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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.

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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.

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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.

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Sagi Muki loses to Iranian Saieid Mollaei in Grand Slam judo competition

Even though Muki was eliminated from the competition, he and Mollaei showed mutual respect and the two hugged each other after the fight.

JULY 9, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IRANIAN SAIEID MOLLAEI, who fled his country after ignoring orders to drop out of a match in 2019 to avoid facing Israeli judoka Sagi Muki, won a silver medal over the weekend at the Tel Aviv Grand Slam at the Drive-In Arena.

Gush Etzion teens bring home gold in Israeli Youth Judo Championships

In addition to the two gold medals, a third Gush Etzion teenager won a silver medal at the championships after coming second in the under 52 kg girls division.

JULY 9, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Winners podium at the Israeli Judo Youth Championships in Ra'anana

Israeli Olympic medalist Ori Sasson to retire from judo

The Israeli judoka is one of two Israeli athletes to have won two Olympic medals in their career.

MAY 10, 2022ByTAL SPUNGIN
ORI SASSON was the last Israeli to win a medal at Olympics, capturing the bronze in the judo men's heavyweight competition at the 2016 Games in Rio

Girl with disability receives yellow belt from Olympic medalist Ori Sasson

The gala event was to benefit rehabilitative care for disabled children and was attended by over 750 people in-person and over 1,000 virtually.

DECEMBER 21, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Girl with disability receives yellow belt from Olympic medalist Ori Sasson.

Israeli Elizabeth Kovalev wins gold at World Sambo Youth Championship

Kovalev, 17, hails from Rishon Lezion and competed in the 72 kg division.

OCTOBER 17, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Elizabeth Kovalev wins gold at World Sambo Youth Championship

Grapevine October 6, 2021: The American component in Aliyah Bet

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

OCTOBER 5, 2021ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Arjun Ghimire, Itsik Kamilian, Snjan Shakya, yitzhak Eldan

Israeli judokas revel in redemptive Olympic bronze medal as a unified team

The Olympic Games proves who the cream of the crop really is and in this case, the Israeli team rather than the individuals rose to the top.

AUGUST 3, 2021ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
ISRAEL’S JUDO delegation celebrates its bronze medal in the team event.

Alex Gibney to produce MGM/Tadmor’s Iranian judo bromance series

Mollaei has visited Israel a number of times and has spoken of how much he appreciates the support he has received from Israelis.

AUGUST 2, 2021ByHANNAH BROWN
Said Moulay and Sagi Muki of the Tokyo Olympics

Victory in Tokyo: Israeli judo team brings home bronze

Israel's judo team saw victory against the ROC, finishing with a score of 4:1, taking home Israel's second bronze medal of Tokyo 2020.

JULY 31, 2021ByIDAN ZONSHINE, SHIRA SILKOFF
Timna Nelson Levy celebrating the bronze medal win after winning 4:2 against the ROC

On this day: Yael Arad wins first silver medal for Israel in 1992 Olympics

29 years ago today, Yael Arad became the first Israeli to win an Olympic medal, winning a silver in the half-middleweight class in judo.

JULY 30, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Former Israeli judoka Yael Arad (R) poses for a picture ouside the 43rd memorial service to the eleven Israeli Olympic team members, who were taken hostage and was murdered at the Munich Olympics in 1972 in Tel Aviv on September 9, 2015.