Windsurfing

Israeli Olympians celebrate successful Games in Paris upon return to Israel

Seven medals – a gold, 5 silvers and a bronze – sets new blue-and-white record • No major incidents of antisemitism

 ISRAEL FLAG BEARERS – gold-medal windsurfer Tom Reuveny and silver-medal rhythmic gymnastics team captain Romi Paritzki – lead the blue-and-white delegation (inset) during Sunday’s closing ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympic Summer Games at Stade de France.
 Paris 2024 Olympics - Sailing - Women's Windsurfing Final - Marseille Marina, Marseille, France - August 03, 2024. Sharon Kantor of Israel celebrates after winning silver.

Flaw in the scoring system? Olympic windsurfer laments loss after Israeli victory

 Paris 2024 Olympics - Sailing - Men's Windsurfing Victory Ceremony - Marseille Marina, Marseille, France - August 03, 2024. Gold medallist Tom Reuveny of Israel poses on the podium with silver medallist Grae Morris of Australia and bronze medallist Luuc van Opzeeland of Netherlands.

Historic Olympic Shabbat: Israel wins three medals in a day in France, including one gold

 Israel judoka Sagi Muki (right) lost to South Korea’s Joonhwan Kor Lee in round-of-16 of the men’s under-81kg weight class.

Medal optimism on the water for Israelis


Polish 88-year-old takes tilt at world's oldest windsurfer crown

Retiree Piotr Dudek has been windsurfing for 40 years and is known by the nickname "Junior," coined for him by his friends when he was around 80.

 Polish retiree Piotr Dudek is hoping to officially become the world's oldest windsurfer

Israel wins gold, silver at windsurfing European Championship

The competition served as a qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics.

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Israeli windsurfer wins silver at world championship

Spychakov, 20, got to the finish line third, but was able to pass the Dutch Lilian de Geus by two points, and beat her to the silver medal.

ISRAELI WINDSURFER Katy Spychakov improved her chances of qualifying for the RS:X competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a bronze medal yesterday at the Ready Steady Tokyo – Sailing competition in Japan.

Surf’s up! Israelis catching the wave to the 2020 Olympic Games

Israel’s boom in surfing has made the sport almost as popular as soccer, and is putting some young competitors on the path to the 2020 Olympic Games.

Former Israeli surfing open division champion Yoni Klein

Oman withdraws from hosting youth sailing Worlds due to Israeli participation

Israel's Yoav Omer and Noy Drihan did not have an opportunity to defend their titles at the youth windsurfing World Championships in Langkawi, Malaysia, late last year.

Windsurfer Noy Drihan

Windsurfing Worlds sail into Eilat

Ma’ayan Davidovich is Israel’s only realistic medal hope in the women’s event.

Ma’ayan Davidovich.

Sinai says: Buoyant Zubari pumped for ‘special’ windsurfing worlds in Eilat

At just 29 years of age, the Israeli windsurfer has won an Olympic medal, a world championship medal and has twice been crowned as European champion .

Shahar Zubari

Sinai Says: Israeli sailing refuses to cast its fate to the wind with global events

The sport’s governing body said that it “deeply regrets” that Israel’s representatives were unable to compete “due to the conditions imposed by the Malaysian authorities.”

Israeli windsurfer Nimrod Mashiah

World Sailing condemns Malaysia for barring Israelis

Possible sanctions include: non-selection as a future venue, denial of appointment of World Sailing race officials to future regattas in the country.

Windsurfer Yoav Omer

After Israelis barred from Malaysia, World Sailing to draft new guidelines

World Sailing's Executive Committee met last Friday to discuss the "recent unacceptable events at the just concluded Youth World Sailing Championship."

Windsurfer Noy Drihan

Windsurfing: Zubari grabs silver medal at European Championships

The 26-year-old finishes European windsurfing Championships in Brest, France, with first major medal in three year.

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