Tag: Paralympic Games
Israel’s first Winter Paralympics athlete is an alpine skier
Downhill skier Sheina Vaspi, 20, will be Israel’s sole competitor at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing from March 4 to March 13.
Although Israel has always sent a team to the Summer Paralympics, this marks the first...
Two more gold and two silver bring Israel’s Paralympic medal count to five
Mark Malyar, Ami Dadaon and Moran Samuel went into the Tokyo Paralympics with expectations of medaling, and they did not disappoint, netting four more medals for Israel over the weekend, bringing the country’s total...
Israel wins first gold in Tokyo Paralympic Games
Israel’s Iyad Shalabi won the gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke in the S1 category at the Tokyo Paralympics on Wednesday, Israel’s first gold in these games and first ever for an Arab Israeli...
Jordanian table-tennis player pulls out of match to avoid facing Israeli opponent
A Jordanian national table-tennis player recently withdrew from the World Para Table Tennis Championships in Slovenia to avoid playing against an Israeli athlete, confirmed the Jordanian Paralympic Committee.
Player Osama Abu Jame pulled out of the championships...