Olympics

‘I’ll call you Santi, and you call me Bougie’: Israeli president meets Paraguayan president

Herzog told Peña that after the painful and agonizing year that Israel has gone through, Paraguay’s friendship is very meaningful.

How Harlem Globetrotters founder Abe Saperstein shaped basketball as we know it today

A new biography highlights Jewish sports pioneer Abe Saperstein, founder of the Harlem Globetrotters, and his influence on basketball's global rise, including introducing the three-point shot.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
03/10/2024

All the Jewish and Israeli medalists at the 2024 Paris Paralympics

Weeks after at least 21 Jewish athletes won a total of 18 medals at the Olympics, 15 Jewish and Israeli Paralympians racked up 13 medals of their own.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
10/09/2024
  Athletes are seen playing in this picture by Alma Machnes Kass.

Israeli artist's sports photography on display at Paris Cultural Olympiad

The Like A Dance in the Dark exhibit is produced in collaboration with the Paris-based Miss Parisette run by Elinor Agam, a theater director and former cultural attaché to Israel's Embassy in Paris.

08/09/2024

Israeli taekwondo fighter Asaf Yasur wins gold medal at Paralympic Games

Asaf Yasur, the world’s top-ranked taekwondo fighter in the under-58 kg category, made history by winning Israel's first medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games.

Canadian union VP rejects calls to resign over exploding Jewish athlete video

Canadian Union of Public Employees’ (CUPE) General Vice President and Ontario CUPE President Fred Hahn rejected the CUPE National Executive Board's call for him to resign.

Cibus recruits partners & grants a budget to every Olympic medalist

The companies that join Cibus are among the leaders in Israel in the employee benefits industry. In addition, the company will grant an annual budget to the Olympic medalists.

21/08/2024

Israel’s record Olympics: How systematic planning made seven medals normal

Israel’s amazing achievement was not exceptional at all, even though it certainly felt that way. It was a normal achievement by all standards, and that’s what’s truly amazing.

By BARAK SELLA
19/08/2024

Israel's silver Olympian Raz Hershko tells 'Post' of Paris success

With that in mind, Hershko spoke to The Jerusalem Post about returning back to the Holy Land with her silver medal in tow as well as her pride and joy as to what she was able to do for her country.

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
15/08/2024

Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History podcast examines the 1936 Olympics

Gladwell, the author, journalist and podcaster, explores the 1936 Berlin Olympics on the latest season of his podcast series “Revisionist History.”

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
14/08/2024
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