Israel is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. This will be the nation's 18th appearance at the Summer Olympics, except for Moscow 1980 due to the United States-led boycott. The participation of Israel prompted calls from certain left-wing French lawmakers,[1][2] Palestinian, and other global sports organizations for sanctions against Israel and to prevent its participation due to the impact of the Israel–Hamas war on Palestinian athletes and sports facilities, but IOC President Thomas Bach confirmed this was never an issue for the IOC[3] and cautioned athletes against boycotts and discrimination. The president of the Olympic Committee of Israel, Yael Arad, assured that Israeli athletes would "100 per cent" be present, with safety measures in place.[4]
| Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ISR |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Israel |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 60 in 11 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Competitors edit
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves athlete are not counted:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artistic swimming | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Athletics | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Cycling | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Equestrian | TBD | TBD | 3 |
| Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Football | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Sailing | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Surfing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 35 | 22 | 60 |
Artistic swimming edit
Israel qualified two athletes to compete in the women's duet as a result of high rank at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | ||
| Shelly Bobritsky Ariel Nassee |
Duet | ||||||||
Athletics edit
Israeli track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[6]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Maru Teferi | Men's marathon | ||
| Gashau Ayale | |||
| Girmaw Amare | |||
| Lonah Chemtai Salpeter | Women's marathon | ||
| Maor Tiyouri | |||
Cycling edit
Road edit
Israel qualified one male cyclist by finishing 39th in the UCI Nation Ranking, and one women cyclist by finishing 44th in the UCI Nation Ranking.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's road race | |||
| Women's road race |
Track edit
Israel entered two riders, to compete in the men's sprint and keirin events, following the release of the final UCI Olympic rankings.
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Round 3 | Repechage 3 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
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| Mikhail Iakovlev | Men's sprint | ||||||||||||
- Keirin
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| Mikhail Iakovlev | Men's keirin | |||||
Equestrian edit
Israel fielded a squad of three equestrian riders into the team jumping competitions by winning at the International Equestrian Federation designated Olympic jumping qualifier for Group C (Central and Eastern Europe) in Prague, Czech Republic.[8]
Jumping edit
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Time | Rank | |||
| Individual | |||||||
| |
See above | Team | |||||
Fencing edit
Israel entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Yuval Freilich secured his quota place in men's épée events, as one of the two highest-ranked individual fencers in the European zone in the FIE Official ranking for Paris 2024.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
| Yuval Freilich | Men's épée | |||||||
Football edit
- Summary
Key:
- A.E.T – After extra time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
| Israel men's | Men's tournament | ||||||||
Men's tournament edit
Israel men's football team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the semifinals of the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Georgia and Romania, marking the nation's return to the sport for the first time since Montreal 1976.[9]
- Team roster
- Men's team event – one team of 18 players
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  AFC 1
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Paraguay
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Mali
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Israel
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Gymnastics edit
Artistic edit
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Israel qualified two gymnasts, Artem Dolgopyat and Lihie Raz, by their being among the highest-ranked eligible athletes in the All-around at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[10][11]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Artem Dolgopyat | All-around | ||||||||||||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | F | ||||||
| Lihie Raz | All-around | ||||||||||||
Rhythmic edit
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Israel entered a squad of rhythmic gymnasts to compete in the group all-around competition, following the nation's successful runner-up at the 2022 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.[12][13] Additionally, Israel also entered an individual gymnast through the individual all-round qualifications at the 2023 World Championships in Valencia, Spain.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | ||
| Daria Atamanov | Individual | ||||||||||||
| Athletes | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 apps | 3+2 apps | Total | Rank | 5 apps. | 3+2 apps | Total | Rank | ||
| Ofir Shaham Diana Svertsov Hadar Fridman Eliza Banchuk Romi Paritzki Shani Bakanov |
Group | ||||||||
Sailing edit
Israeli sailors qualified one boat in Men's and Women's IQFoil, Women's Formula Kite, and Mixed 470 through the 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands;[14] They also qualified one boat in Men's Laser through the 2024 ILCA Senior European Championships in Athens, Greece. Additionally, Israeli sailors qualified one boat in Women's Laser Radial through the 2024 ILCA Senior European Championships after Portugal's quota from the 2023 Sailing World Championships was disqualified because Vasileia Karachaliou did not receive Portuguese citizenship and was not approved to representing Portugal.[15]
