Paralympics

Maccabi, TOM team up for disabled IDF veterans

The agreement reflects a shared commitment to ensure that anyone who wishes to train, compete, or pursue a sporting dream is able to do so.

MACCABI WORLD UNION CEO Roy Hessing (left) and Tikkun Olam Makers founder Gidi Grinstein pose after signing their organizations' collaboration agreement.
Snoop Dogg ahead of the Skateboarding Men's Final at the Paris 2024 Olympics, August 7, 2024.

Snoop Dogg named honorary coach of Team USA ahead of 2026 Winter Games

Israel ParaSport Center marks 65 years with new Luski Aquatic Center

Israel ParaSport Center marks 65 years with new Luski Aquatic Center

Moran Samuel

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Israel's Sasson snags Paralympics wheelchair tennis bronze

In the final set, Sasson unleashed his best tennis, taking control and storming to a 6-1 win, sealing his first Paralympics medal.

 Caption: ISRAEL WHEELCHAIR tennis player Guy Sasson celebrates on the court at Rolabd Garros after winning a bronze medal at the Paris Paralympics.

As Israel endured a difficult weekend at home, its athletes won several Paralympic medals

Israel's Paralympian team in Paris has brought the country's 2024 medal count up to 7.

 Shahar Milfelder and Saleh Shahin compete in the PR2 mixed double sculls heat at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games, Aug. 30, 2024, in Paris.

Israel’s Paralympic tennis stars make their mark in Paris

The world’s top wheelchair athletes, including four Israelis—Adam Berdichevsky, Guy Sasson, Sergei Lysov, and Maayan Zikri—are competing fiercely at Stade Roland Garros.

 CLOCKWISE FROM top left: Guy Sasson (Wheelchair Tennis), Adam Berdichevsky (Wheelchair Tennis and Flag Bearer), Maayan Zikri (Wheelchair Tennis), Sergei Lysov (Wheelchair Tennis) and Nadav Levi (Boccia).

Ami Dadaon wins Israel’s second Paralympics gold medal after setting new record in 100m freestyle

Dadaon, 23, finished the race with a time of 1:20.25, finishing nearly a second and a half ahead of the Japanese silver medalist.

 Gold medalist, Ami Omer Dadaon of Team Israel reacts on the podium following the Men's 100m Freestyle - S4 Final on day two of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games at Paris La Defense Arena on August 30, 2024 in Nanterre, France.

Israeli taekwondo fighter Asaf Yasur wins gold medal at Paralympic Games

Asaf Yasur, the world’s top-ranked taekwondo fighter in the under-58 kg category, made history by winning Israel's first medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games.

 ASAF YASUR won a gold medal for Israel at the Paralympics in taekwondo.

El Al flies cheer team to Paris Paralympics

Bringing the Israeli spirit to athletes competing abroad.


Ezra Frech, Ian Seidenfeld, Oct. 7 survivor, other athletes to watch at the 2024 Paris Paralympics

Israel won nine medals — including six golds — at the most recent Paralympic Games in Tokyo, and has 384 total medals in the Games dating back to the inaugural Summer Paralympics in 1960.

 Top row, from left: Moran Samuel, Ian Seidenfeld, Guy Sasson and Ezra Frech. Bottom row, from left: Adam Berdichevsky, Mark Malyar, Asaf Yasur and Jody Schloss.

One of Israel’s flag bearers in the Paralympics is a survivor of Oct. 7

Adam Berdichevsky and his family hid for 14 hours in their home at Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak on the Gaza border while Hamas terrorists attacked the community.

 Israeli wheelchair tennis player Adam Berdichevsky survived Oct. 7 with his family.

Featuring paralympic athletes: Artlist's exciting new project

Artlist collaborates with Paralympic athletes to create authentic sound effects for content creators.

 Artlist collaborates with Paralympic athletes

Israeli athletes head to Paris: A beacon of hope amid adversity - opinion

As Israel prepares to send its largest delegation to the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, these events carry profound significance amid recent challenges.

 THE WRITER chairs a meeting of the Knesset Subcommittee for Sports.