Posts Tagged: Israeli Sports
Palestinian Olympic Committee Head Says Israel Should Be Banned From 2024 Paris Games
Palestinian Olympic Committee President Jibril Rajoub is calling for Israel to be banned from the 2024 Olympic Games because of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war just...
Israel to Host UEFA Under-19 Soccer Championship in 2027
Israel has been chosen to host the Union of European Football Associations' (UEFA) Under-19 Championship in 2027, the UEFA's executive committee announced on Tuesday following...
Israel Gymnastics Team Scores Second Gold Medal in World Championship After Historic Win
Israel's rhythmic gymnastics team won its second gold medal at the 2023 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Valencia, Spain, on Sunday, two days after being...
Saudis Refuse to Broadcast Soccer in Israel ‘as long as Netanyahu in Power’
i24 News — A source close to the Saudi royal family said on Monday that Riyadh would not allow Israeli television to broadcast its soccer...
Israeli Women Win Gold, Silver Medals in Windsurfing at World Championships
Female Israeli athletes took home the gold and silver medals in the iQFoiL category of women's windsurfing at the 2023 Sailing World Championships in the...
A Glorious Year Awaits Israeli Sports in 2023
Although 2022 was quite the year for Israeli sports, 2023 promises to be even bigger and better. What are some of the events on the horizon...
When Did Israelis Become So Good at Judo?
For many years, Israel’s role in international sports was an afterthought. Then, 30 years ago, the country began its unprecedented rise to prominence on the...
Give Sports Bigotry No Sanction
Hamid Sajjadi, Iran’s recently appointed minister of sports, warned Iranian athletes in August not to compete against counterparts from the “child-killing and occupying regime of...
Israeli Judoka Sagi Muki Wins Gold Medal at World Championship in Tokyo
Israeli judoka Sagi Muki won the gold medal at the World Judo Championship in Tokyo on Wednesday, becoming the first Israeli to accomplish such a...
NBA Veteran Omri Casspi on Return to Israeli Basketball: Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Was Obviously the First, Second, and Third Option’
Veteran Israeli NBA Player Omri Casspi is returning to Israel after ten years to play for the Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv, calling the popular basketball...
Israeli Soccer Star Named Most Valuable Player in Chinese League
JNS.org – Israeli soccer star Eran Zahavi was named this year’s most valuable player in the Chinese Super League (CSL) last weekend. Zahavi, 30, garnered the award...
Israeli Nili Block Wins Thai Boxing Title at European Championships in Paris
Four-time world champion Israeli Nili Block took home another title on Saturday, winning the gold medal at the Thai Boxing European Championships in Paris, the...
Israeli Tennis Player Quits Third Set of Shenzhen Open Quarter-Final Match, as Yom Kippur Falls in China
Israeli professional tennis player Dudi Sela quit in the third set of a Shenzhen Open quarter-final match on Friday, as Yom Kippur fell in China. The...
Tunisian Tennis Federation Lifts Prohibition, Enabling Top Player to Compete Against Israeli
Tunisia's top tennis player has finally been permitted to compete against an Israeli, after the Tunisian Tennis Federation lifted apparent political restrictions banning its members...
