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Israeli Olympic medalist Peter Paltchik on failure, pain, comeback, ahead of Jerusalem Marathon

Former Israeli judoka Peter Paltchik opens up about the lowest points of his career, his Olympic journey, and how mental strength shaped his path to success, ahead of the Jerusalem Marathon.

|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
Israeli Judoka and Olympic medalist Peter Paltchik.
IN THE world rankings published this week, 18-year-old Israeli judoka Izhak Ashpiz was No. 14 in the under-60 kg weight class.

Prince of Tbilisi: Teen Izhak Ashpiz’s impressively stoic rise to Israeli judo royalty

Winning gold here as an outsider is akin to winning a high-stakes poker game in a room full of professionals who own the house. Ashpiz didn’t just win; he dictated the terms of the engagement.

|ByITAY GODER
ISRAELI JUDOKA Raz Hershko didn’t compete yesterday at the Tashkent Grand Slam in Uzbekistan after the Shin Bet directed the team to leave the country.

Security directive forces Israeli judo team to withdraw from Tashkent Grand Slam

The dramatic development unfolded as concerns over the security situation escalated, with team members instructed to halt participation and depart Tashkent immediately.

|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
SAGI MUKI will be remembered as one of the best and most decorated in a long line of Israeli judokas.

Israeli judo great, Olympic medalist Sagi Muki retires at 33

Under longtime coach Oren Smadja, Muki rose to the top of the sport. He won world gold in Tokyo in 2019, two European titles, and an Olympic team bronze medal in Tokyo.

|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF

Netanyahu, Regev meet with Israeli judo champions

After Tel Aviv Grand Prix judo tournament, Prime Minister praises competitors for helping contacts with Arab world.

JANUARY 28, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev meet in the prime minister's office with medal winners of the Grand Prix judo tournament.

Marquee Judo Grand Prix hits Tel Aviv

Top competitors from around the world in Israel to take on blue-and-white’s best on the mat.

JANUARY 24, 2019ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
ISRAELI JUDOKA Sagi Muki hopes to emerge from this weekend’s historic Tel Aviv Grand Prix with medals in his respective weight-class.

Special Olympic athletes get a boost

Lauding their confidence and their constant exercise, Rivlin said that without these attributes, even the best athlete in the world would fail.

NOVEMBER 22, 2018ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Rivlin with Arik Zeevi and Special Olympian Levav Barkan, 22 November 2018

Prime Minister Netanyahu and Miri Regev meet with Israeli Judo champions

Sagi Muki and Peter Palchik both won gold medals at the completions where the Israeli national anthem was played in in Abu Dhabi for the first time.

NOVEMBER 8, 2018ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Judokas meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev at the Prime Minister's office on Thursday, November 8, 2018

14 Days: Pittsburgh Tragedy

A roundup of news of the last two weeks.

NOVEMBER 6, 2018BySTEVE LINDE
Police near the "Tree of Life" synagogue in Pittsburgh

This week in 60 seconds

Got a minute? Here's the week in review.

NOVEMBER 1, 2018ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Jerusalem Post News

Abu Dhabi of gold

For many years, the toxic mixing of sports and politics went unchallenged. But in recent years that began to change.

OCTOBER 30, 2018ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Miri Regev (C) visits Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, October 29, 2018

Hatikva again: Second Israeli judoka wins gold in Abu Dhabi

Peter Paltchik also won a bronze medal in the 2018 European Judo Championships that was held in Tel Aviv in April.

OCTOBER 29, 2018ByCASSANDRA GOMES-HOCHBERG
Peter Paltchik from Israel (blue) fights with against Gasimov Elmar (white) from Azerbaijan in the final of the under 100 kg weight category during the Judo Grand Slam 2018 in Abu Dhabi, on October 29, 2018

Hatikvah plays for first time in UAE as Israeli judoka wins gold

Regev openly wept when the Israel anthem was played at the awards ceremony.

OCTOBER 28, 2018ByHAGAY HACOHEN, TOVAH LAZAROFF
Sagi Muki

Abu Dhabi to host Grand Slam event if it ends blatant discrimination

An apparent compromise has been reached between the International Judo Federation and the heads of the United Arab Emirates to reinstate the judo Grand Slam event scheduled for October in Abu Dhabi.

AUGUST 5, 2018ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
Israeli judokas Gili Cohen, winner of the bronze medal in the Women's -52kg, and Tal Flicker, winner of the gold medal in the Men's -66kg category at the Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam