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Part of gold medal ‘belongs to Israel,’ Kiwi sailor Jo Aleh says
Jo Aleh, the New Zealand Jewish Olympian who won gold in the sailing regatta, said part of her medal “belongs to Israel.”
Jewish glory, frustration mark London Games
The London Olympics may have “lit up the world,” as organizing committee head Sebastian Coe put it, but for Jews the 2 1/2 weeks offered healthy doses of frustration and glory.
Aly Raisman says she was for Munich 11 moment of silence [SLIDESHOW]
Jewish-American gymnast Aly Raisman expressed her support for a moment of silence at the Olympics for the Israelis killed at the 1972 Munich Games.
Aly Raisman takes a gold and bronze
Jewish-American gymnast Aly Raisman won a gold medal in the floor exercise as well as a bronze on the balance beam at the London Olympics.
New Zealand Jewish rower Nathan Cohen wins Olympic gold
New Zealand won its first gold medal of the London Olympics when rowers Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan took first place in the men’s double sculls event.
Aly Raisman loses bronze in tie-breaker, Gabby Douglas wins gold
Smiling 16-year-old Gabby Douglas took the Olympic Games by storm on Thursday when she won the all-around gold medal ahead of Russian Victoria Komova.
Aly Raisman, Jason Lezak shine for Team USA
While both took to the podiums in London this week to receive a medal, 18-year-old Aly Raisman’s Olympic star was rising as 36-year-old swimmer Jason Lezak’s appeared to be setting.
Aly Raisman leads U.S. to gymnastics team gold [VIDEO]
Aly Raisman, a Jewish American, won the floor exercise in helping the U.S. women\’s team to the gold medal in the gymnastics competition at the London Olympics.
Israeli peewee ice hockey team takes gold
An Israeli ice hockey team of 10- to 13-year-olds, who mostly practice on roller skates, won the gold medal at a tournament in Canada. The Bat Yam Club peewee ice skating team, made up of boys from Bat Yam, Rishon Lezion, Nes Ziona, Maalot and Kfar Saba in central Israel, went undefeated in five games to take the Division B title last month at the the Bernieres-Saint-Redempteur International Peewee Tournament in suburban Quebec City, the Canadian Jewish News reported.