Olympics

Italian author Erri De Luca: ‘I am prepared to lose everything’ for backing Israel

Italian author Erri De Luca said he is prepared to lose everything for his convictions as he spoke about Israel, Hebrew, and Zionism.

ERRI DE LUCA (on the screen) converses with Prof. Uri S. Cohen (seated on the right) at the International Writers Festival in Jerusalem on Monday.
THE ISRAEL men’s national flag football team is in heavy preparation for this summer’s Olympic qualifying campaign at the 2026 IFAF World Championship in Germany.

Israel flag football chases Olympic dream on road to Los Angeles 2028

 View of the offices of Israel's public broadcaster KAN in Jerusalem. January 31, 2023.

Israel’s Eurovision future at risk over KAN funding bill, EBU warns

OVER HIS four-year tenure in Israel, Richard Priestman’s calm precision and world-class expertise helped transform the country’s national archery program into an emerging international force.

The zen of the siren: Richard Priestman and the architecture of Israeli archery stillness


Jewish Australian race walker Jemima Montag wins second bronze medal in Paris

Montag is one of at least three Jewish Aussies to medal in Paris, alongside canoeist sisters Jessica and Noemie Fox.

 Jemima Montag celebrates after crossing the finish line during the mixed marathon racewalk relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Aug. 7, 2024, in Paris.

Paris ceremony honors Israeli athletes killed in 1972 Munich Games attack

At the Paris Olympics, a memorial ceremony honored the 11 Israelis killed by Palestinian gunmen in the 1972 Munich attack.

President of Jewish Community in Germany Josef Schuster speaks during a ceremony, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the attack on the Israeli team at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Now on TV: Olympic dramas, the unknown Liz Taylor, and fierce Iranian women

If you’re into gymnastics and you need something to watch after the Simone Biles miniseries on Netflix, you can see Nadia, a TV movie about Nadia Comenici.

 ‘COOL RUNNINGS’ on Yes.

A hard defeat: French pole vaulter goes viral after his penis costs him the Olympics

French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati lost at the Olympics over his manhood hitting the crossbar, but to the Internet, he won the gold in comedy.

 Anthony Ammirati of France in action gripping his vault pole at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, on August 3, 2024.

Conspiracy theories flood the internet after Israeli flag appears tied up at Olympic medal ceremony

'Perhaps this flag scenario is the Iranian response to the Haniyeh assassination and I can finally get some sleep?' Israelis joke in an attempt to alleviate the recent escalation in Iranian threats.

 Paris 2024 Olympics - Sailing - Men's Windsurfing Final - Marseille Marina, Marseille, France - August 03, 2024. Tom Reuveny of Israel celebrates after winning gold, August 4, 2024.

The Jewish Sport Report: A Jewish recap of the opening week of the 2024 Paris Olympics

The biggest Jewish story of the 2024 Olympics so far may be Jessica Fox, the Australian canoe paddler who added two gold medals to her already unmatched legacy as the greatest in the sport’s history.

L-R: Nick Itkin, Claire Weinstein, Jemima Montag and Raz Hershko all won medals this week at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Jewish Australian Jemima Montag wins bronze in the 20-km racewalk

Montag, 26, finished the race in 1:26:25, six seconds behind the Spanish silver medalist and 31 seconds behind the Chinese winner.

Jemima Montag during the women's 20-kilometer racewalk at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris.

Israel's Raz Hershko takes Women's Judo heavyweight silver medal at the Olympics

Hershko has become 3rd Israeli medal winner at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with all of them in judo.

  Raz Hershko of Israel reacts after winning Kayra Ozdemir of Turkey.

American Jewish teen Claire Weinstein wins silver medal in 4×200-meter freestyle relay

Weinstein, 17, swam the first leg of the US team’s relay, helping the group take second place with a time of 7:40.86, more than two seconds behind first-place Australia.

L-R: Erin Gemmel, Katie Ledecky, Paige Madden and Claire Weinstein after winning silver in the women's 4x200-meter freestyle relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Aug. 1, 2024, in Nanterre, France.

US women's foil squad takes gold in Paris Olympics

Maia Weintraub and Jackie Dubrovich are among an outsized crop of Jewish fencers on the United States’ Paris team.

 Lauren Scruggs, Maia Weintraub and Jackie Dubrovich of Team United States celebrate winning against Italy during the fencing women's foil team gold medal match at the Paris Olympics, Aug. 1, 2024