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Australian sisters Jessica and Noemie Fox won three gold medals between them
SPORT
Meet the 20 Jewish Olympians who won medals in Paris
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA)
Athletes from Australia, the USA and Israel struck gold (and silver and bronze) in the 2024 Games
Australian sisters Jessica and Noemie Fox won three gold medals between them
SPORTMeet the 20 Jewish Olympians who won medals in Paris
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA)
Australian sisters Jessica and Noemie Fox won three gold medals between them
August 13, 2024, 10:57 am
Meet the 20 Jewish Olympians who won medals in Paris
Athletes from Australia, the USA and Israel struck gold (and silver and bronze) in the 2024 Games
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA)
August 11, 2024, 2:23 pm
Israel wins record seventh Olympics medal with rythmic gymnastics silver
The 88-strong delegation has now won one gold, five silver and one bronze at the Paris Games
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA)
Vitalii Sazonov is a Ukrainian national judo team doctor. Mr Sazonov is living as a refugee in the UK and has shared his excitement about making it to the Olympics after nearly losing his family to Russia's invasion.
August 6, 2024, 2:03 pm
How World Jewish Relief helped Ukrainian doctor get to Olympics
After taking part in WJR STEP programme the doctor was able to work with judoka team in Paris
By Jenni Frazer
Tohar Butbul
August 1, 2024, 7:02 pm
OPINION: Anti-Israel bias is being given more than a sporting chance
The difficulty in acquiring replica kit is far from the worst thing to happen to Israeli footballers and fans during the Paris 2024 Olympics, writes Charlotte Henry
By Charlotte Henry
Rabbi Alexander Goldberg
July 31, 2024, 9:54 am
OPINION: Reflections from a former Olympic and Paralympic chaplain
'I salute the courage and dedication of thousands of unsung heroes', writes Rabbi Alex Goldberg
By Alexander Goldberg
Sylvan (left) with fans proudly displaying the Israeli flag
July 26, 2024, 5:15 pm
Our cyclists are ready to step onto the Olympic podium, says billionaire Israel team patron Sylvan Adams
The owner of Israel's Premier Tech cycling team believes they're a serious contender at the 2024 global sports competition
By Francine Wolfisz
Heightened security at Paris Olympics
July 22, 2024, 11:46 am
Far-left French MP claims Israeli athletes ‘not welcome in Paris’ ahead of Olympics
Thomas Portes, from the ultra-left France Unbowed party, is condemned after calling for Israel delegation ban days before Paris Olympics begin
By JN Reporter
Israel’s national football team. There has been discussion about the possibility of barring Israel from competing in the Games, but this has been rejected
July 19, 2024, 9:49 am
Palestinian bid to ban Israel football team from Olympics fails
Israel has been drawn into Group D alongside Japan, Mali and Paraguay, with the top two nations set to advance through to the knockout stage.
By Jewish News Reporter
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July 18, 2024, 6:04 pm
Adidas apologises for ‘upset or distress caused’ by 1972 Munich Olympic trainer
EXCLUSIVE: Sports brand re-issued its SL 72 OG shoe, inspired by the infamous Munich Olympics, where 11 Israeli athletes were murdered by Palestinian terrorists
By Michelle Rosenberg
Netanya, Wingate Institute Gymnastics Exhibition, Itzhak Kalter 1955.
July 17, 2024, 10:54 am
Unveiling Israel’s sporting history in pictures
From fencing to cycling and gymnastics, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund showcases rare photographs from pre-State and early Israel
By Michelle Rosenberg
Iran's athlete delegation at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. (Lu Lin/CHINASPORTS/VCG via Getty Images)
August 31, 2023, 7:36 am
Iran banned a weightlifter for life after he took a photo with an Israeli opponent
Iran, whose leaders regularly call for violence against Israel, forbids its athletes from competing against Israelis, including at the Olympics.
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA)
Israeli football fans cheer their national team
July 10, 2023, 9:28 am
Israel’s football team to compete at Olympics for first time since 1976
The national side qualified for the first time in nearly 50 years after performing superbly at the under-21 European tournament.
By JTA
Jewish News' co-publishers Justin Cohen (left) and Richard Ferrer presenting Sir Ben with a souvenir edition of the newspaper to mark the great man's 90th birthday in 2019.
June 21, 2023, 10:30 am
VOICE OF THE JEWISH NEWS: Sir Ben was our greatest inspiration and dearest friend
To staff at Jewish News who got to know Sir Ben Helfgott and his wife Arza over many years, it was his humanity, his smile and deep wisdom that made him our greatest hero.
Holocaust survivor and Israeli sportsman Shaul Ladany stands in front of a child photo of him in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp memorial.
September 4, 2022, 9:36 am
Bergen Belsen and Munich Olympics survivor: ‘I am not afraid to die’
Shaul Ladany, now 86, reflects on the 1972 terror attack that took place at the Olympic Games 50 years ago this week.
By Jamie Gardner (Press Association)
British Biathlete Jack Davis-Black (Jewish News)
April 6, 2022, 4:15 pm
Britain’s only Jewish Biathlete has his sights set on the next Winter Olympics
Jack Davis-Black has been selected onto the British Biathlon’s development programme.
By Jewish News Reporter
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