Tag: Paralympics
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...
Israeli double amputee, 19, wins world para Taekwondo gold
Israel notched its first para taekwondo gold medal after Asaf Yasur beat all competitors in the under-58 kilogram (121 pounds) category of the World Para Taekwondo Championships in Istanbul on Dec. 11.
Yasur, 19, had both hands...
‘Thrill of victory and agony of defeat’? Paralympic athletes are already winners, say Israelis
Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka and the sports world, meet Pascale Bercovitch, Shraga Weinberg, Moran Samuel and Doron Shaziri. Olympians Biles and Osaka have helped raise awareness about mental health in sports. And the four...
Polish Olympian refuses to coach Malaysian swim team due to anti-Israel policy
Four-time Polish Olympic swimmer Bart Kizierowski has rejected an offer to coach Malaysia’s national swimming team, saying he would not train the Malaysians after they refused to admit Israeli athletes into the country.
The International...
Paralympic Committee strips Malaysia of right to host event
Malaysia was officially stripped of the right to host a Paralympic swimming championship by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday after issuing a ban on Israeli athletes.
“Politics and sport are never a good...
Malaysia blocks entry to Israeli swimmers for world championship
Malaysia has denied Israel’s Paralympics swimming team from entering the country to partake in the World Para Swimming Championships in July.
The event, to be held in the Malaysian city of Kuching, is crucial as...