Olympics
Tel Aviv University opens $35m Sylvan Adams Sport Science Institute
The new institute will partner with the Olympic Committee of Israel to provide scientific support for athletes preparing for the 2028 and 2032 Olympic Games.
Russia reintegrating into Olympics as International Olympic Committee lifts suspension
Israel's Olympics judo bronze medalist auctioning equipment to fund ZAKA PTSD treatments
WATCH: Maccabiah opening ceremony kicks off in Jerusalem, thousands of athletes in attendance
A hard defeat: French pole vaulter goes viral after his penis costs him the Olympics
French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati lost at the Olympics over his manhood hitting the crossbar, but to the Internet, he won the gold in comedy.
Conspiracy theories flood the internet after Israeli flag appears tied up at Olympic medal ceremony
'Perhaps this flag scenario is the Iranian response to the Haniyeh assassination and I can finally get some sleep?' Israelis joke in an attempt to alleviate the recent escalation in Iranian threats.
The Jewish Sport Report: A Jewish recap of the opening week of the 2024 Paris Olympics
The biggest Jewish story of the 2024 Olympics so far may be Jessica Fox, the Australian canoe paddler who added two gold medals to her already unmatched legacy as the greatest in the sport’s history.
Jewish Australian Jemima Montag wins bronze in the 20-km racewalk
Montag, 26, finished the race in 1:26:25, six seconds behind the Spanish silver medalist and 31 seconds behind the Chinese winner.
Israel's Raz Hershko takes Women's Judo heavyweight silver medal at the Olympics
Hershko has become 3rd Israeli medal winner at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with all of them in judo.
American Jewish teen Claire Weinstein wins silver medal in 4×200-meter freestyle relay
Weinstein, 17, swam the first leg of the US team’s relay, helping the group take second place with a time of 7:40.86, more than two seconds behind first-place Australia.
US women's foil squad takes gold in Paris Olympics
Maia Weintraub and Jackie Dubrovich are among an outsized crop of Jewish fencers on the United States’ Paris team.
Jewish rugby player Sarah Levy wins bronze medal in historic US victory
Sarah Levy, who had also competed in the JCC Maccabi Games as a teenager, earned the medal alongside the US team’s Jewish assistant coach, former Olympic athlete Zack Test.
Antisemitic protestors chant 'Heil Hitler' during Israel-Paraguay soccer match at Paris Olympics
Protesters chanted “Heil Hitler” and waved Palestinian flags during Israel’s soccer match against Paraguay at the Paris Olympics. The Paris public prosecutor opened an investigation in response.
Nick Itkin wins bronze in Paris, becoming first of Jewish fencers to medal
Itkin is one of six fencers out of 20 on the US team in Paris who are Jewish or come from Jewish families.
