Judo israel
Israeli judoka Hershko dedicates her bronze medal to soldier who fell on Oct. 7
Hershko takes home a bronze medal at the World Judo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, after a year of travel complications kept her from competing.
Israel's Olympics judo bronze medalist auctioning equipment to fund ZAKA PTSD treatments
Israeli Olympic medalist Peter Paltchik on failure, pain, comeback, ahead of Jerusalem Marathon
Prince of Tbilisi: Teen Izhak Ashpiz’s impressively stoic rise to Israeli judo royalty
ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman among International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame’s 11 inductees 2022
Even though Jews are slightly overrepresented at the Olympics, the stereotype that Jews are not athletic continues to exist.
Israeli Judoka wins Mongolians’ hearts on the path to win in the Olympics
Peter Paltchik won the bronze medal at the Mongolian Grand Slam at the end of June.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Israeli Elizabeth Kovalev wins gold at World Sambo Youth Championship
Kovalev, 17, hails from Rishon Lezion and competed in the 72 kg division.
Grapevine October 6, 2021: The American component in Aliyah Bet
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
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.
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.
