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Muhammad Abdallah Kounta

France suspends Olympic runner for anti-Israel posts, including one wishing the ‘most terrible and horrible degree of hell’ for Zionists

Muhammad Abdallah Kounta shared a post during the Israel-Hamas war asking Allah to “strike the Zionists.”

By Jacob Gurvis August 14, 2024 4:03 pm

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Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Malcolm Gladwell’s ‘Revisionist History’ podcast examines the 1936 Olympics and how Hitler ‘gave us the Olympics we have today’

In a conversation with JTA, Gladwell explains Hitler’s lasting influence on the Olympics and gives his take on the veracity of calls to ban Israeli athletes from international competition.

August 14, 2024 11:41 am

Max Lazar, Joc Pederson and Garrett Stubbs

For the third time ever, an MLB game featured a Jewish pitcher, catcher and batter at the same moment

Max Lazar, Garrett Stubbs and Joc Pederson made Jewish baseball history on Saturday night.

August 12, 2024 2:23 pm

Sienna Green

Jewish water polo star Sienna Green wins silver with Australia

By Jacob Gurvis August 10, 2024 10:45 pm

Israel's rhythmic gymnastics team

Israel’s rhythmic gymnastics team wins silver, Israel’s 7th medal in Paris

By Jacob Gurvis August 10, 2024 10:01 pm

Jewish Olympic wrestling champion Amit Elor condemns antisemitism, after avoiding subject ahead of Paris

By Luke Tress August 9, 2024 5:54 pm

Jessica and Noemie Fox

The Jewish Sport Report: These sisters made Jewish Olympics history in Paris

By Jacob Gurvis August 9, 2024 1:00 pm

Ilona Elek-Schacherer, Helene Mayer and Ellen Müller-Preis

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Remembering the three Jewish women fencing champions who defied Hitler at the 1936 ‘Nazi Olympics’

By Neil Keller August 8, 2024 12:12 pm

Tom Reuveny, Jessica Fox, Artem Dolgopyat and Jemima Montag

All the Jewish medalists at the 2024 Paris Olympics

By Jacob Gurvis August 8, 2024 9:48 am

Jemima Montag

Jewish Australian race walker Jemima Montag wins second bronze medal in Paris

By Jacob Gurvis August 7, 2024 11:39 am

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