Sagi Muki

Amir Shurush and Sanna Sokol win 'Dancing with the Stars'

Amir Shurush, an Arab-Jewish actor, won Dancing with the Stars on Wednesday with his partner, professional dancer, Sanna Sokol.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Amir Shurush and Sanna Sokol in their final performance.
SMADJA WITH father-trainer, Morris, who helped introduce judo to Israel.

Oren Smadja: The story of Israel's judo trailblazer

A new book explores the stories of Smadja and his father Maurice. Moti Aksmit: "The story of Israeli judo begins with them."

|ByDUDI FATIMER
ISRAELI JUDOKA Shira Rishony competes against Taiwan’s Lin Chen-hao, forced to wear the TPE tag for Chinese Taipei.

My Word: Olympic fair and foul play

The Olympic season is definitely upon us and with it comes a mixture of cynicism and awe.

|ByLIAT COLLINS
SHAMIL BORCHASHVILI of Austria (in blue) celebrates after beating Israeli judoka Sagi Muki (in white) in their round-of-16 matchup yesterday at the Tokyo Olympics.

Olympics: Tough day for Israeli Olympians in Tokyo

Judo medal hopeful Muki ousted early • Mollaei takes silver, thanks Israel • Close misses for Gorbenko

|ByJOSH HALICKMAN

International Judo Federation bans Iran from all future competitions

Iranian judoka Mollaei still taking refuge in Germany.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019ByALON EINHORN
Iran's Saeid Mollaei and Canada's Antoine Valois-Fortier compete

Will Iranian judoka Mollaei compete in Israel?

"I am a fighter. I want to compete wherever I can. I live in a country whose law does not permit me to. We have no choice, all athletes must comply with it," Mollaei said in an IJF statement.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019ByRACHEL WOLF
Judo - World Judo Championships - Men's Under 81 kg - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - August 28, 2019 - Iran's Saeid Mollaei and Russia's Khasan Khalmurzaev compete.