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Algerian women's goalball team finally arrive in Rio for Paralympic Games

  • Goalball News

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games amid speculation that they have turned up late to avoid an encounter with Israel

arrived in Brazil.It has led to rumours that their absence was due to efforts to bypass an encounter with Israel

, who they were due to face yesterday.Algeria and Israel do not have official diplomatic relations with

Like the US, Israel have been awarded a 10-0 victory for Algeria’s failure to fulfil the fixture.


IPC investigating Algerian no-show for Rio 2016 Paralympic goalball competition

  • Goalball News

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed it is investigating the reasons why the Algerian women’s goalball team failed to show up for their first match of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games here yesterday.

in Brazil.It has led to speculation that their absence was due to efforts to avoid an encounter with Israel

, who they’re due to be facing today at 6.45pm local time.Algeria and Israel do not have official diplomatic

the team are still not in Brazil but is expecting them to arrive tomorrow, meaning they will miss the Israel

stadium with its national flag, it is committed to perform against every country," he told The Times of Israel

crowd after a refusing to shake the hand of fifth-ranked and eventual bronze medal winner Or Sasson of Israel



Philip Barker: Eighty years of Olympic TV, and now an Olympic Channel

  • Inside the Blogs

Eighty years ago, spectators in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium might have caught sight of a rather peculiar and cumbersome piece of machinery. What they were seeing was one of the world’s first television cameras.

bewildered and appalled,’’ he said, his voice breaking with emotion as he described a ceremony in which Israel


ITF hands suspended bans to Moroccan wheelchair tennis team after refusal to play Israel

  • Wheelchair Tennis

five members of the Moroccan men’s wheelchair tennis team after they withdrew from a match against Israel

determined that the team was in breach of the ITF Constitution by withdrawing from the clash against Israel

disability or religion".It is not the first incident in sport where a country has seemingly boycotted Israel

the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.Officials from Iran claimed it was due to an illness but Israel


Egyptian judoka booed after refusing to shake hand of Israeli opponent at Rio 2016

  • Judo

An incident involving an Egyptian judoka refusing to shake the hand of his Israeli opponent has been played down by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), who claim "these things happen" in the heat of the moment.

El Shehaby of Egypt in the over 100kg divisionIt marks the latest incident involving athletes from Israel

the designated International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) technical delegate, Yair Davidovich of Israel


Khalmurzaev wins Russia's second Olympic judo gold medal of Rio 2016

  • Judo

Khasan Khalmurzaev claimed Russia’s second Olympic judo gold medal and third overall of the Rio 2016 after beating the United States’ Travis Stevens in the men’s under 81 kilograms at the Carioca Arena 2. 

first bronze medal contest pitted Japan’s Miku Tashiro against former world champion Yarden Gerbi of Israel

with the latter coming out on top.The result gave Israel their first medal at Rio 2016 and their fourth-ever


Eight nations reveal delegations for Rio 2016 Paralympics

  • Rio 2016 Paralympics

El Salvador, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Peru, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago and Venezuela have announced their delegations for the upcoming Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Maracanã Stadium, on September 7.Peru's best chance of a Paralympic gold is cycling world champion Israel


CAS back ISSF and IOC in row with Kuwait over Olympic qualifying event

  • Shooting

An appeal launched by the Asian Shooting Confederation (ASC), the Kuwait Shooting Federation (KSF) and three Kuwaiti competitors after last year’s Asian Championships in the country was stripped of its Olympic qualification status has been dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

result of the Kuwait Immigration Department refusing to give ISSF technical delegate Yair Davidovich of Israel


FIBA postpone Under-18 European Championship due to Turkish unrest

  • Basketball

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has opted to postpone "indefinitely" their Under-18 European Championship due to political instability in host nation Turkey.

welcome 15 other countries.They are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Israel