Judo

The 26-year-old judoka took the top spot on the podium after defeating French judoka Blandine Pont in the gold medal match. Timna Nelson-Levy and Inbar Shemesh were eliminated in the early stages.

Perfect start: Ella Bar-Lev won gold and Agam Noy won bronze in the U48 kg category. Hershko: "A historic achievement with two athletes on the podium."

The Israeli athlete competing in the over 78 kg weight category returned to the podium after two tournaments without a medal, after winning by ippon in the bronze medal match against Colombian Brigitte Carabali: "In this period, every medal is important"

Natan Levy donated ten thousand dollars to the initiative of the former Olympic medalist, who announced the sale of the gi he wore when he won in Paris to assist ZAKA volunteers.

She is only 17, already the Israeli youth champion in athletics and modeling simultaneously, but she is not in a hurry to be dazzled: "I would like to reach Los Angeles 2028, but Brisbane 2032 sounds much more realistic." Arik Zeevi and his daughter Noam in an open interview about genes, fatherhood, and the Olympic dream.

While the two countries speak through threats and missiles, an Israeli and an Iranian met for a different kind of battle – on the judo mat, with national flags on their chests. Seven years after the Ayatollah regime prevented them from meeting in the World Championship final, Sagi Muki and Saeid Mollaei closed an emotional circle – in the Holy Land. Mollaei: "So happy to be here."