We Finally Know Why The Olympic Competition Pools Turned Green
Rio Olympics officials said they have finally solved the mystery of why the waters in two competition pools turned emerald green this week. After days of leaving officials and spectators bewildered More...
Israel’s Munich Olympians to be memorialized in Rio
For the first time, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will lead a ceremony for the 11 Israeli athletes and coaches murdered by terrorists in the 1972 Munich Games. For the past 44 years, Israel, More...
Can Israel’s Olympic delegation bring home a medal from Rio Games?
With only seven Olympic medals to its credit since 1952, Israel is not on anyone’s top 10 list of countries likely to have its national anthem played on the winners’ podium at Rio this August. After More...
Israel’s largest-ever Olympic delegation heads to Rio
Rhythmic gymnast Neta Rivkin will hold Israel’s blue-and-white flag aloft at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, to be held August 5 to 21. The Olympic delegation that More...
Israeli Tech Set To Shine At Rio Olympics
Israel will make its 16th appearance at the Olympic Games this August with its largest delegation of athletes ever. But Israel’s representation in Rio de Janeiro extends beyond the sporting contests More...
Israel’s ISDS to Run 2016 Rio Olympics Security
At the end of a three-year tender, the Olympic Committee and the agencies managing the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympiad have selected Israeli security company ISDS, owned by president and founder Leo Gleser, More...