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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.

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

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

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


Israel to host judo Grand Slam in Tel Aviv

“It will be critical for Olympic qualification criteria, which ensures great competition. All the greats will be coming here to ensure their participation in the Olympics.”

 Israeli judoka medalists pictured alongside Canadian-Israeli philanthropist Sylvan Adams, Israeli Judo Association President Moshe Ponte and Culture and Sports Minister Hili Tropper.

Grapevine November 29, 2020: A week for important anniversaries

Levy prides himself on being a philanthropist and the sponsor of judoka Peter Paltchik, who recently won the European championship.

ISRAELI JUDOKA Peter Paltchik (right) and his sponsor Laurent Levy hold the medal that Paltchik won in Prague last Saturday night.

Israeli Judoka Peter Paltchik wins gold medal at European Championship

The result is a new career high, the previous being a bronze medal he won in the 2018 European Championships in Tel Aviv.

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

Israeli U23 judokas take home gold, silver medals

Lanir, 20, had just won the bronze medal in the U21 Euros last week.

Inbar Lanir.

Former Iran soccer team coach denounced for rejecting anti-Israel policies

"We can't accept some things about the United Nations and refuse to accept others," the former coach noted.

iran soccer fans 298

Arik Ze’evi: A model of success

Ze’evi trained in the local Judo club in his neighborhood, together with his older brother, Roni, who was the club’s first local gold medal winner in the Israeli Judo Championships.

Arik Ze’evi:

Ban on sports with Israeli athletes removed from Iranian anti-Israel bill

The motion concerning sports was removed after the Islamic Republic Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs urged members of the commission to drop the motion

Gymnast Saeedreza Keikha of Iran at 2018 Asian Games

National Judo team cancels Tokyo training camp due to coronavirus concerns

The Israeli Judo Association is looking into the possibility of training in Europe instead.

Judo - World Judo Championships - Men's Under 81 kg - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - August 28, 2019 - Iran's Saeid Mollaei and Russia's Khasan Khalmurzaev compete.

Iranian judoka Saeid Mollaei will compete in Israel next month – report

Even before coming to Israel, Mollaei will possibly face Israeli judoka Sagi Muki at the Qingdao Masters in China next week.

Judo - World Judo Championships - Men's Under 81 kg - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - August 28, 2019 - Iran's Saeid Mollaei reacts

Iranian judoka Mollaei calls Sagi Muki 'my best friend'

"I am friends with Sagi Muki, as I am with all other athletes. He supports me and I thank him for this. It doesn’t matter who wins, what matters is friendship," Mollaei said in an interview to DW.

Israeli judoka Sagi Muki celebrates with his gold medal after winning the under-81kg event at the European Judo Championships in Tel Aviv