1992 Summer Olympics

It’s never easy to select the Israeli Sports Personality of the Year, but it’s rarely been this difficult to even pick the six nominees. These have…

After two decades of remarkable success, Israeli judo is experiencing a meltdown. However, a ruling from Tel Aviv District Court judge Eitan…

For the first time in 43 years, the Israeli women’s volleyball team will take part in the final phase of a European competition this weekend. Israel…

Most afternoons, straight after school - and before homework, when he can get away with it - Ido, nine, spends some quality time tending to his…

Among the myriad of superfluous ministries handed out by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in his recent orgy of coalition building is the Ministry…

We may only be seven days into 2009, but Israeli sport already has an early candidate for its personality of the year. Arie Selinger's volleyball…

Amit Dror is ready to go: His bow is cocked and so are his arms, tense and taut, veins about to burst, elbow vibrating with violent energy. If…

Scenes of helpless civilians emerging terrified, bleeding, limping and bereaved from bombarded apartment blocks are never happy, but the footage from…

There was an air of anticipation as Israel's Olympic delegation gathered at the Sheraton Moriah hotel in Tel Aviv on Sunday for a two day seminar to…

When the history books of Israeli sport are written many Independence Days from now, the name of Yael Arad will be one of the most seminal. In 1992…

Esther Roth-Shachamarov finishes sixth in the 1976 OlympicsArguably the most naturally gifted Israeli athlete ever, Esther Roth-Shachamarov achieved…

Sometimes, although admittedly rarely, Jewish tradition overrides Israel's sporting necessities. One of the strongest examples came in the summer of…

By 1992 Yoav Bruck was already one of Israel's greatest ever swimmers. The Ashkelon-born free style specialist had represented his country at the…

Some years ago, I had a student in my journalism class who had won a bronze medal in rowing at the Barcelona Olympics. She described to me a training…

Legendary British athlete Sebastian Coe spoke about his role as chairman of the London 2012 Olympics organizing committee during a panel discussion…

Yael Arad's silver medal in the judo competition at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics will forever be one of the most memorable moments in the history of…