![]() Jewish Olympic hopeful requests marathon not be held on ShabbatBeatie Deutsch, Orthodox mother of 5, asks Olympic Committee to keep marathon off Shabbat.![]() New date set for postponed Tokyo OlympicsThe Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, will begin on July 23 next year.![]() It's official: Olympic Games postponed until next year2020 Tokyo Games postponed until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.![]() Report: Olympics to be postponedInternational Olympic Committee member says Tokyo Olympics will be pushed back to 2021 due to the coronavirus.![]() Israel’s Olympic baseball team preps for Tokyo and looks to expand the sportThe Olympics squad is Israel’s first-ever in baseball and only the fourth in any team sport - winter or summer.![]() Haredi mother of 5 may have to give up her Olympic dreamAmerican-Israeli marathon runner may have to give up on Olympic race after run bumped up from Sunday to Saturday.![]() Israel will send largest delegation ever to 2020 OlympicsTeam Israel is to include about 85 athletes in 18 sports.![]() Gymnast Linoy Ashram wins 6 medals, qualifies for 2020 OlympicsIsraeli rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram wins six medals at world championships in Baku, netting four silvers and two bronzes.![]() Israel’s national baseball team is going to the 2020 OlympicsFor the first time ever, Israel's national baseball team secures spot at the summer Olympics.![]() Israeli baseball team advances in Olympic qualifying tournamentIsrael’s national baseball team advances to quarterfinals of the European Baseball Championship in early Olympic qualifying tournament.![]() 'Ban Iran, PA from the Olympics'National Council of Young Israel calls on PA to be banned from Olympics for glorifying 1972 massacre.![]() This Holocaust survivor has won 10 Olympic medalsGymnast Agnes Keleti survived the Holocaust to win 10 Olympic medals. At 98, she’s as feisty as ever.![]() 'Maccabi Europe' athletes honor 1st Jewish Olympic champJewish athletes will unveil in Budapest a new commemorative headstone at the grave of the first Jewish Olympic champion, Alfred Hajós.![]() Israeli Softball building women’s dream team for 2020 OlympicsIsraeli softball recruiting American Jewish college students and recent graduates, aiming to create 'dream team for 2020 Olympics.![]() Buenos Aires city honors career of Jewish swimmer Damian BlaumArgentinean Olympic swimmer who started his career at a Jewish sports club honored by Buenos Aires as 'Outstanding Sports Personality.'![]() 'There is no place for anti-Israel discrimination in sports'Israeli Paralympic swimming champ hopes decision to strip Malaysia of championship will deter other countries from banning Israelis.![]() Israel has a bobsled team, and it wants to compete in OlympicsIn days, Chaim Raice went from never having been on a bobsled to being an Olympic contender for Israel. It all started with a Facebook post.![]() Israel’s Youth Olympic team brings home 3 medalsIsraeli team brings home one gold medal, one silver, and one bronze at this year's Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.![]() Report: Olympian not considering selling his gold medalIsrael's only Olympic gold medalist changes his mind about selling prized medal.![]() Israel’s only Olympic gold medalist auctioning his medalWindsurfing champion Gal Fridman says financial situation is forcing him to part with precious Olympic medal.![]() Israeli sprinter breaks country’s record set at 1972 OlympicsDiana Vaisman breaks 46-year-old record set at Munich Olympics where 11 Israeli athletes were murdered by terrorists.![]() Olympic paddler helps raise memorial to murdered Polish JewsPolish national champion Dariusz Popiela spearheads project to restore memory of local Jewish Holocaust victims.![]() Grandson of Munich Olympics terrorist endorsed for CongressCalifornia Dems endorse grandson of architect of 1972 Munich Massacre in which 11 Israelis were murdered, for a congressional seat.![]() Russia banned from 2018 OlympicsInternational Olympic Committee bans Russia from competing under its flag in 2018, insists athletes prove themselves clean.![]() Japan turns to Israel's anti-terror expertise ahead of OlympicsJapanese security, intel agencies look to Israel for anti-terror expertise in preparing for 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.![]() Israel treats Russian Olympic medalist for anorexiaRussian Olympic gold medalist skater spends three months in Israeli anorexia clinic.![]() Rivlin attends memorial to Munich Massacre - 45 years lateIsraeli president noted Fatah continues to call Munich Massacre of 11 athletes 'heroic,' memorial decades overdue.![]() Olympic medalist teaches children with disabilitiesOlympic medalist Ori Sasson inaugurates new judo school in Jerusalem, volunteers with special needs children.![]() Wiesenthal anti-racism program part of youth Olympic gamesSimon Wiesenthal Center