- Elimination events
| Athlete | Event | Race | Final rank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | QF | SF1 | SF2 | SF3 | SF4 | SF5 | SF6 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | |||
| Tom Reuveny | Men's IQFoil | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's Formula Kite | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sharon Kantor | Women's IQFoil | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gal Zukerman | Women's Formula Kite | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Medal race events
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Men's ILCA7 | ||||||||||||||
| Shai Kakon | Women's ILCA6 | |||||||||||||
| Noa Lasri Nitai Hasson |
Mixed 470 | |||||||||||||
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Surfing edit
Israel surfers confirmed one shortboard quota place. Anat Lelior qualified for the games, by virtue of being one of the top eight individual women's surfers, not yet qualified, at the 2024 ISA World Surfing Games in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.[16][17]
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Anat Lelior | Women's shortboard | |||||||||
Swimming edit
Israeli swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[18]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Meiron Cheruti | 50 m freestyle | ||||||
| Martin Kartavi | |||||||
| Tomer Frankel | 100 m freestyle | ||||||
| 100 m butterfly | |||||||
| Denis Loktev | 200 m freestyle | ||||||
| Gal Cohen Groumi | 100 m butterfly | ||||||
| |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | ||||||
| |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | ||||||
| Matan Roditi | 10 km open water | — | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Anastasia Gorbenko | 200 m individual medley | ||||||
| 400 m individual medley | |||||||
| |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | ||||||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| |
4 × 100 m medley relay | ||||
Taekwondo edit
Israel qualified one athlete. Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist Avishag Semberg qualified for Paris 2024 at the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Avishag Semberg | Women's −49 kg | ||||||
Calls for ban on participation edit
Palestinian sports organizations and sports organizations from Arab countries are calling for sanctions to be imposed against Israel and to prevent its participation in the 2024 Summer Olympics due to the Israel–Hamas war. The calls from the organizations have been prompted by concerns about the war's impact on Palestinian athletes and sports facilities.[19][20]
In February, 26 left-wing French lawmakers sent a letter to the IOC, urging sanctions against Israel, and calling for a ban on Israeli athletes competing under their flag and anthem. The lawmakers cited Israel's alleged war crimes in the Gaza Strip as the reason for their stance. They proposed that Israeli athletes participate neutrally, similar to Russian and Belarusian athletes, during the Games.[1][2]
The IOC has cautioned athletes against boycotting or discriminating others, stating that immediate action will follow any discriminatory behavior such as the case of Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine, who received a ten year ban following his refusal to fight Tohar Butbul, an Israeli in 2020. The IOC also stated that athletes are not to be held accountable for their government's actions.[21]
Double standard accusations against the IOC edit
In November 2023, Russia accused the IOC of having double standards by not sanctioning Israel due to its military actions in Gaza, as Palestine is also an IOC member. The IOC's response to the comparisons to Russia was that the recommendations adopted on Russia and Belarus resulted from the violation of the Olympic Truce that was in force at the time, Russia's violation of the Olympic Charter following their annexation of four Ukrainian Olympic councils, and Russia's two previous violations in 2008 and 2014.[22][23] American academic and former professional soccer player Jules Boykoff described the double standards as "glaring" and questioned the IOC's treatment of Israel compared to Russia stating, "If taking over sports facilities are a red line, why silence as Israel converts Gaza’s historic Yarmouk Stadium into an internment camp?".[24] Boykoff has also stated that Israel's various settlements in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights "would be in clear violation [of the Olympic charter] in the same way as what Russia has done".[25]
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ "Israel's Olympic status not in question says IOC president Bach amid frustration with Russia". AP. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
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- ^ "Rendez-vous Paris 2024: See who qualified to the women's team competition". International Gymnastics Federation. 3 October 2023.
- ^ Bregman, Scott (16 September 2022). "Bulgaria, Israel and Spain punch tickets for group rhythmic gymnastics at Paris 2024". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Brilliant Bulgarian Group grabs All-Around gold at Sofia Rhythmic Worlds". FIG. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
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- ^ Aharoni, Oren (5 March 2024). "ישראל תשלח נציגה לפריז גם בדגם סירות ILCA6, זהב לגולשת הסקי הפראלימפית שיינא וספי בארצות הברית" [Israel will also send a representative to Paris in the ILCA 6 boat model, a gold medal for Paralympic skier Sheina Vespi in the United States] (in Hebrew). Israel Hayom. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Five Olympic Qualifiers Confirmed on Action Packed Day 7 of the 2024 ISA World Surfing Games". International Surfing Association. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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