Tokyo Olympics

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."