Israel’s decision to limit its Olympics participation to those with a strong shot at a medal has stirred controversy and anger among its athletes who otherwise would have qualified for the Olympics.

Israeli judoka Raz Hershko won a silver medal on Friday after losing to Brazil’s Beatriz Souza in the final match of the ...

5, eight members of the Black September Palestinian terrorist group hopped a fence into the Olympic village and within minutes broke into the hotel rooms where some of the Israeli team’s players ...

Yael Arad, Israel’s first Olympic medalist, became the first woman selected to head the National Olympic Committee. The Tel Aviv-born Arad won the silver medal in the middleweight judo ...

The Israeli skeleton team, represented by Edelman, qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Korea, finishing 28th. Edelman is believed to be the first Orthodox Jew to compete in the ...

BEIJING, China (CNN)-- An Iranian swimmer at the Beijing Olympics who withdrew from a race that included an Israeli did so because he was ill, authorities said Monday. The swimmer, Mohammad ...

Reuvney’s coach, Gal Fridman, won a gold medal for Israel in 2004 in Athens. The coach looked as excited as his protégé at the finish. Australia's 28-year-old Matt Wearn, Olympic gold medal winner in ...

Israel’s bobsled and skeleton racing teams are going downhill fast – and that’s a good thing. Both “sliding” sports involve ...