Tag: 2020 Tokyo Olympics
As Israel baseball team preps for Olympics, it’s soon to get its own field...
Israel might be known globally as a high-tech juggernaut, but the “Startup Nation” is on the verge of being a superpower in diamonds as well. No, not the kinds that shine, but the kinds...
Shabbat-scheduled women’s marathon may dash Israeli’s run in 2020 Olympics
A marathon runner in Israel may have to put her Olympic dreams on hold after a women’s marathon in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games has been moved from Sunday to Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath...
Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman wears custom cleats to support Israeli baseball
New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman wore customized cleats on Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs to support baseball in Israel.
His blue shoes donned a Star of David and the Israel Baseball Association’s logo...
Israel to send biggest delegation ever to 2020 Olympics
Israel is set to send to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo its largest delegation of athletes ever.
An estimated 85 athletes will be competing in 18 sports on behalf of the Jewish state. Vered Buskila,...
Israeli rhythmic gymnast qualifies for 2020 Olympics, earns six medals in world championship
Israeli rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram qualified for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo after being awarded a bronze medal in the all-around world championships on Friday in Baku, Azerbaijan.
It was her sixth medal of the competition. The...
Israeli baseball team qualifies for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
For the first time, Israel’s national baseball team will vie for gold at the Olympic Games, having qualified in a match against South Africa on Sunday, just days after Israeli gymnast Linoy Ashram secured a place...
‘Miracle Team Israel:’ On the road to competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
When the Miracle Mets won the World Series in 1969, baseball was virtually unknown in Israel. Israel had come out victorious in the Six-Day War only two years earlier, the first field was built...