Shalabi, who last week made history when he became the first Arab Israeli to medal for the Jewish state, snags top spot in the men's 50-meter backstroke event. Dadaon brings gold in freestyle swim. Israel's tally of Paralympic medals rises to nine.

Omer Dadaon breaks the world record as he goes for gold in the men's 200m individual medley. Two-time gold medal winner Mark Malyar snags his third medal, winning the bronze in the men's 100m backstroke event and bringing Israel's medal tally at the Tokyo Games to seven.

The 21-year-old swimmer, born with cerebral palsy won a gold medal in the men's 200-meter individual medley on Friday.

Rower Moran Samuel takes the silver medal 2,000-meter single sculls, swimmer Ami Omer Dadaon wins silver in the men’s 150-meter individual medley.

Racing for the medal, Malyar also shatters a world record. The 21-year-old is the second gold medalist for Israel in the Tokyo pool in two days.

Iyad Shalabi swims the 100-meter backstroke in 2:28.04.

If the coronavirus is tamed by then, the Paris Games could quickly become the party games. Already, there is palpable pent-up eagerness among athletes to make up for Tokyo and its disappointments.

"We are not guilty of anything – this is a matter of the judges. I feel sorry for Linoy – she did nothing wrong. Don't harass her," Olympian Dina Averina says of controversy over the scoring in Tokyo

France will host next games, a century after its Olympics arrived in country. The International Olympic Committee gives itself more power to remove a sport from the Olympic program.

This year's games are a clear success for Israel, with blue and white athletes winning two gold and two bronze medals.

Words cannot describe what two gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics means for the Israeli Gymnastics Federation. I hope this is just the beginning of a long tradition of great Israeli achievements in gymnastics on a global scale.

Olympic gold medalist's coach Ayelet Zussman tells Israel Hayom Linoy Ashram's competitiveness, ambition are what set her apart. "I am both a coach and a friend, but my love for her is unconditional," she says.

Powerhouse gymnast performs ribbon routine to a techno remix of "Hava Nagila."

After dropping her hoop during the first routine, Ashram makes a comeback and ranks among the top 10 in Friday's qualifiers, making her way to the final round. Fellow Israeli gymnast Nicol Zelikman also makes it to the finals.

Made up of American Jews and Israeli ballplayers, the team had been predicted to win the bronze medal.

Standoff between runner Krystsina Tsimanouskaya and Belarus authorities began when Tsimanouskaya criticized the management of her team, prompting state-run media to crack down on her.

Manager Eric Holtz, a former assistant coach at Manhattanville and Westchester Community College, was a player-coach in Dan Duquette’s Israel Baseball League in 2007.

This is only the second Olympic gold medal in the Jewish state's history, following windsurfer Gal Friedman’s win in the 2004 Athens Games.

Israel on Monday will face the winner of a game later on Sunday between South Korea and the Dominican Republic.

Week of losing to inferior rivals upended as Israeli judokas rise to the occasion in the first-ever mixed team event held for judo in the Games. Victory brings Israel's overall tally of Olympic medals to 11.

Tahani Al-Qahtani was under heavy pressure to boycott match against Israel's Raz Hershko, although some social media users wanted to see her "beat the devil." Hershko: "I'm glad the sport won out."

The Israeli team will look to bounce back against the United States in Group B on Friday.

The International Olympic Committee has had to fast-track its digital plans to add new elements at venues and heighten the experience for competing athletes, while also connecting them to the millions watching on screens at home.

The US and Iran are longtime rival nations in the political arena but have only faced off on the basketball court once, a US victory in the 2010 world basketball championship in Istanbul.

USA Gymnastics says in Twitter message that it "wholeheartedly supports Simone's decision and applaud her bravery in prioritizing her well-being."