Haffey/Getty Imagesĭelegation to the Moscow Olympics and participated in the American-led boycott PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA – FEBRUARY 09: Flag bearer Alexei Bychenko of Israel leads the team during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. In the following years, Israel would face Eduard Weitz came fifth in weightlifting and Rami The first Israeli to reach an Olympic final, winning the sixth place in the Only teammate to have experienced the atrocities in Munich firsthand, became Was the most successful Israeli delegation to date. Although no medals were won in that trying year, it The massacre was upheld in the Israeli football team, whose roster includedĮxactly eleven athletes. The memory of the eleven athletes lost in At the following 1976 Canadian Olympics, the Jewish homeland brought 28Ĭompetitors to compete in 10 sports. Was not deterred from proving their legitimacy in the world-wide sportingĪrena. Israel’s team, leading Israel to withdraw from the competition. Palestinian terrorist group named “Black September” murdered 11 delegates of For aĬountry the size of New Jersey, Israel has demonstrated extreme diplomacy in the Number of participants is a testament to Israel’s growth as a nation. These numbers top Israel’s 2016 delegation size, which totaled 47Īthletes, beating the previous high of 43 delegates in 2008. The number of athletes totals 54, competing in Seven months, and this year will have an unprecedented number of Israeli The 2020 Tokyo Olympics torch ceremony begins in
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