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Sofia ready for second IMMAF Youth MMA World Championships

  • Mixed Martial Arts

The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) Youth MMA World Championships begin tomorrow in Sofia - the second edition of the tournament for athletes aged 12 to 17.

Armenia, Australia, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Israel


IOC urged to suspend medal from Iranian accused of being part of terrorist group

  • Olympics

A campaign group in Iran has called for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend the Olympic shooting gold medal awarded to Javad Foroughi after claiming he is part of a "terrorist organisation".

a period of four years after the country instructed Saeid Mollaei to avoid facing an opponent from Israel


Samuel and Levi chosen as Israel's flag bearers for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

  • Paralympics

Rower Moran Samuel and boccia player Nadav Levi have been chosen as Israel's flag bearers for the upcoming Paralympic Games.

native suffered a spinal stroke in 2006 leaving her lower body paralysed.Samuel was a member of the Israel

life partner, Limor Goldberg, persuaded her to try rowing in 2010.Samuel then went on to represent Israel

the 2015 World Championships and 2015 World Rowing Cup.Nadav Levi is one of the founders of boccia in Israel

create adaptive clothing for himself and other Israeli Paralympic athletes.Including Samuel and Levi, Israel


Baseball set for Olympic return at Tokyo 2020 after 13-year break

  • Baseball and Softball

Baseball will return to the Olympic Games for the first time since Beijing 2008 tomorrow with six teams bidding for glory at Tokyo 2020.

Major League Baseball.The Americans are ranked fourth in the world, with Mexico, Dominican Republic and Israel

the knock-out round.Japan, Mexico and Dominican Republic are in Group A with South Korea, the US and Israel

result of coronavirus.All other matches will take place here at Yokohama Baseball Stadium, starting with Israel


Dates set for Under-23 Baseball World Cup 2021 in Mexico

  • Baseball and Softball

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced the Under-23 Baseball World Cup 2021 will take place from September 23 to October 2 in the Mexican state of Sonora.

Classic.Baseball and softball will feature at Tokyo 2020 for the first time since the 2008 Games, with Israel



Algerian judoka withdraws from Tokyo 2020 to avoid facing Israeli

  • Judo

Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine and his coach Amar Benikhlef have withdrawn from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to avoid the possibility of meeting an Israeli opponent.

Nourinem, who competes in the men's under-73 kilograms class, would have faced Tohar Butbul of Israel

Algeria has no diplomatic relations with Israel and 30-year-old Benikhlef has pulled out when having

beyond the Olympic Games," the world governing body said.Fethi Nourine could have faced Tohar Butbul of Israel

a period of four years after the country instructed Saeid Mollaei to avoid facing an opponent from Israel


Czech beach volleyball coach tests positive for COVID-19 in Olympic Village

  • Tokyo 2020

A Czech beach volleyball coach residing in the Olympic Village for Tokyo 2020 has tested positive for COVID-19, a day after a player from the country was confirmed to have contracted the virus.

postponement, but it appears unlikely at this stage that its request will be accepted.Athletes from Uganda, Israel



Czech beach volleyball player and US gymnast test positive for COVID-19 in Tokyo

  • Tokyo 2020

Czech beach volleyball player Ondřej Perušič will miss his opening match at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and could be ruled out of the entire event after he became the third athlete to test positive for COVID-19 in the Olympic Village.

and Paralympic Family, partners, Olympic Broadcasting Services members, etc".Athletes from Uganda, Israel


Olympians aged 100 and 13 feature in new IOC film

  • Tokyo 2020

One-hundred-year-old Hungarian gymnastics gold medallist Agnes Keleti and 13-year-old Olympic skateboard debutant Sky Brown have been brought together in What Agnes Saw - a new short film released by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as part of their "Stronger Together" campaign.

by her and the Hungarian squad when he visited the Games.Keleti later sought asylum and emigrated to Israel


Olympic athlete tests positive for COVID-19 on arrival for Tokyo 2020

  • Tokyo 2020

An unnamed athlete has tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival here for the delayed Olympic Games and has been placed into quarantine for 14 days, Tokyo 2020 said today.

on July 29.They are the latest athlete to contract COVID-19, following two from Uganda, and one from Israel


Refugee Olympic Team delays arrival in Tokyo after official tests positive for COVID-19

  • Tokyo 2020

The Refugee Olympic Team that is due to compete at the postponed Olympic Games here has delayed its arrival in Tokyo after an unnamed official within the delegation tested positive for COVID-19 at its training camp in Qatar.

relating to Tokyo 2020 since the pandemic hit is 68.At least four athletes - two from Uganda, and one from Israel