Israel’s golden Paralympic hero
Wheelchair tennis player Noam Gershony cheated death and won Israel's first gold medal in the 2012 London Games.
Culture
Israel: Shining bright for 65 years
ISRAEL21c’s birthday tribute to Israel through the lens of photographers.
Jerusalem goes basketball crazy
Every summer, the municipal complex at Safra Square gets repurposed for two days as a giant basketball venue for young Jewish and Arab players.
Relive the Olympic Experience in Tel Aviv
A five-room, high-tech interactive museum presents a history of the Olympic Games that is ‘pure edutainment.’
A blue-and-white sendoff for Israel’s athletes
Two days of ceremonies pumped up Israel’s Olympic and Paralympic teams as they start heading to London.
Israel en route to the Olympics
Israel is sending a strong team of athletes to the London Olympics. This year’s goals: To win a medal in a new discipline, and to see a woman step on to the podium.
Roller derby queens in Tel Aviv
The Tel Aviv Thunder Girls are bringing the sport of roller derby to Israel.
Defend yourself, Israeli style
The unique Israeli self-defense martial art of Krav Maga is taught internationally, but many students prefer to learn it in Israel, at its source.
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Dead Sea is backdrop for extreme mountain bike race [video]
The two-day 2011 Veolia Desert Challenge drew athletes and families from six countries and across Israel for biking and running events.
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Israel gets extreme [video]
Israel’s extreme sports run the gamut from kitesurfing and paragliding to bouldering — rock climbing without a harness. Diverse topography. beautiful scenery. good weather year round –and a population addicted to adrenaline highs. No wonder Israel is one of the …
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