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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

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Sarah Levy of the US national women's rugby team carries the ball at the Paris Olympics, August 2024. (Evan Denworth)
August 17, 2024, 1:01 am
US rugby player Sarah Levy kvells over Paris bronze, seeks gold at home in LA in 2028
The 28-year-old physical therapy PhD candidate and professional athlete says she’s glad to put her sport on the map for Americans – and connect with fellow Jews while she’s at it
By Ed Klajman
Amit Elor celebrates defeating Davaanasan Enkh Amar of Mongolia and winning the women's freestyle 72 kg wrestling final match during the Wrestling World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, September 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
August 5, 2024, 1:14 pm
Facing family tragedy, online antisemitism, US wrestler Amit Elor vies for gold in Paris
Undefeated for 5 years, daughter of Israeli parents will step onto the mat Monday as a gold medal contender. She’s been pitted against more trying circumstances in the past
By Aimee Berg
Los Angeles Sparks head coach Joe Bryant smiles at a referee during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Chicago Sky in Los Angeles, September 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Lori Shepler)
July 19, 2024, 2:45 am
Kobe Bryant’s late father Joe once coached a Jewish day school’s girls basketball team
Philadelphia legend ‘Jellybean’ Bryant, who died Monday at 69, is famous for his sporting achievements and fathering an NBA great, but Akiba students knew him as a beloved coach
By Rob Charry
Israeli runners Adisu Guadie, left, and Sivan Auerbach, right, run for Oklahoma State. (Mason Harbour/Run4okstate)
May 31, 2024, 3:23 pm
These Israeli track runners at Oklahoma State are quick to defend their homeland
Representing the Jewish state from afar as fallout from Oct. 7 continues at home and abroad, Adisu Guadie and Sivan Auerbach report a warm welcome in their new surroundings
By Diana Bletter
Yarden Garzon of the Indiana Hoosiers playing against the Lipscomb Bisons at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, November 19, 2023. (Gretta Cohoon/Indiana Athletics)
April 5, 2024, 4:46 pm
Full court press: Rising NCAA basketball star Yarden Garzon proudly reps Israel
The 20-year-old Indiana Hoosiers guard from Ra’anana uses platform to dispel ‘fake news’ about her home country as anti-Zionist rhetoric soars amid ongoing war in Gaza
By Ed Klajman
Israeli Premier League soccer player Lior Asulin (R) being interviewed after a match in March 2015. (Screen capture: YouTube)
October 13, 2023, 2:04 am
Former soccer star, other Israeli athletes among those killed in terror onslaught
Beloved sports figures were lost defending their country and as victims of the massacres by Hamas on Saturday. They are being honored at home and abroad
By jacob gurvis
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, second from right, claps before the Women's World Cup Group E soccer match between the United States and Vietnam at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, July 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
July 25, 2023, 12:47 pm
A Jewish guide to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Jews have had a good run in soccer this year with two players on the US men’s World Cup team and a stunning U20 run from Israel, but the women’s league may suffer a shutout
By jacob gurvis
Members of the Hapoel Jerusalem women's soccer team at a recent game. (Berney Ardov/Hapoel Jerusalem)
February 2, 2023, 5:57 am
End goals: The Jerusalem team trying to shake up how Israel treats women’s soccer
In just its 3rd season on the field, Hapoel Jerusalem’s women’s club has made history with its speedy advance to the Premier League – with backing from the US government
By Amy Spiro
Elnaz Rekabi competes without a hijab at the International Federation of Sport Climbing’s Asia Championship in Seoul, October 16, 2022 (Screen grab used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 18, 2022, 10:59 am
Fears mount for missing Iranian climber who competed without hijab in Seoul
Elnaz Rekabi and team flew back to Tehran early; report says athlete’s passport, phone confiscated; unsourced opposition report alleges she’ll be taken to notorious Evin Prison
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Ukrainian runner Valentyna Veretska poses with the Ukrainian and Israeli flags after finishing first among women in the Jerusalem marathon, March 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
March 25, 2022, 11:39 am
Valentyna Veretska, Ukrainian refugee, wins women’s race at Jerusalem Marathon
Veretska had been preparing to take part before war; fleeing her country with 11-year-old daughter, she asked organizers to help her participate ‘for the people of Ukraine’
By ToI Staff
Sherry Levin set several program records at Holy Cross. (Holy Cross/ via JTA)
December 27, 2021, 3:04 am
Jesuit college Holy Cross hangs mezuzah in honor of Jewish women’s basketball legend
Sherry Levin still holds her alma mater’s record for points, points per game, field goals made and free throws made, from an era with no 3-point line and 30 fewer games than today
By jacob gurvis
Olympic Gold medalist Linoy Ashram at Ben Gurion Airport after winning the Gold medal in the rhythmic gymnast at the Olympic Games in Japan, on August 11, 2021. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
November 27, 2021, 8:58 am
Gold medalist Linoy Ashram on her Olympic whirlwind and becoming an Israeli icon
Ever the picture of humility, the elite athlete says she was hoping to achieve bronze — but is proud to show off her Sephardic roots in a sport dominated by Eastern Europeans
By Emily Burack
JoAnn Mason Parker, once the wunderkind of competitive pool, is looking to make a comeback — and she's being inducted into the Northern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. (Parker Hill/J. The Jewish News of Northern California/ via JTA)
November 8, 2021, 3:26 am
Billiards legend and former Jewish educator JoAnn Mason Parker eyes pro comeback
Inducted into California’s Jewish Sports Hall of Fame last month, the one-time prodigy mulls bringing her aggressive style back to the professional circuit, after a 26-year hiatus
By Gabe Stutman
Orthodox Jewish runner Beatie Deutsch. (Projects in Torah/ via JTA)
August 1, 2021, 3:05 am
Adidas chooses an American-Israeli Orthodox mom as the face of a new campaign
Beatie Deutsch appeared out of nowhere in 2016 to become a top female runner globally — all while racing in modest attire; now a top sporting brand wants to showcase her faith
By Bonnie Azoulay
Leah Goldstein pushes hard in the last 500 miles of Race Across America 2021, June 24, 2021. (Tara Roberts/RAAM Media)
July 10, 2021, 8:36 am
Jewish Canadian cyclist is first woman to win toughest ultra-endurance race
Crossing finish line in 11 days, 3 hours and 3 minutes, Leah Goldstein traverses 3,000 miles to take first place in overall solo in grueling Race Across America
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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