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Israel’s rhythmic gymnastics team came in first place for the gold medal in the group all-around category at the 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships in Tel Aviv, June 2022. Source: 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships/Twitter.

Israeli rhythmic gymnastics team takes gold at European Championships

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Israel’s rhythmic gymnasts came up big during the 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships held last week in Tel Aviv, taking home two gold medals, four silver medals and a bronze. The Israeli team was made up of...
Flags with FIFA and Qatar 2022 World Cup logo waving in the wind. Credit: rarrarorro/Shutterstock.

Israelis get approval to head to Qatar for World Cup

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Add another Gulf destination has opened to Israeli citizens, at least for a month. Despite a lack of diplomatic relations between Doha and Jerusalem, Israelis will have the opportunity to travel to Qatar for the 2022...
The New York Giants take the field against the Washington Commanders at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Oct 18, 2020. Credit: All-Pro Reels via Wikimedia Commons.

Owner of New York Giants unhappy with football game on Rosh Hashanah

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New York Giants co-owner John Mara said he’s “not happy” that the National Football League has scheduled his team’s only “Monday Night Football” game of the 2022 season on Sept. 26, the second night of...
NBA Hall of Famer, two-time world champion and team USA Olympic gold medalist Ray Allen conducts a training session for kids at the YMCA in Jerusalem, on May 15, 2022. Credit: Gali Tibbon/America’s Voices in Israel.

NBA Hall of Famer Ray Allen experiences the Holy Land

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NBA Hall of Famer Ray Allen wrapped up a whirlwind tour of Israel this week, taking time to speak with members of the press before heading back to the United States. Allen, a two-time world...
From left to right: Professor Chagi Pick, professor Ariel Porat, Andi Murez, Sylvan Adams, Shahar Rasman. Photo by Chen Galili.

Tel Aviv University’s sports center named after Israeli-Canadian philanthropist Sylvan Adams

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Tel Aviv University named a new sports center after Canadian-Israeli businessman and philanthropist Sylvan Adams in a special ceremony on Wednesday. The new center will include an Olympic-size swimming pool and optimal training conditions,...
Auburn University men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl (left) is interviewed by Aaron Fruh, founder of Israel Team Advocates International, at a “Night to Honor and Stand With the Jewish People” at Frazer United Methodist Church in Montgomery, Ala., on Oct. 21, 2021. Credit: Courtesy.

Auburn Tigers set to shoot hoops this summer in Israel

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Fulfilling a plan that Auburn Tigers men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl has spoken about for years, the team will travel to Israel for a 10-day visit that includes three games. It will play in Tel Aviv...
The junior women's fencing teams from Israel, Poland and the United States (gold, silver and bronze winners) at the 2022 Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, April 2022. Source: Facebook.

Israel’s women’s fencing team wins gold at junior world championship in Dubai

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Israel’s national women’s fencing team took home the gold medal at the 2022 Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships, held in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. In the junior women’s team épée, Israel won first...
Illustrative: Two fencers square off in a match. Credit: Fotokostic/Shutterstock.

Libyan fencing team withdraws from competition to avoid Israeli athletes

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Libya’s national fencing team has pulled out of the World Fencing Championships in the United Arab Emirates to avoid facing Israeli opponents in the competition, reported Middle East Monitor. The team was scheduled to go head-to-head...
Deni Avdija. Source: Screenshot.

Avdija scores better basketball season, though still strives for improvement on court

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Deni Avdija’s second NBA season with the Washington Wizards, which concluded on Sunday with a 124-108 loss to the Charlotte Hornets, ended much better than his rookie NBA season when the Israeli forward sustained...
Mia Raskin (standing) at a Binghamton University game. Credit: Courtesy.

Meet Mia Raskin: A Shomer Shabbat college basketball player at Binghamton

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For Mia Raskin, basketball and Judaism are essential parts of life. Her deep and simultaneous commitment to her favorite sport and religion never came into conflict; at least, until Raskin began considering her college...