August 22, 2016, 6:59 am
Israel’s Olympic tally: 2 bronzes, 7 finals, a delegation with more than half women
Rio saw a better-than-average showing for Israel, though with only 9 medals since 1952, that’s no great consolation for Israeli athletics
By ToI Staff
Stephen M. Flatow
August 21, 2016, 3:49 pm
Stephen M. Flatow
When rebuffing a handshake is much more
A ceasefire beats gunfire, but if it’s all Egypt can deliver despite years of ‘peace,’ there’s little to hope for
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara seen with Israeli judokas and Olympic medalists Ori Sasson and Yarden Gerbi during a meeting with sport's delegation to the 2016 Rio Olympics Games, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, August 17, 2016. (Amit Shabi/Pool)
August 17, 2016, 11:31 pm
Full of praise, Netanyahu meets Israel’s Olympic judokas
PM calls medalists Sasson, Gerbi an inspiration; says not all Egyptians backed their fighter’s snub of Israeli rival
By ToI Staff
New Zealand's Nikki Hamblin, right, helps USA's Abbey D'agostino after she was injured in the Women's 5000m Round 1 during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, August 16, 2016. (AFP/Johannes EISELE)
August 17, 2016, 5:55 pm
Runners help each other after fall, lifting Olympic spirit
Abbey D’Agostino of US and New Zealander Nikki Hamblin display sportsmanship in Games tainted by prejudice against Israeli, French athletes
By AP
Egypt's Islam Elshehaby (blue) refuses to shake hands after defeat by Israel's Or Sasson in their men's +100kg judo contest match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 12, 2016. (AFP/Toshifumi Kitamura)
August 17, 2016, 12:03 pm
Israeli judoka: Rival’s ‘Allahu akbar’ before bout reminded me of terror attacks
Even before spurned handshake, medalist Or Sasson says, Egyptian delegation wouldn’t ride in elevator with Israeli opponents
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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