Abigail Klein Leichman
• Published August 25, 2021
(Israel21c) - The Paralympic Games have only just begun, and already Israel has claimed a gold medal for swimmer Iyad Shalabi, in the men’s 100-meter backstroke.
Shalabi, 34, is the first Muslim Israeli to win a Paralympic or Olympic medal.
A...
(Israel21c) - For Andrew Danos, the moment he really understood the importance of the Paralympics was when he presented a trophy at the national tournament for wheelchair tennis in Israel, and met a young South African tennis player who had lost both...
This article originally appeared on Alma.
The 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games open on Tuesday. Much like the Olympic Games in the Japanese capital, there are plenty of Jewish athletes to support, like emerging track and field star Ezra Frech and veteran...
(JTA) — Weeks after the Olympics came to a close, Tokyo is filled again with athletes, for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Among them are dozens of Jewish athletes looking to medal in an array of sports.
The Paralympics, founded by the late German-Jewish...
(Baltimore Jewish Times via JTA) — Reflecting on the Israeli baseball team’s performance at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics, the squad’s sports physical therapist said it was “painfully close” to competing for a medal.
“Being...
(JTA) — Camila Giorgi won the National Bank Open, Canada’s most prestigious tennis tournament, this week, and it was a milestone for two reasons.
First, it was the first major title win in the 29-year-old’s career, and a huge upset —...
DAN BUFFA, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published August 18, 2021
In pro sports, relationships between teams and players are far from permanent. They end quicker than most would like or continue way past their bedtime.
Things begin and end, sometimes in a second-- especially with social media's "shoot from the hip"...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published August 16, 2021
Some things just take some time and a lot of patience.
Case in point: When August started, the St. Louis Cardinals seemed immune to a winning streak. Sitting at 52-52, the disappointing Cards had a chance to collect some wins off an easy schedule....
This article originally appeared at forward.com. Reposted with permission.
When the 2021-22 National Hockey League season opens this October, the Seattle Kraken will be the first professional Emerald City team since the Totems folded in 1975.
But,...
BY DAN BUFFA, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published August 10, 2021
Ten days ago, when the St. Louis Cardinals collected a couple of old pitching arms at the trade deadline, the message was sent clearly: 2021 is pretty much done. The white flag was brought out of the box, even if no one is officially waving it.
With...
(JTA) — Eric Holtz, the manager for Israel’s national baseball team over the past four years, has stepped down from his post.
Team Israel failed to medal in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics, finishing fifth with a squad of nearly all Americans,...