program against Racism in Sport to be implemented in the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games.![]() Watch: 6 months after Olympics Rio's stadium needs repairRio's famous Maracana stadium in shambles 6 months after summer games![]() Bronze medalist donates jacket to benefit disabled childrenOlympic team jacket worn by judoka Ori Sasson auctioned off for $100,000 at a fundraiser for children with disabilities.![]() Paralympic Games had a Jewish founding fatherThe founder of the Paralympics was a Jewish doctor who escaped the Holocaust by fleeing Nazi Germany.![]() Putin and RioThe Olympics are tainted by money, politics and moral pressure.![]() I heard my opponent say, 'Allahu Akbar'Olympic medalist Uri Sasson describes his experience fighting his Egyptian opponent. "He looked at us as if he wanted to murder us."![]() 7 Jewish American Olympians to watch in RioGabe Friedman gives a run-down on 7 star Jewish athletes competing for the US in the Olympics this summer.![]() UN remembers Israeli athletes murdered in 1972Israeli Mission to the UN holds memorial event to honor the Israeli athletes murdered in the attack on the 1972 Munich Olympics.![]() Russia won't be fully banned from Olympic GamesAfter calls for a total ban against Russian athletes in the Olympics for doping, the IOC decides against complete ban.![]() Israeli sports min. won't attend Olympic ceremonySports and Culture Minister Miri Regev says due to the fact that schedule would mean violating Shabbat, she won't be attending.![]() NFL player Nate Ebner makes US Olympic rugby teamNate Ebner of the New England Patriots qualifies for American Olympic men's rugby sevens team.![]() Athletes Messi, Pistorius sentenced to jailSoccer star Lionel Messi sentenced to 21 months for tax fraud, former Olympian Pistorius receives six years for murder.![]() Israeli app to guide Olympics-goers in Rio streetsIsraeli app 'Moovit' guides tourists and locals alike along the safest routes to and between Olympic events.![]() Athletes murdered in Munich to be honored at RioBrazilian, Israeli officials to hold ceremony commemorating massacred Israelis athletes during 2016 summer Olympic games.![]() UK Paralympic star calls for Munich tributeBritish Paralympic star calls for minute of silence at Rio Games in memory of Israelis murdered at Munich Olympics.![]() Regev: Being Quiet About PA Sports was a 'Mistake'Israel should address the PA's cynical use of sports to promote terrorism like any other issue, Culture Minister Miri Regev says.![]() Campaign Against Israel in 2016 Olympics?Foreign Ministry officials already preparing ahead of an anticipated fight by PA to have Israel ousted from the pinnacle of world sports.![]() Asia's Olympic Chief Calls for Hijab to be AllowedAsia's Olympic chief urges all sports to let women wear hijab headscarf, after Qatar's basketball team quits Asian Games in fury.![]() Ceremony Marks 40 Years Since Munich MassacreA ceremony was held in Germany to commemorate Israeli athletes and coaches who were brutally murdered at 1972 Munich Olympics Games.![]() 'Jewish Star' to be Inducted into Hall of FameJewish American Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman will be inducted into The National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.![]() Maccabi Games Kick off with 'Minute for Munich'The 2012 JCC Maccabi Games kicked off Sunday night in Rockland County, N.Y., in the largest organized sports event for Jewish teens.![]() 'Jewish Star' Accepts Invitation to Visit IsraelGold-winning American Jewish gymnast Aly Raisman has accepted an invitation from Diaspora Affairs Minister Yuli Edelstein to visit Israel.![]() Jewish Gymnast Honors Israeli VictimsJewish gymnast Aly Raisman reveals she chose the tune to her gold-medal routine in honor of the Israelis murdered in the 1972 Games.![]() Nazi Ties May Force Athletes to Take Democracy VowGermany may force athletes to make a commitment to democracy; announcement comes days after national rower left Olympics over neo-Nazi ties![]() Jewish American Gymnast Aly Raisman Takes GoldJewish-American gymnast Aly Raisman captured the gold medal in her ultimate triumph in the women’s individual floor exercise on Tuesday![]() Israeli Sprinter Blames Loss on Shoe DebacleAfter failing to move up to the men's 400m track semifinals at the Olympics, Israeli sprinter Donald Sanford blamed his loss on stolen shoes![]() German Rower Ousted from Olympics Over Nazi TiesGerman rower Nadja Drygalla left the Olympic Village on Friday following reports that her boyfriend was a far-right extremist.![]() 'I Am Nothing Without Them' Tattoo Stuns IOCFabian Gilot, a member of France’s freestyle swimming team, raised his arm revealing a Hebrew tattoo saying, “I am nothing without them.”![]() Jewish Gymnast Makes it to Olympic FinalsAmerican Jewish gymnast Aly Raisman reached the Olympics women's artistic gymnastics finals, beating world champion Jordyn Wieber. |