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Gooooaaaallll, landsman
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Maccabiah update
The games are over (my, that was fast).
Ha’Aretz published this wrap-up following the closing ceremonies.
Events such as these games and the Olympics are always full of off-beat and inspirational stories. So from JTA, this item:
New beginning for three Maccabiah athletes
SYDNEY, Australia (JTA) — The end of the Maccabiah Games signaled the beginning of new lives [...]
Leapin’ Lejak!
So far, so good for the U.S. swimmer.
First, he was honoring with lighting the Maccabiah torch (photo credit: Elizur Reuveni, the 18th Maccabiah. Then he won the men’s 100 meter freestyle in 47.78. Then he was part of a relay team that won the400M individual medley.
Seems like he made the wise move, skipping the [...]
Maccabiah highlights
From the JTA:
Jason Lezak, making his Maccabiah Games debut, and Australian golfer Roy Vandersluis, in his ninth Games, both won gold medals.
Lezak, a seven-time Olympic medalist who eschewed the World Championships to participate in the Maccabiah, won Sunday in the men’s 100-meter freestyle in a time of 47.78. Israel took the silver and bronze: Nimrod Shapira [...]
Maccabiah update
The Jerusalem Post is your go-to source for the latest scores and highlights.
One US highlight, though: The U.S. men’s open basketball squad beat their counterparts from Mexico….wait for it…112-13.
And remember, this year you can watch the games on your computer.
Maccabiah update
According to the JTA,
Maccabiah softball games were canceled because the sports complex did not have the proper business license.
Police canceled Tuesday’s men’s game between Israel and Mexico and all future games — men and women — at the Baptist Village sports complex near Petach Tikvah, the Jerusalem Post reported.
Previous Maccabiah softball games and Israel Baseball [...]
More on Maccabiah
The 18th Maccabiah Games, which began yesterday, will dominate the Jewish sports news until its conclusion on the 23rd. Here’s a quick roundup:
A memorial service for the four Australian athletes who died at the 1997 games when a bridge they were walking across during the opening ceremonies collapsed.
A New York Times piece on swimmer Jason [...]
More on Maccabiah
Marylanders head to the games.
Maccabiah news from around the globe
With the Maccabiah games et to begin soon, the Jewish (and some non-Jewish) press is jumping on the bandwagon, either with stories about the quadrennial event taken as a whole, or individual piece on local athletes. We’ll do our best to keep up. In the meantime, check out the official website for the games, and [...]
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