Tag: OLYMPICS

President Isaac Herzog spoke on Monday at the official memorial marking 50 years since the massacre of eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

The German government has reportedly agreed to pay the families of the 11 victims $28 million, opening the way for them to attend an event in Germany marking the 50th anniversary of the attack.

“It had always been a dream of mine to skate for Israel. As a Jewish religious girl raised modern Orthodox, I know that Israel is our home,” said 19-year-old Hailey Kops, a New Jersey native who qualified for the pairs ice skating competition.

As of last Monday, it was still unclear whether or not Al-Qahtani would face Hershko.

Israel beat Russia 4:1 in the group event that was held for the first time this year, and 11 of its team members were awarded a medal.

Othman Al-Omeir, the editor of the news website Elaph, tweeted: “I support Tahani Al-Qahtani, whether she wins or loses. It will be a disgrace [only] if she withdraws.”

The International Judo Foundation and Sudanese Olympic officials did not provide a reason why Mohamed Abdalrasool missed the match.

"It is an honor for me to be an example and source of inspiration for young women and be an example on realizing one's dream."

The Tokyo Olympics 2020 officially honored the memory of the Israeli victims of the 1972 terror attack at the Olympics in West Germany as part of the main opening ceremony.

Wiki offers a huge list of Olympic Games scandals and controversies.

"The operation ended with the death of 11 Israeli athletes, 5 out of 8 operators, a German police and helicopter pilot, Germany released the three Palestinians."

USA Gymnastics said it took "great courage" for Aly Raisman to speak out.

One year after winning a bronze medal in the Rio Olympics, the Israeli judoka says, 'The fire inside me has gone out.'

Agnes Keleti holds more Olympic gold medals than anyone else in the State of Israel.

An Israeli delegation of high-school students won two medals on Friday at the International Olympiad in Informatics held in Kazan, Russia.

The Abu Gosh family immigrated to Jordan from the Israeli Arab village of Abu Gosh, located on the main highway to Jerusalem.

If countries like Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and others cannot put aside their hatred of Israel, or any other country, at least for the duration of the Olympics, they should not be allowed to compete.

The Egyptian Judo Olympiad refused to shake hands with his Israeli opponent, Ori Sasson, who then went on to win a bronze medal. The Egyptian...

A young Orthodox Jewish athlete from New York has her sights set on qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The Jewish State’s high school delegation took home two medals.

Jews competed in the most coveted sporting competitions throughout Europe, including the Olympics.

Rajoub condemned a successful peacebuilding event between Israeli and Arab youth sponsored by the Peres Center for Peace as a "crime against humanity."

An Iranian silver medalist avoided the awards rather than be photographed with the Israeli bronze medalist.

He said: If the world had come down hard on terror after the Munch Massacres, "we wouldn’t have had what happened in Paris."

Europe’s biggest Jewish sports event will take place in Germany—for the first time in its history.

Sagi Muki defeated his opponent from Georgia.

After he dropped the FIFA ball, now he wants to make a bigger fool out of himself.

The Olympic Committee and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympiad have selected Israeli security company ISDS to provide security for the event with a...

Israeli windsurfer Shahar Zubari won a gold medal at the Sailing World Cup in China, finishing first in in the men’s RS:X on Saturday...

Plans for a memorial in Munich to 11 Israelis and a German police officer murdered at the 1972 Summer Olympics there were unveiled on...