Paralympics

Tenth Israeli medal

Ami Dadaon wins bronze at Paris Paralympics

Israeli swimmer Ami Dadaon wins bronze in Men’s 50m freestyle S4. Israeli swimmer Ariel Malyar also participates in the race and comes in seventh.

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Jewish track and field star takes home two gold medals

Jewish US track and field star Ezra Frech wins 2 Paralympic gold medals.

Israeli swimmer Ami Dadaon wins second gold medal at Paralympics

Israeli swimmer Ami Dadaon wins gold in the men’s 200m freestyle S4 disability class, securing his third medal overall and his second gold medal.

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Iranian athlete refuses to compete against Israeli

Iranian athlete Saeid Sadeghianpour does not show up to taekwondo match against Israel's Adnan Milad, handing the Israeli an automatic win.

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Israeli swimmer Ami Dadaon wins Israel's second gold medal

Israeli swimmer Ami Dadaon claims gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, finishing the race in 1:20.25 minutes.

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Israeli athlete Asaf Yasur wins gold in taekwondo

Israeli athlete Asaf Yasur defeats Turkey's Ali Can Ozcan and clinches Israel's first gold medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games being held in Paris.

BBC ignores gold medal win of Israeli-Arab Paralympian

BBC Arabic refuses to list Israeli-Arab Iyad Shalabi as this year’s first Arab gold medalist at the Paralympics.

Israeli swimmers win two more gold medals at Paralympics

Israeli swimmers win 2 more golds at Tokyo Paralympics, bringing the country’s medal count to record 9.

US Jewish athlete wins Paralympic table tennis gold

20-year-old American Jewish athlete Ian Seidenfeld, the son of a four-time Paralympic table tennis medalist, takes first place at Tokyo.

Israeli swimmer nets gold medal, sets record at Paralympics

Israel's Mark Malyar takes the gold at Tokyo Paralympics while setting world record for 200-meter medley swimming.

Inclusive fashion brand’s founders design Paralympic uniforms

Social venture designs the outfits of Israel’s representative athletes for the Paralympic Games, based on their unique special needs.

'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.

Malaysia stripped of swimming championships over ban on Israelis

International Paralympic Committee removes swimming competition from Malaysia after country's PM refuses to allow Israelis to compete.

British Labour official: Reverse Malaysian ban on Israelis

Deputy leader of British Labour party says Paralympic qualifiers in Malaysia should be cancelled if the country refuses entry to Israelis.

Malaysia: We won't host any more events involving Israel

Malaysia's foreign minister reiterates that Israeli swimmers will not be permitted into the country for Paralympics qualifier.

Malaysia will not allow Israelis to attend Paralympics qualifier

International Paralympic Committee disappointed over Malaysia's refusal to allow Israeli swimmers to attend competition this summer.

Rivlin meets paralympians 50 years after paralympics in Israel

President meets with paralympians to mark 50th anniversary of 1968 Tel Aviv Paralympics. 'You are the Maccabees of our generation.'

Paralympic medalist hasn't stopped running since combat injury

Leah Shaziri, mother of medalist Doron Shaziri, wouldn't be surprised if her son won a 10th paralympic medal today.

Another medal for Israel at Paralympics

After rower Moran Samuel's bronze yesterday, shooter Doron Shaziri joins the medal party with a bronze in the 50M Rifle 3-position event.

Netanyahu: Internet is blessing to humanity, but also a curse

At opening of cabinet meeting, PM Netanyahu speaks about 9/11, incitement on social media, social services reform, and the Paralympics.

Lone Soldiers Celebrate Hanukkah with 2012 Paralympic Winner

Over one-hundred Lone Soldiers gathered in Tel Aviv to celebrate the 6th night of Hanukkah with 2012 Tennis Paralympics Gold Medal Winner.

Paralympics War Vet Medalist: I'd Do It All Again

Noam Gershoni thinks bringing honor to Israel may be more important than having been wounded to do so.

Israeli Veteran Takes Paralympic Gold

IDF veteran Noam Gershoni wins gold in the men’s tennis singles at the Paralympics.

PM to Paralympic Athletes: You Have 'Spirit of Champions'

PM Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated the three Israeli medalists of the London Paralympics, saying they have the “spirit of champions.”

Netanyahu Hosts Israel’s Paralympic Hopefuls

As Olympic team returns, Paralympic athletes prepare for their events. Netanyahu, ‘You are already champions.’

British Ambassador and Paralympic Athletes Celebrate London 2012

The British Embassy in Israel, together with the British Council, held a special event in honor of the Israeli Paralympics team.