Americans have become so accustomed to hearing the US national anthem and seeing its athletes on Olympic podiums that we often overlook a very important fact: competing for one's country is just as important for athletes of less dominant nations as it is for Americans. Today, Israel applauds their first gold medalist of the 2020 …
I was unsure when I first saw this picture and heard the story. However, a little bit of research proved true! Fiji won the rugby 7's gold medal at the Olympic games in Tokyo...and immediately broke into song before taking a collective knee. Not to protest or further a "cause," but to worship God in …
Ready for a "feel good" story from the Olympics? Two years ago, Saeid Mollaei, a world class Iranian judo athlete, defected from Iran. Along the way, he not only competed at events in Israel, but he befriended Israeli judoka, Sagi Muki, a world class athlete in his own right. During the 2019 World Championships, Iranian …
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Israel sent a whopping 90 athletes in 15 sports to Tokyo for this year's Olympic games. For Americans, upon first glance, 90 Olympians seems minute compared to the 600+ US athletes in Tokyo. However, those 90 athletes double the previous high number who competed in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Those athletes are also more …
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