Olympics 2020

Israeli athletes need more support - editorial

We can only wonder what Israelis athletes could have achieved if they had received even more support during their long, arduous years of training.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
The Israeli Olympic delegation medalists upon their arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, August 1, 2022.
ORI SASSON was the last Israeli to win a medal at Olympics, capturing the bronze in the judo men's heavyweight competition at the 2016 Games in Rio

Israeli Olympic medalist Ori Sasson to retire from judo

The Israeli judoka is one of two Israeli athletes to have won two Olympic medals in their career.

|ByTAL SPUNGIN
LINOY ASHRAM brought home the gold in rhythmic gymnastics.

Israel's Rhythmic gymnastics Olympic champ Linoy Ashram retires at 22

Ashram won the individual all-around gold in Tokyo last year to break Russia's 20-year-long stranglehold on the Olympic title.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Minister of Religious Affairs Matan Kahana attends a plenary session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, July 26, 2021.

Fundamental issues to Jewish nation to be tackled in Knesset winter session - analysis

In the new winter session of the Knesset, Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana will introduce legislation that will tackle the most sensitive issues to the Jewish nation.

|ByJEREMY SHARON

Olympics: Zelikman, Ashram advance to final match

AUGUST 6, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Gymnastics - Rhythmic - Individual All-Around - Qualification - Rotation 1 & 2 - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - August 6, 2021. Linoy Ashram of Israel in action with ball.

Israeli athletes head into home stretch in final Tokyo weekend

Rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram hopes to win big with the rest of her team, and Israel's runners prepare to go the distance in athletics.

AUGUST 5, 2021ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
ISRAEL’S LINOY ASHRAM has won six silver and five bronze medals in the 2017, 2018 and 2019 world championships, and claimed two golds and a bronze at this year’s World Cup.

Israeli judokas revel in redemptive Olympic bronze medal as a unified team

The Olympic Games proves who the cream of the crop really is and in this case, the Israeli team rather than the individuals rose to the top.

AUGUST 3, 2021ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
ISRAEL’S JUDO delegation celebrates its bronze medal in the team event.

Tokyo 2020: Simone Biles back in the game with bronze medal win

Three times world champion on the beam, Biles might have finished third but her mere presence in the final was considered a victory after she abruptly dropped out of last Tuesday's team competition.

AUGUST 3, 2021ByREUTERS
ronze medallist Simone Biles of the United States poses in front of the Olympic rings.

Olympics: NZ's Hubbard becomes 1st transgender Olympian, but exits early

"She had a hard background and so many people wanted her to lose. She had an uphill battle here," said Austria's Sarah Fischer.

AUGUST 2, 2021ByREUTERS
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Weightlifting - Women's +87kg - Group A - Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan - August 2, 2021. Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand in action.

Belarus athlete granted visa to Poland after refusing to go home

Tsimanouskaya's husband will join her in Poland, a Warsaw-based Belarusian opposition politician said on Monday.

AUGUST 2, 2021ByREUTERS
Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is seen at Haneda international airport in Tokyo, Japan August 1, 2021

Simone Biles set to take part in balance beam final

The balance beam event will be Simone Biles's last chance at a gold medal in Tokyo.

AUGUST 2, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Simone Biles of the United States during training ahead of the Olympic Games, July 22, 2021.

Israeli gymnast Artem Dolgopyat wins an Olympic gold medal in Tokyo

The Israeli competed fourth, netting a score of 14.933. This is Israel's first gold medal in Tokyo, and second in history.

AUGUST 1, 2021ByIDAN ZONSHINE
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Artistic - Men's Floor Exercise - Final - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - August 1, 2021. Artem Dolgopyat of Israel in action during the floor exercise. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson

Israeli athlete Knyazyeva-Minenko places 6th in women's triple jump final

The 31-year-old Knyazyeva-Minenko scored a personal best for 2021, putting up a distance of 14.60 meters in her third time reaching the Olympic final.

AUGUST 1, 2021ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's Triple Jump - Final - OLS - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – August 1, 2021. Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko of Israel in action

Who is Artem Dolgopyat, Israel's Olympic gold medalist?

In 2009, Dolgopyat’s family moved to Israel from the Ukraine and settled in Tel Aviv, where he quickly became a standout at the Maccabi sports club.

AUGUST 1, 2021ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
Israeli gymnast Artem Dolgopyat