Paralympics

Israeli swimmer Ami Dadaon wins Paralympic bronze, his 4th Paris medal and Israel’s 10th

Israeli swimmer Ami Dadaon won bronze in the men’s 50-meter freestyle S4 at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, earning his fourth medal.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
06/09/2024

Israel's Sasson snags Paralympics wheelchair tennis bronze

In the final set, Sasson unleashed his best tennis, taking control and storming to a 6-1 win, sealing his first Paralympics medal.

As Israel endured a difficult weekend at home, its athletes won several Paralympic medals

Israel's Paralympian team in Paris has brought the country's 2024 medal count up to 7.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
04/09/2024

Israel’s Paralympic tennis stars make their mark in Paris

The world’s top wheelchair athletes, including four Israelis—Adam Berdichevsky, Guy Sasson, Sergei Lysov, and Maayan Zikri—are competing fiercely at Stade Roland Garros.

By HOWARD BLAS
02/09/2024

Ami Dadaon wins gold: Israeli swimmer wins third Paralympic medal

Dadaon, 23, finished the race with a time of 1:20.25, finishing nearly a second and a half ahead of the Japanese silver medalist.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
30/08/2024

Israeli taekwondo fighter Asaf Yasur wins gold medal at Paralympic Games

Asaf Yasur, the world’s top-ranked taekwondo fighter in the under-58 kg category, made history by winning Israel's first medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games.

El Al flies cheer team to Paris Paralympics

Bringing the Israeli spirit to athletes competing abroad.

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By MICHAL RAZ CHAIMOVITZ
28/08/2024

Ezra Frech, Ian Seidenfeld, Oct. 7 survivor, other athletes to watch at the 2024 Paris Paralympics

Israel won nine medals — including six golds — at the most recent Paralympic Games in Tokyo, and has 384 total medals in the Games dating back to the inaugural Summer Paralympics in 1960.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
23/08/2024

One of Israel’s flag bearers in the Paralympics is a survivor of Oct. 7

Adam Berdichevsky and his family hid for 14 hours in their home at Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak on the Gaza border while Hamas terrorists attacked the community.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
22/08/2024

Featuring paralympic athletes: Artlist's exciting new project

Artlist collaborates with Paralympic athletes to create authentic sound effects for content creators.

By WALLA! TECH
26/07/2024
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