Judo

Raz Hershko began her World Judo Championships campaign with a dominant ippon victory over Taiwan's Ling Fang Chang. The Olympic silver medalist aims for another podium finish.

Yossif Simin reached the round of 16 at the World Judo Championships in Baku after two strong wins, before falling to world number three Simeon Catharina.

Roy Sivan was eliminated in his opening bout at the World Judo Championships after falling to Germany's Eduard Trippel. Maya Goshen and upcoming Israeli athletes look to improve the team's standing.

Kerem Primo secured a silver medal at the World Judo Championships, overcoming a severe knee injury and a difficult transition to the senior division.

Israeli judoka Elbaz achieved a career-best performance at the Judo World Championships in Baku, reaching the quarterfinals and narrowly missing out on a bronze medal.

Israeli judoka Timna Nelson-Levy and Yehonatan Elbaz advanced at the World Judo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, while teammates Ohad Moritz and Inbal Shemesh were eliminated.

Gefen Primo was eliminated early from the Judo World Championships in Baku after a second-round defeat in the under-52 kg category against local judoka Gultaj Mammadaliyeva.

World number one and Olympic silver medalist Raz Hershko has signed with the Kazakh judo club JENYS to compete in the Champions League through 2028, ahead of the World Championships in Baku.

Young Israeli judoka Yitzhak Ashpiz won the gold medal at the Budapest Grand Slam in the under-60 kg category, defeating France's Enzo Jean in the final with an ippon.

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."