What You Need To Know Israel Sports Round Up—The Latest Judo, Basketball & More

• Author: Guest Post
• Published date: 29 March 2021
• Date: 29 March 2021

Well, most of us never thought the Tokyo Olympics would come to fruition, but it is going ahead and that has Israel champion Yoav Cohen back in full training. He hopes to replicate the feat of Gal Fridman, who won gold in another water sporting event. That was the Sailboard event picked up for Israel in the 2004 Olympics held in Athens. His gold was an improvement on his 1996 Atlanta Olympics bronze medal.

Bronze would also be an incredible achievement which Shahar Tzuberi picked up in the same Sailboard event in Beijing's 2008 Olympics.

Israeli Deni Avdija is Names as an NBA Rising Star!

Deni Avdija, an Israeli-Serbian, will represent the world basketball team for the up-and-coming All-Star weekend on the horizon. This is his first year as a pro and makes it into the Rising Stars Challenge. This is a team of the NBA's 20 most prolific basketball rookies. Avdija has a great career ahead of him and is only 20 years old. The 6 foot 9 forward has had a tough season, but this is the NBA, and it is never going to be easy!

An Unstoppable 35 Wins for Yeshiva University

It is hard to see the men's Yeshiva University team losing at all at the moment, as the Division 3 team puts together the third longest winning streak by any team that has competed in the history of the NCAA across all 3 divisions.

Israel National Football Team Prepares For 3 March World Cup Qualifiers

The national football team will take on Denmark at home on the 25 March to kick-start its bid to qualify for the next World Cup. Denmark has proven to be tough competition, but the country's national team, which once won a European Championship, is not the toughest of opponents out there. The next visitor is a fierce fighting Scottish team on 28 March, but perhaps slightly lesser...