Paralympics

Guy Sasson defends Roland Garros title, dedicates win to fallen soldier

Guy Sasson made history at Roland Garros, defending his Quad Singles title and winning doubles with Niels Vink, dedicating the emotional victory to fallen soldier Yoav Raver.

  ISRAEL'S GUY SASSON celebrates on the court after winning the Quad Wheelchair Singles Title at Roland Garros for the second straight year.
 The summit that brought together Olympians and Paralympians in Tel Aviv was a major success.

Israeli Olympic and Paralympic athletes unite in Tel Aviv

 Bazab CEO Asaf Almagor: "It's a moral obligation to stand by those who choose to rise, lead, and represent the best of the Israeli spirit.”

Bazan backs veteran rehab and Paralympic athletes in groundbreaking national program

 Jon Michelon.

Israel ParaSport Center welcomes Michelon as US board president


Grapevine September 13, 2024: A source of pride

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 FROM LEFT: Hamutal Einhorn, Noam Semel, Tami Raveh, Modi Rosenfeld, Yehuda Raveh, and Noga Milstein.

All the Jewish and Israeli medalists at the 2024 Paris Paralympics

Weeks after at least 21 Jewish athletes won a total of 18 medals at the Olympics, 15 Jewish and Israeli Paralympians racked up 13 medals of their own.

Ami Dadaon competes in the men's 100-meter freestyle S4 heat at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games, Aug. 30, 2024, in Nanterre, France.

Paralympics-Not just broken records: 2,700 repairs undertaken on prosthetic limbs, equipment

During the Paris Paralympics, Ottobock's rapid repairs, including fixing a wheelchair mid-game, ensured athletes could continue competing effectively.

 GIDI GRINSTEIN with Paralympic athlete Pascal Berkowitz.

Israeli swimmer Ami Dadaon wins Paralympic bronze, his 4th Paris medal and Israel’s 10th

Israeli swimmer Ami Dadaon won bronze in the men’s 50-meter freestyle S4 at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, earning his fourth medal.

Israeli swimmer Ami Dadaon on the forefront of  Gold medalist Roman Zhdanov of the Russian Paralympic Committee celebrates on the podium next to silver medalist Ami Omer Dadaon of Israel and bronze medalist Takayuki Suzuki of Japan (illustrative)

Israel's Sasson snags Paralympics wheelchair tennis bronze

In the final set, Sasson unleashed his best tennis, taking control and storming to a 6-1 win, sealing his first Paralympics medal.

 Caption: ISRAEL WHEELCHAIR tennis player Guy Sasson celebrates on the court at Rolabd Garros after winning a bronze medal at the Paris Paralympics.

As Israel endured a difficult weekend at home, its athletes won several Paralympic medals

Israel's Paralympian team in Paris has brought the country's 2024 medal count up to 7.

 Shahar Milfelder and Saleh Shahin compete in the PR2 mixed double sculls heat at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games, Aug. 30, 2024, in Paris.

Israel’s Paralympic tennis stars make their mark in Paris

The world’s top wheelchair athletes, including four Israelis—Adam Berdichevsky, Guy Sasson, Sergei Lysov, and Maayan Zikri—are competing fiercely at Stade Roland Garros.

 CLOCKWISE FROM top left: Guy Sasson (Wheelchair Tennis), Adam Berdichevsky (Wheelchair Tennis and Flag Bearer), Maayan Zikri (Wheelchair Tennis), Sergei Lysov (Wheelchair Tennis) and Nadav Levi (Boccia).

Ami Dadaon wins Israel’s second Paralympics gold medal after setting new record in 100m freestyle

Dadaon, 23, finished the race with a time of 1:20.25, finishing nearly a second and a half ahead of the Japanese silver medalist.

 Gold medalist, Ami Omer Dadaon of Team Israel reacts on the podium following the Men's 100m Freestyle - S4 Final on day two of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games at Paris La Defense Arena on August 30, 2024 in Nanterre, France.

Israeli taekwondo fighter Asaf Yasur wins gold medal at Paralympic Games

Asaf Yasur, the world’s top-ranked taekwondo fighter in the under-58 kg category, made history by winning Israel's first medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games.

 ASAF YASUR won a gold medal for Israel at the Paralympics in taekwondo.

El Al flies cheer team to Paris Paralympics

Bringing the Israeli spirit to athletes competing abroad.

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Ezra Frech, Ian Seidenfeld, Oct. 7 survivor, other athletes to watch at the 2024 Paris Paralympics

Israel won nine medals — including six golds — at the most recent Paralympic Games in Tokyo, and has 384 total medals in the Games dating back to the inaugural Summer Paralympics in 1960.

 Top row, from left: Moran Samuel, Ian Seidenfeld, Guy Sasson and Ezra Frech. Bottom row, from left: Adam Berdichevsky, Mark Malyar, Asaf Yasur and Jody Schloss.