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Argentinian football player Lionel Messi at the friendly football match between Argentina and Uruguay at the Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv on Nov. 18, 2019. Photo by Flash90.

Israel to host French Super Cup soccer match with Messi, Neymar

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The French Super Cup between Paris Saint-Germain FC (PSG) and FC Nantes is scheduled to be held next week at the Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv. Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi will arrive with PSG....
Tennis ball. Credit: Pixabay.

World-class ATP 250 tennis tournament returns to Israel after 26 years

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In welcome news for Israel’s sports and tennis fans, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) announced its new tournament in the ATP 250 category: The Tel Aviv Watergen Open 2022 will take place in...

Tel Aviv to host world’s first ‘love race’

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Tel Aviv is set to host the world’s first “race for love.” The starter gun will go off for the inaugural Hoodies Singles Run on Sept. 22, 2022. An estimated 15,000-20,000 people are expected to...
The Maccabiah serves as a way to show athletes and the world the State of Israel in all its glory. Credit: Konstantin Goldenberg/Shutterstock.

Maccabiah and Israel: A sporting event of ‘a Jewish nature’

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Bringing more than 10,000 Jewish athletes from 80 countries to compete in 42 sporting events all around Israel for the Maccabiah games is an impressive feat. Returning these athletes to their home countries as...
Dr. Leeber Cohen, 65, an ophthalmology from Teaneck, N.J., has been involved in martial arts since he was 12 and now teaches it as well. Credit: Courtesy.

Never too late (or too old) to be in the Maccabiah

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Some doctors and lawyers of a certain age spend their days working at the office. Others fly to Israel to participate in a Maccabiah martial-arts event—or stay at home counting the days until they...
Children in an Israel Life Saving Federation course learning how to rescue swimmers in distress. Photo by Jordan Polevoy.

Surf lifesaving competitions debut at Maccabiah Games

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Surf lifesaving competitions are being held for the first time at the Maccabiah Games in Israel this summer. Surf lifesaving combines swimming, lifesaving techniques and general fitness. The competitions involve running and then swimming or board-paddling to...
The “Leveling the Playing Field” sports-equipment donation program started in 2013 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Courtesy.

‘Leveling the Playing Field’ does just that, spreading the sports wealth among others

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When Max Levitt was a student at Syracuse University, he had a unique window into the world of sports equipment. As equipment manager for the school’s football team, he regularly witnessed perfectly good cleats,...
Israel’s Nimrod Ryeder starts his journey toward gold, defeating Poland’s Robert Henek in jiu-jitsu at the World Games in Birmingham, Ala., on July 15, 2022. Photo by Larry Brook.

Israel has noteworthy top-15 overall finish at the World Games

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Despite a final two days of podium near misses by Israeli athletes competing in acrobatic gymnastics and wakeboarding at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, the leader of the Israeli delegation was “speechless” at how well...
Daria Atamanov (being held) celebrates her medals in rhythmic gymnastics. Photo by Larry Brook.

World Games week in review: Israel wins four golds, one silver

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On the first day of the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Team Israel took a group photo at the city’s iconic statue of Vulcan, the Roman god of the forge. Miniature statues of Vulcan are being presented...
Legacy Arena, World Games in Birmingham, Ala., July 2022. Credit: Courtesy.

World Games: Activist waves Palestinian flag next to Israelis during Opening Ceremony

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As Israel’s delegation marched into the 2022 World Games opening ceremony on July 7 in Birmingham, Ala., there was an unexpected intrusion as an activist who was a volunteer for the games was able to get...