Paralympics

Israel's wounded warriors run toward recovery as Maccabiah Games approach

As thousands of wounded Israeli war veterans rehabilitate through sport, many will take a leading role at the Maccabiah Games

IDF war veterans rehabilitate through playing basketball.Premium
The Maccabiah Games are back.

From running tracks to Iran's regime: a marathon edition of hope - from the editor

SHEINA VASPI is Israel’s first athlete to compete in the Winter Paralympic Games, she will be skiing – on one leg – down the slopes of Cortina, Italy over the next few days.

The skirt, the snow, and the spirit: Sheina Vaspi’s uphill race to Paralympics

MACCABI WORLD UNION CEO Roy Hessing (left) and Tikkun Olam Makers founder Gidi Grinstein pose after signing their organizations' collaboration agreement.

Maccabi, TOM team up for disabled IDF veterans


Egyptian amputees go for goal with one-legged soccer league

Despite their enthusiasm, the team faces a raft of challenges: a lack of funding, a paucity of special playing crutches and difficulties finding a regular pitch for training.

Members of "Miracle Team", a soccer team made up of one-legged soccer players, listen to their coach before a training session at El Salam club on the outskirts of Cairo

Raising the sky

Israeli Paralympic stars Moran Samuel and Pascale Berkowitz shine for others

Moran Samuel with her son, Arad, at the Rio Paralympics in 2016

City Notes: Netanya hosts Israeli Special Olympics

News briefs from around the nation.

The Special Olympics torch relay in Los Angeles in 2015

Money for medals

Years between Olympics are lean ones for athletes.

Rower Moran Samuel

Israel ends Paralympics with three bronze medals in Rio

Paralympics come to a close at the Maracana; Tokyo 2020 within sight.

Israel's 2016 Paralympic team at the game's Opening Ceremony in Rio de Janeiro

Israeli Paralympian eyes 2016 Games in Rio

Pascale Bercovitch says “I love to find my limit and push it, to succeed more than I did yesterday.”

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Disabled IDF veterans race through Jerusalem

Accompanied by police motorcycle escort, some 200 handicapped IDF veterans race from the President’s Residence to Beit Halohem.

Handicapped IDF soldiers race 370

This Week in History: Israel hosts the Paralympics

In November 1968, Israel held the Paralympic Games in Ramat Gan, finishing in third place behind the US and UK.

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The coach behind the champion

Nimrod Bichler, Paralympic gold-medalist Noam Gershony’s coach, had to come up with what he calls “unconventional” solutions when training his charge to play wheelchair tennis.

ISRAEL’S NOAM GERSHONY

A catastrophe vanquished

After officially becoming an Israeli symbol, Noam Gershony is right where he needs to be: on vacation, relaxing and having fun with a group of close friends.

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