Citing security concerns, Squash Racquets Association of Malaysia refuses to grant Israeli players entry into next month's world championships. Israeli Squash Association plans to take the game's international federation to the Court of Arbitration for Sport unless it intervenes, allows Israelis to compete in the tournament.
The International Judo Federation's ban on Iran, imposed over its policy of discrimination against Israeli athletes, is set to run into September 2023.
Fethi Nourine announces retirement after unsuccessfully appealing a 10-year ban from competition he received for withdrawing from Tokyo Olympics to avoid potentially facing an Israeli opponent.
Roman Abramovich has been funding a "Say No To Antisemitism" initiative harnessing Premier League leaders' platform to campaign against hatred toward the Jewish people.
"The true victory is to see our flag on the podium," Marika Odikadze, who along with Andrea Roccatti took third place in Dancesport Federation World Championship event in Poland, says.
Event, scheduled for Dec. 2, to feature music, candle lighting, and doughnuts, and has already sold out.
Gabor Kubatov, president of Hungary’s largest soccer club, says that the most significant aspect of kicking out antisemitism and violence was "that it was bona fide. We didn’t broadcast one message to the outside world while saying with a wink to the fans that they could go on with business as usual. I meant everything I said, and I was willing to go all the way."
Delegation includes seven Arab Israeli and seven Jewish athletes who train together year-round as part of a program aimed at forging ties between Arabs and Jews.
Israeli Gaming Association: Event offers a "huge opportunity to showcase Israel's ability to host grand-scale events in a very technological sector and digital entertainment world.”
"The team has the name Israel on its jersey. It is important that they will know what Israel looks like – the culture, the people, the history, the food. It will give them a nice taste of what it looks like and feels like to be here,” says Guy Niv, a cyclist with Team Israel Start-Up Nation.
