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Israel knew it never had a shot at a medal at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Its goal was to show up, compete, wave the Israeli flag and walk away with its head held high. Now it can’t even do that.

Days before Israel’s election, fear is being used to shape how we vote. On a mountain in Greece, two Olympic medalists, a ...

Olympic medalist Peter Paltchik’s foundation supports 10 young Israeli athletes with financial backing aimed at easing the cost of elite competition and helping them pursue Olympic ambitions ...

Team captain AJ Edelman (center) opens up about creating Israel’s first Olympic bobsled team for the Milano Cortina Games. AP Photo / Julia Frankel A group of athletes who once competed in entirely ...

For many Druze in the Golan Heights, participating in an Israeli election used to be done in secret, but when Israel holds national polls next week, Fadi Damaqsi will be casting his ballot proudly."It ...

Demonstrators rally outside the Olympic Committee in Paris, advocating for Israel’s exclusion from the 2024 Olympics. Critics decry perceived hypocrisy in allowing Israel’s participation, while ...

The Asian Para Games 2026 Day Four Live brings another thrilling day of competition in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, as India's para-athletes chase medals across multiple sports. Follow the latest schedule, ...

Israeli pilot AJ Edelman said the team wanted to give its alternate a chance to compete in his first Olympics. Al Bello / Getty Images The Olympic Committee of Israel (OCI) withdrew its own team from ...

Israel’s bobsleigh team on Thursday qualified for the first time for the Winter Olympics, which will be held next month at sites across Lombardy and northeastern Italy. Initially, the four-man team ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Israeli Olympians meet with children in Kibbutz Tzora. (photo credit: Olympic Committee of Israel/Courtesy) The Olympic Committee ...

A fake illness claim ended Israel’s Olympic run. Israel’s four-man Olympic bobsled team will not compete in the final runs after its own officials pulled the team out of the event over a fake illness ...