tokyo olympics Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/tokyo-olympics/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Wed, 11 Aug 2021 23:20:13 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Sixth in in the 20km walk in the Olympics with more than 40 others yet to finish https://www.jwire.com.au/sixth-in-in-the-20km-walk-in-the-olympics-with-more-than-40-others-yet-to-finish/ https://www.jwire.com.au/sixth-in-in-the-20km-walk-in-the-olympics-with-more-than-40-others-yet-to-finish/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2021 07:46:43 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=128040 Jemima Montag is on her second day of hotel quarantine in Brisbane and cannot wait to reunite with her family in Melbourne after an amazing result in the 20km walk in the Tokyo Olympics.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/sixth-in-in-the-20km-walk-in-the-olympics-with-more-than-40-others-yet-to-finish/feed/ 1 128040 Going the distance: Israeli couple in the running for Olympic gold https://www.jwire.com.au/going-the-distance-israeli-couple-in-the-running-for-olympic-gold/ https://www.jwire.com.au/going-the-distance-israeli-couple-in-the-running-for-olympic-gold/#respond Tue, 29 Jun 2021 23:44:30 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=126416 Ethiopian-born Israeli athletes Marhu and Selam Teferi are slated to represent the Jewish state at the Olympic Games in Tokyo • “Even in our wildest dreams, we didn’t think this would be possible,” they say.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/going-the-distance-israeli-couple-in-the-running-for-olympic-gold/feed/ 0 126416 President Rivlin farewells Israeli Olympians https://www.jwire.com.au/president-rivlin-farewells-israeli-olympians/ https://www.jwire.com.au/president-rivlin-farewells-israeli-olympians/#respond Wed, 23 Jun 2021 23:39:58 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=126193 President Reuven Rivlin gave his blessings to the Israeli Olympic and Paralympic delegations as they depart for Tokyo 2020.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/president-rivlin-farewells-israeli-olympians/feed/ 0 126193 Israel to send biggest delegation ever to 2020 Olympics https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-to-send-biggest-delegation-ever-to-2020-olympics/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-to-send-biggest-delegation-ever-to-2020-olympics/#respond Sun, 20 Oct 2019 06:00:42 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=104123 An estimated 85 athletes will be competing in 18 sports on behalf of the Jewish state.

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